[Editors] Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides

[William T.G. Litant]

Thanks, Janet. Most interesting, Before I came to MIT I actually  
attended some excellent presentations where the speaker used no slides  
at all. I know, hard to believe.

Best,
Bill


On Oct 7, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Janet Wasserstein wrote:

> For all of you who have nearly fallen off your seats with boredom
> while presenters read text from their ppt. slides for hours on end,
> here is something you should know about: "pecha kucha". Each presenter
> is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each.  I just did a
> google search to learn more about it but the best explanation is  
> at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZOt6BkhUg
>  and only lasts seven minutes.
>
> If you want to learn about how to give a better powerpoint
> presentation you should know about this! It may be old news but I just
> learned about it today!
>
> Janet
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William T.G. Litant
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