Pecha Kucha: 20 ppts x 20 seconds (next Pecha Kucha Boston night: May 27, Mantra).

What is Pecha Kucha? First off, it’s pronounced ‘peh-chak-cha’ (I think!). But: to learn what it is, see this blog post on the art of liberating constraints in which the always-elegant Garr Reynolds presents the main elements of Pecha Kucha.

How do I PK? Pecha Kucha Nights: Guide to Better Presentations Skills is a useful how-to guide and here’s another primer.  Bonus: really bad powerpoint by Seth Godin.

What does the popular media make of it? PK is described well in two articles, in Wired and Time.

Examples of PK presentations? You may already have seen Daniel Pink’s PK presentation on emotionally intelligent signage in some of the links above. This compelling blog post presents a text version of one that may be useful for calibration: Deborah Fisher about her site, 21st Century Plowshare. More: Ben Ullman’s Pecha Kucha presentation on Pecha Kucha. Or, check out a video from this collection.