Pecha Kucha Event Review
January 14, 2010 by admin
Filed under Event Reviews
Pecha Kucha Event Review
By: Nikki J. Means
Project Manager, New Media Professional, and Process Consultant
Email: nikkijmeans (at) yahoo.com
Blog: http://TeaEscapade.wordpress.com
This morning I attended Pecha Kucha Over Easy at the METS Center. As a project manager professional and process consultant, I create presentations regularly. So when I saw this upcoming event, Pecha Kucha Over Easy advertised on LinkedIn, I was excited for the opportunity to attend. My agenda? To learn a new presentation style and to network. Both of my objectives were met. I discovered that Pecha Kucha is a unique and easy presentation style. Not to mention, Pecha Kucha can easily be utilized in any business setting. Additionally, I had a chance to network with numerous business professionals. Finally, I learned about several amazing initiatives occurring within Cincinnati: 1) the vision for Creative & Second Story Arts Center; 2) tips on how to procure a new position from Howigotmyjob.com, 3) how citizens of Cincinnati are combating the impact of negative media coverage, and 4) the mission of the Fallen Hero Foundation & The Yellow Ribbon Center. I appreciated the efforts of Brian Monahan and the METS Center for putting on this event and look forward to the next one.
Pecha Kucha Over Easy Notes
Date: January 13, 2010
Location: The METS Center
What is Pecha Kucha?
A presentation style that began in Tokyo, Japan in 2003 and has spread virally – now in 260 cities. Usually pronounced in three syllables like “pe-chak-cha” or like foccacia but with a “P”. The concept: 20 slides in 20 seconds; content is unlimited, amount of information is not as long as you can say it in 20 seconds.
Presenters:
1) Brian Monahan, Prestige AV & Creative Services – Meeting Point Cincinnati Founder – Silly Meeting Industry Inventions
a) Focus of presentation – identifying new ways to grow your business:
i) Virtual world – pecha kucha is a way to present virtually
ii) Businesses need to identify new communications opportunities – blogs, employee wikis
iii) How do you roll your audience over? Facebook fan pages, ning, second life – a way to reach out to people who cannot personally attend our events
2) Jim Jung, Prestige AV & Creative & Second Story Arts Center – Vision for Arts Center
a) Presentation Focus – Second Story Center for the Arts – www.secondstoryarts.com
b) A creative arts center for the family
c) Looking for people to join the community – networking contacts, participation in classes, donations, employment
3) Daniel Johnson Jr., New Media Cincinnati Founder & Howigotmyjob.com (considered a social media guru)
a) Five qualities for how you can get your job:
i) Well-connected: a. important to build your network before you need it and b. add value to your network
ii) Adaptable – thinking outside of the box. Seeking to fill the need.
iii) Audacity – “moxy” “boldness” – making yourself stand out
iv) Perseverance – sticking with it and not giving up.; maintaining a positive attitude
v) Authenticity – knowing yourself, what a company’s position is, and how you can meet that need.
4) Randy Simes, Owner & Managing Editor UrbanCincy.com, UrbanCincy.com & Mainstream Media Discussion
a) Focus – Why I’m passionate about Cincinnati and combating the impact of negative media coverage.
i) City Dynamics – 52 neighborhoods with strong individual identity
ii) Comfort = complacently. Media focused on negative city reports, which have caused people to lose faith in the city.
iii) Believes in highlighting the positives of the city – urban core – the heart of the city
iv) Urban advocates have begun to mobilize due to new media growth
v) Involved with promoting: two-wheeler parking, streetcar initiative
vi) Focus on promoting the positive things of Cincinnati, translating global media with a city spin
5) June Izzi-Bailey & Keith Maupin, Fallen Hero Foundation & The Yellow Ribbon Center
a) Presentation Focus: Vision for The Fallen Hero Foundation Museum
i) Open a museum
ii) Parent’s of fallen heros can be displayed – maintain their legacy
iii) Community donations to give to troops
iv) 57 fallen heros in Cincinnati from Iraq and Afghanistan
Pecha Kucha – Tips on how to create:
- Begin with a clear objective
- Each slide should have meaning – the slide has many visuals, very little words – no bullet points
- Pictures support discussion
- Discussion should be timed with each slide
- Place slides on auto-timer for 20 seconds
- Discussion for the slide ends as soon as it’s over – no rollover
- No going back to the prior slide
Resources:
Pecha Kucha Over Easy!
December 8, 2009 by Brian Monahan
Filed under Events, Featured, Recent News
Pecha Kucha Over Easy!
Good Morning! The international sensation, Pecha Kucha Night, is waking up for breakfast, just for you.
Meeting Point Cincinnati and The Mets Center invite you to experience Pecha Kucha, a whole new way of producing presentations!
Pecha Kucha Night premiered in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has become a global sensation, inspiring creatives and presentation professionals at events around the world.
Pecha Kucha draws its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”. It is based on a simple presentation idea: 20 images shown for 20 seconds each. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.
Brian Monahan of Prestige AV & Creative Services and founder of Meeting Point Cincinnati hopes you will share his excitement with this new concept:
“Pecha Kucha offers blessed relief form boring PowerPoint presentations and it will spark new life into your next meeting”.
