On Tuesday evening, 4^th April, 2023, students gathered at Fellows’ Salon to learn about an effective presentation alternative: Pecha Kucha (ぺちゃくちゃ) which translates from Japanese as “chit-chat”.

College Affiliate, Dr. Jean Paul Duquette, explained the basics of Pecha Kucha, which is a presentation form of 20 images for 20 seconds. The slides change automatically and the presentation needs to be in-sync with the selected images. This alternative style of presenting is also referred to as a 20×20 presentation. That means it should take no longer than seven minutes to complete.

Dr. Duquette reminded students to be brief, concise, streamline their content. The learning component of Pech Kucha forces presenters to continuously prepare and practice, as they cannot go back or skip ahead. Since Pecha Kucha takes a visual approach, students learned the essence of capturing or selecting single, but powerful images so they captivate the audience in a more immediate way than through bullet points and other written information.