Pecha Kucha

A ‘Pecha Kucha’ presentation is a unique and quick style of presenting that was designed to engage your audience as much as possible!  

Developed in 2003 in Tokyo, Japan by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham at an international architecture conference, the Pecha Kucha presentation is what show and tell always dreamed of becoming. Pecha Kucha is actually Japanese for ‘chit chat’! 

The Pecha Kucha 20 X 20 presentation is formatted in twenty slides, twenty seconds each for a total of roughly six minutes per presentation. Beyond the rapid pace of the presentation, there’s a twist!  

Each slide should contain only one image, no text – this means that the main storyteller will be you, rather than the physical presentation.  

St Andrews is proud to be one of more than 1200 Pecha Kucha cities worldwide. You can find more information on Pecha Kucha on their webpage or come see a Pecha Kucha Evening yourself! 

We hold a Pecha Kucha Evening every semester with accompanying workshops.