Strengthen Public Speaking Skills with Pecha Kucha's - March 2017

The Effective Practice of a Pecha Kucha- By Andrea Kwamya

One Rule: 20 Seconds X 20 Slides

Using the Japanese word for “chit chat,” busyengineers developed a modern way to share an engaging presentation.

Ignite thoughtsthat lead to discussion

Beginning End

Share your core message efficiently

Give yourvision life through imagery

How this applies to Comms Planning

400 SECOND SPEECH

Organized Message Consistent Voice Better Slide DesignPublic Speaking Skills Increase Confidence

Practicecapturingthetheroombygettingtothepointinacreativeway.

Tohaveaseatatthetable,yourvoiceneedstobeheardandrespected.

Itseasytocombinemultipleideasintoone,butaconsistenttonekeepseveryoneonthesamepage.

Besureofyourideasandexpertisewhensharingthemwithothers.

Whenthereisnotimeforsuperfluousdetailsimagerywillkeepkeypointstopofmind.

Keys to a successful Pecha Kucha

1. CHOOSE A RELEVANT TOPIC

Professional

Chooseatopicthatinterestsyouwhereyouhaveanactionableobjective.

Usefortopicswhereyouaretryingtopitchorexpressasingularidea.

Personal

2. DEFINE YOUR CALL TO ACTION

Actionable

Ifyourgoalistopivottheaudienceopinion,besuretocomparetheprosandconsofyourargument.

Alwaystelltheaudiencewhythisactionisimportanthowitwillwork,andwhattheyneedtodo.Don’tscriptit.

Pivoting

3. SELECT SUPPORTING IMAGES

Storytelling

Wordsoftenhavedifferentmeanstodifferentpeople.Imagescanhelpclarifyyourvision.

Inspireideas.Instagramisbelovedbecauseyoucanimagingthestorywithasingleglance.

Visual Context

4. TIME YOUR SLIDES

Don’t Rush

Setyourslidesonautotimer.Thisholdsyouaccountablefortimespent.

20secondsislongerthanitseems.Rememberthatweplanstoriesthatcanbetoldin15seconds.

Autoplay

5. PRACTICE5.

Shared Practice

Practiceinthemirror,yourhead,tomusicorwithyourlaptop.Whateverworks.Haveyourslidesplayingbehindyou.

Findafriendorateammatetolistentoyouspeakandgiveyoufeedback.Firstwithyournotes,secondwithout,andthirdwiththeslides.

Self-Practice

“Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes

sweetness, doesn't it?”― Stephen King