What is PechaKucha?
Japanese for "chit-chat," it's a storytelling format that forces you to be concise, visual, and human.
ぺちゃくちゃ
The rules are simple: 20 slides shown for 20 seconds each.
The slides advance automatically, resulting in a total presentation time of exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds. This constraint is not a limitation—it's a liberation. It forces you to eliminate "fluff" and focus on the absolute core of your idea.
Traditional presentations often bore audiences within the first minute. PechaKucha was designed to keep presentations moving, keep audiences engaged, and prevent "death by PowerPoint."
!Why for Subject Matter Experts?
Deep expertise is a gift — but only when it can be communicated. The PechaKucha format forces subject matter experts to distil complexity into what actually matters, stripping away jargon and filler to reveal the essential insight.
It replaces the question "What do I know?" with the far more powerful one: "What does my audience need to understand?"
The Difference
Traditional
- Unlimited time (often overruns)
- Text-heavy slides
- Reading from screen
- Focus on features
PechaKucha
- Strict 6:40 limit
- Visual-first (images)
- Conversational flow
- Focus on story/impact
135
Words Per Minute (Avg)
~45
Words Per Slide Limit
Ready to start?
The first step isn't opening PowerPoint. It's planning your story.