A PechaKucha Night Adventure right around the corner

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This post is about two things. First is the idea of a PechaKucha Night.

Here's a definition from PechaKucha.org:

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.
It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

How many times have we watched someone labor over a presentation for 50 minutes when 5 would have done just fine? This format really requires the presenter to truly know their material.

I'd like to host a PechaKucha night. Who has something to share for 20 seconds times 20 slides?

The second half of this post is about a PechaKucha presentation from Nick Weston. Seems he's a Brit who set out to convince an audience in six and two thirds minutes that you can have a wild adventure in the midst of mild mannered England.


Pecha Kucha: Tree House - Nick Weston. www.huntergathercook.typepad.com from Alastair Humphreys on Vimeo.

He certainly convinced me. I especially liked the "English Amazon" section.

This link leads to a bunch of other presentations.
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