SCUP’s 49th Annual, International Conference

PechaKucha  (Very short, timed presentations)

PechaKucha—Inspire or Teach in Six Minutes and 40 Seconds!

Inspire or teach us on a higher education planning topic in six minutes and 40 seconds!

PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where a single presenter shows 20 images, each timed for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically as you talk. After your presentation time is up, there are two minutes before the next presenter begins. This keeps presentations concise (!) and moving at a rapid pace.

Only one or two of the 60-minute concurrent sessions during SCUP-48 will be PechaKucha sessions. Each PechaKucha session block will allow 6-7 presenters to make short presentations. 

This presentation format was devised in February 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Tokyo's Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDa), as a way for young designers to meet, network, and exchange ideas. Now it occurs in over 600 cities worldwide as huge celebrations for the exchange of ideas.

What makes a good talk?

Great presentations cover the unexpected, creative ideas, passions, and discoveries. Audiences love to hear personal stories, humor, entrepreneurial ideas, but you could also talk about discoveries you've made in your work or professional challenges you've overcome.

Since we’re SCUP, we ask you to focus on a topic that would fall in the area of “higher education planning,” but that leaves you with a pretty big pool of ideas to draw from. Avoid plugs, product demos, or selling. Keep your slides simple. Visual presentations (pictures or graphics) work best. Avoid lots of text. Proposals selected for 

Watch examples of PechaKucha presentations.

We hope that the PechaKucha session at SCUP-49 will offer a wonderful cross-section of great talks. Take your powerful idea, think about how you will compress it to a six minutes and 40 second presentation, and then submit it to SCUP-49’s PechaKucha session submission. 

If your PechaKucha proposal is accepted, be prepared to submit your final 20 slides one month before the conference. A rehearsal with other PechaKucha presenters in your session block will be required.  

These are the questions you will be asked on the online submission form:

Presentation Title
Accurately reflect the focus of your session (10 word maximum).

Session Abstract
The brief session description that SCUP will publish (a maximum of 40 words that concisely describes the story or skill you will share about higher education planning).

Application-focused Learning Outcome
Specifically describe one learning outcome that describes how participants can use the content from your session, or what they will know as a result of attending your session.

Key Terms
Please choose only 3 key terms from the list below. (multiple choices offered)

Name and Bio of the Presenter
Only one presenter is permitted.

Learn more about PechaKucha.