The whole thing that powers PechaKucha is the « 20 images x 20 seconds » format.

WATCH is where you’ll find presentations from all over the world — get inspired!

Here is a worthwhile example from Ellen Finkelstein for people who think they may be « artistically challenged » and how they can greatly improve their slides and their impact !

• What is PechaKucha 20×20?

  PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images.

• Who invented the format?

  The presentation format was devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham architecture. The first PechaKucha Night was held in Tokyo in their gallery/lounge/bar/club/creative kitchen, SuperDeluxe, in February, 2003. Klein Dytham architecture still organize and support the global PechaKucha Night network and organize PechaKucha Night Tokyo.