This explains how I have been using Pecha-Kucha 20x20 format presentations to help my Japanese college students practice effective preparation, rehearsal and communication through presentations.

1. Using 20x20 for Presentation Training Mark Christianson ICU

2. Purpose: Share why & how you might use the “ PK 20x20 ” format for students’ presentation training

3. 20x20 Demo Samples Q&A

4. My 20x20 Demo

6. Priority: Good habits for preparing/rehearsing effective presentations

7. Goal: Significance Structure Simplicity Rehearsal See Kapterev, A. Death by PowerPoint (And How to Fight It)

8. long… unfocused… overloaded visuals… under-rehearsed… Reality:

9. 20 slides 20 seconds each Automatic advance New Format:

11. [email_address] -39 first yrs, Feb ’11 -TOEFL 500 avg. -2000w research essays -Solo, some pairs

12. ICU Student Reactions?

13. @TAT in July ‘11 -61 2 nd yrs -Shy engineering majors -Social issues -Teams of 3

14. TAT Student Reactions?

15. Benefit 1: Forces Focus “ I had to think my content carefully and focus on what is the most important thing.”

16. Benefit 2: Forces Rehearsal

17. “ As a listener, I was never bored (for 3 hrs)!”

18. Difficulty 1: Pressure “ the timer made me rush and make mistakes” “ I needed to practice more”

19. Difficulty 2: Feels Inflexible “ I wanted to stop and say more, but I couldn’t” “ Hard to be interactive” “ Not all slides need 20s”

20. So…Be Flexible -Allow stops, variations Message > Format

21. Tough for unmotivated? +Needs basic Ppt ability

22. Useful Templates .doc for planning .ppt for timed slides (Credit: Sylvan Payne)

23. Liberating Constraints?

24. Liberating? Yes. The rules seem to reduce long, unfocused, boring unrehearsed presentations.

25. Try 20x20… Help your students make focused, concise, well-rehearsed presentations!

26. Thank you!

27. Sample 1 ICU, 40x40, Surrogacy

28. Sample 2 TAT, Team of 2, 20x20

29. Questions? Ideas? Comments? [email_address] http://markchristianson.blogspot.com