Techa Kucha @ Refresh Jacksonville January 29, 2009

A potpourri of focused mini-talks (lighting talks) in the Pecha Kucha format. The Pecha Kucha format is a japanese invention. The term literally translates to ‘the sound of conversation.’ The format is explicit and constraining. A speaker supplies 20 slides. Each slide is displayed for 20 seconds. The result is a focused six minute and forty second talk on a topic.

This allows for a few opportunities. First, the barrier to entry for a relatively inexperienced speaker. Secondly, enforcing the constraints challenges experienced speakers to fit inside the format and reduce fluff or filler. Finally, putting together a few slides and bringing them to the meeting encourages talking about what you’re working on in the moment, the project, task, or hobby that’s consuming your free cycles.

We have a few folks signed up. The tentative list of speakers can be found here:

http://bigtiger.github.com/2009/01/12/techa-kucha.html

If you’re interested in participating please get in touch with or simply get prepared and bring your slides. We’ll accommodate everyone we can.

P.S. Remember refresh is always BYOB.

Official Website: http://www.refreshjacksonville.org/announcements/january-29th-meeting