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Developing Oral Presenta1on Skills with
PechaKucha
David H. Brauer
The Ohio State University Ohio TESOL Conference -‐ 2012
Say goodbye to boring presenta5ons forever!
Background • Oral presentaDon format with
PowerPoint
• 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds
• Slides advance automaDcally
• Pecha kucha means “chit chat” in Japanese
• Works with almost any topic!
• Created by architects in Japan in 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.
Why pecha kucha? • It’s simple, fun, fast-‐moving, and current!
• Enjoyable for the audience and the presenter
• No more loooooooong presentaDons! Efficient use of class Dme.
• Emphasis is on speaker’s oral language use, not his/her PPT skills
• “…face-‐to-‐face exchange of ideas…encourages real human interacDon” (Grainger, 2012)
• It’s a “fantasDc showcase of unknown talent” (Grainger, 2012)
Materials
Required Materials
• PowerPoint • Computer w/ internet
• LCD Projector • 1-‐3 weeks’ Dme
• A li_le creaDvity!
OpDonal Materials
• Microphone
• Audio/Video recorder
• Refreshments
• Audience feedback task
Memorable Presenta1ons
Chinese, Japanese or Korean? Dis1nguishing Asian Faces
(I was intrigued and impressed.)
Let’s End Poverty! (I cried!)
Begging
Causes of Cons1pa1on (I learned and laughed a lot!)
Constipation
Tips for Teachers • Intermediate proficiency level minimum • Two weeks for students to prepare • Approve topics for students early on • Demand that students rehearse • Plan a day in the PC lab aber topics are chosen • “Pit stop” with students to check progress • Limit number of words per slide (< 10) And most importantly… • Resist students' requests to shorten their presentaDons. It’s 20 slides x 20 seconds!
SuggesDons for Students
• Choose a topic you’re passionate about and share it!
• Avoid “Top 20” lists (i.e., 20 Best Beaches)
• Don’t procrasDnate
• PracDce, pracDce, pracDce! The most successful presentaDons are well-‐rehearsed
• Choose high-‐quality images, but follow copyright law
• Don’t distort images (i.e., stretch/compress)
• Including audio/video can be tricky
PechaKucha VariaDons
• adjust length of Dme each slide is shown • adjust the number of slides • present in a group
Pecha Kucha Night
• Encourage your students to visit their local Pecha Kucha Night
• There are more than 573 Pecha Kucha nights in ciDes around the world!
• Start your own PK Night with students!
“I really like PechaKucha. It showed me I really can speak English.” “I feel good about this assignment and my presenta@on. This is a very useful project for me.” “Because of the PechaKucha presenta@on, I am a much more confident speaker.”
Student Feedback
More InformaDon
20 Frequently Asked QuesDons about PK An ArDcle about PK
General Informa1on PechaKucha OrganizaDon Homepage Wikipedia Find a PechaKucha Night near you Sample Presenta1ons PresentaDons from PechaKucha OrganizaDon
(CauDon! Some of these may be inappropriate for younger learners)
Using PechaKucha in the Classroom h_p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x5FB2mxvZY&feature=related h_p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOWXGal31Hc&feature=related Sample Rubric: h_p://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=yes&code=L5263W& Teacher’s Example PechaKucha (very basic) h_p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_elvW4omA0&feature=related My Favorite Presenta1ons Breakfast with Nick: h_p://digitalunion.osu.edu/2011/01/03/pecha-‐kucha-‐at-‐the-‐wex/ Hilarious PechaKucha about Orange Cones: h_p://www.pecha-‐kucha.org/presentaDons/19 Transformer Apartment: h_p://www.pecha-‐kucha.org/presentaDons/14
