Changing the Pace - Adopting a PechaKucha Approach to Presentations

Objective(s):
This workshop will acquaint the audience with the PechaKucha format for organizing a group of presentations.The term PechaKucha is Japanese for "chit-chat". Under this approach, presenters are restricted to sharing their story through only 20 slides that automatically advance every 20 seconds. The first panel of speakers will present a series of progressive topics targeted to an "Education" audience. The second panel of speakers will deliver talks appropriate for an "Extension" audience and the third panel will address topics of interest to a "Research" audience. Opportunity for questions and answers will be provided between each panel and at the end of the session.
This workshop will acquaint the audience with the PechaKucha format for organizing a group of presentations.The term PechaKucha is Japanese for "chit-chat". Under this approach, presenters are restricted to sharing their story through only 20 slides that automatically advance every 20 seconds. The first panel of speakers will present a series of progressive topics targeted to an "Education" audience. The second panel of speakers will deliver talks appropriate for an "Extension" audience and the third panel will address topics of interest to a "Research" audience. Opportunity for questions and answers will be provided between each panel and at the end of the session.
Thursday, August 2, 2012: 1:45 PM
Balmoral