Start the New Year with Pecha Kucha Over Easy and enjoy coffee and a continental breakfast on the side!
When:
Wednesday January 13th, 2010
7:15-7:45 Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast
7:45-8:45 Pecha Kucha Presentations
8:45-9:00 Q&A and adjourn
Where:
The Mets Center
3861 Olympic Boulevard
Erlanger, KY 41018-1089
(859) 647-6387
Admission:
$10 Register Online Now
Contact Brian Monahan for more information at meetingpointcincincinnati (at) gmail.com
See Who is Attending on Linkedin: Click Here
Presenter Line Up:
Brian Monahan
Prestige AV & Creative Services
Silly Meeting Industry Inventions
Randy Simes
Owner/Managing Editor UrbanCincy.com
Title TBD
June Izzi
Yellow Ribbon Support Center
Vision for Fallen Heroes Museum
Jim Jung
Second Story Center for theArts
Vision for Arts Community
2 additional speakers to be announced.
If you would like to present please contact Brian Monahan with your concept at meetingpointcincinnati (at) gmail.com
Pecha Kucha & Sponsor Links:
- Do You PK? Pecha Kucha Cincinnati Website
- Pecha Kucha International Website
- The Mets Center
- Meeting Point Cincinnati
- Prestige AV & Creative
Do You PK? A Cure For the Common Meeting
June 16, 2009 by Brian Monahan
Filed under Social Media
Death by PowerPoint! A pandemic that has been plaguing the meetings industry for the last 10 years. Pecha Kucha Nights an International Sensation could be the vaccine you are looking for to breathe life back into your dead meetings.
Pecha Kucha was created by a pair of architects in Tokyo looking for a manageable way for young architects to share their work without boring the audience to tears. They devised a presentation format of 20 Slides, 20 Seconds each on auto timer. 6 Minutes and 40 Seconds and you are done. Sit Down, Shut Up because its time to move on to the next presenter.
The limitations have allowed for more people to share their work and the cream to rise to the top, so to speak.
I first learned of Pecha Kucha from a local social media group “New Media Cincinnati” which hosted a meeting Pecha Kucha style and allowed the attendees to present first come first serve at the meeting. Working in audio visual for the last 15 years, I jumped at the opportunity to present. I was hooked. Not only is it fun to present but I was excited about the potential of short and interesting presentations. I have definitely held my eye lids open for my fair share of full screen notes, I mean PowerPoint presentations. I don’t think the term bullet is an accident. Bullet by Bullet a really bad PowerPoint can leave you lifeless.
Enough of my spiraling rant about the product that single handedly drives my paycheck.
Back to the inspired part.
I met with a co-worker in early 2009 to discuss an idea I had for using Pecha Kucha to promote the city of Cincinnati. My idea was to bring the Cincinnati Meeting’s Industry together for a Pecha Kucha Night to present Cincinnati’s finest destinations and best kept secrets, minus the marketing spin. The inherent limitations to Pecha Kucha create a very personal and to the point discussion about an idea or vision. My goal is to have an archive of Pecha Kucha presentations on the internet promoting Cincinnati, minus the spin!
I decided to put the idea on the back burner after getting real with myself. My life had changed with my first child Ella arriving in late October 2008. To be quite honest if I only had 6 Minutes and 40 Seconds for anything I might think I was on vacation.
Moving on Pecha Kucha found me. A dear friend contacted me looking for audio visual assistance at an event she was hosting at the Contemporary Arts Center. Once an AV Dude, always and AV Dude, my instincts kicked in and I was beginning to think this was one of those calls where somebody thought they had an AV problem but the really had a money problem. Not being cynical, I get these calls almost every week. Let me guess you need some audio visual for your event but you have no budget. I was right but luckily for her, I quickly realized, this sounded like a Pecha Kucha Night and guess what, I just happened to be interested. She was floored when I asked “Are you hosting a Pecha Kucha Night?”
Things moved fast and before you know it, I was part of the Cincinnati Pecha Kucha movement which had already created a fun brand for itself “Do You PK?.” I met the group and offered audio visual support and sponsorship via Prestige AV & Creative Services my employer. It just so happens the Pecha Kucha founders in Tokyo finally emailed me the same night with the groups contact information. Pecha Kucha has found me so to speak.
The inaugural event was hosted by the Contemporary Arts Center with huge success. Over 300 people attended and it was standing room only. Soapbox Cincinnati covered the event and you can see more by clicking here.
We have since hosted Volume 2 and have Volume 3 on the calendar 0n August 5th at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
I am working on my Pecha Kucha about the Historic Cincinnati Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel which I have had the opportunity to work in over the last 5 years. The building is a true work of art and I find something new about its design and history almost every time I work there.
I encourage you to share your Pecha Kucha slides or video links in the comments area below. I recommend SlideShare.net for posting your slides. SlideShare is a great tool for meetings and I will cover it in more detail on a future post.
Daniel Pink a leading marketing and business author shared a Pecha Kucha he created on signs which interestingly enough highlights a Cincinnati Destination the American Sign Museum.
If you are interested in hosting the Pecha Kucha Night focused on Cincinnati contact me via meetingpointcincinnati (at) gmail (dot) com.
Otherwise here are some links to additional Pecha Kucha Articles and the Cincinnati “Do You PK?” schedule.
