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For our class 10-13 slides total What would be a good way to break down? 1 paragraph per slide?-ish? What are some of the advantages? -short messages so keep audience engaged; visual rhetoric/attractiveness-> if using text it is big focuses on key messages with images Sparks idea- leaves room for discussion Try to find images that are illustrations or metaphors of your key points and/or use words-as-image, as in the example above. This makes delivery of your presentation much easier, as you’re not trying to race through a list of points. Hack the format! If you want to go into depth on one particular slide and 20 seconds just won’t be enough, repeat the slide and add text or graphics to develop your points. Your information will then be on-screen for 40 seconds, with small changes appearing midway through. This is a very graceful way to keep within the format but still go into depth.  It forces concision in speaking, and that need to be concise has a corollary effect on the audience: it forces the listener to be more active.

Avoid Don’t use too much text Avoid bullet points Avoid reading directly from the slides Avoid images that don’t advance your topic or contribute meaningful visual information Avoid text-images relations that would take more than 20 seconds to digest (i.e. overly crowded slides will be a blur in a Pecha Kucha, unless you want to intentionally create a sense of “blur”) While a consistent slide design is good, avoid most PowerPoint templates. Neutral backgrounds and easy to read sans serif fonts are best.

DO! Consider your 20 slides as 20 panels in a graphic storyline. How do your 20 “panels” flow together to create a cohesive statement or a consistent through-line. Consider the impact of text on your audience – Is there a single word or a short phrase that captures the essence of what you are saying in that 20 second time span? Frequently, a single word can be used metonymically — t0 “stand in” for your entire 20 seconds of information. Consider your images very carefully. In a Pecha Kucha, images are frequently the only information on the entire slide. Yes, visual data is just as valuable as textual data. A well-chosen picture is likely worth a thousand words. Why did you select that image? Did you manipulate an image you found to make it even more compelling and precise? Would it be better if you cropped the image? Is this image easy to substitute for another image? If so, have you truly considered why you selected this image and not the other one? How does this image connect to other images in your slide set? Don’t use slide transitions. Use direct cuts from slide to slide. Avoid all dissolves, and clever transitions like “curtains” or “barn doors.” What is your design style? What is connecting these 20 panels? Is there a similar textual strategy? A consistent visual design? Are you playing with or against audience expectations? Have you completely considered the arrangement of these 20 slides? Would your presentation change dramatically if the slide order was reversed, or changed in any way? If so, why did you select the order that you did? Rehearse your spoken remarks. 20 seconds is an amazing short period of time. Most students who do not practice end up speed- talking as the slides change over. A good Pecha Kucha is not about talking faster or talking over the wrong slide. 

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Not a lot of text Clean images 1 key point on the images Use images as another point in your argument rather than re-iterating it