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Hey Kathy!
I've been able to attend a couple of pecha kucha nights here in San
Francisco, and I have to admit, it's a pretty cool process and ripe
for using at places like ASTC where multiple presenters are sharing
time. It forces you to (a) focus on big ideas (b) move between ideas
briskly and (c) think visually. You can also tell who's put work
into their 6+ minute session ~ if you're not really on top of it, the
slides start to overtake your talk **quickly**. Plus, you KNOW at
the end how much time you'll have for questions & dialogue, or at
least pretty darn close to it.
Great ideas, Paul!
Samsonite
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On Apr 21, 2008, at 9:50 AM, Kathy Gustafson Hilton wrote:
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> Thanks for the insights, Paul, couldn't agree more. We brought up
> the idea of a Pecha Kucha Night type event at the last ASTC
> conference planning committee meeting. Bonnie had heard of it
> through Walter Witchey and was interested in pursuing the idea. The
> "night" format is 20 speakers, 20 slides for 20 seconds each. Seems
> like it could also be used as a a fun and lively way to see a bunch
> of other folks work while not being just a show and tell session.
> I'm in for the Day Without PowerPoint! See you in Denver! Kathy
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> On Apr 21, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Paul Orselli wrote:
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>> Soon two of the big museum conferences, The Association of
>> Children's Museums (ACM) and The American Association of Museums
>> (AAM) will be taking place in Denver. And many, if not most, of
>> the presenters at both these conferences will be packing a laptop
>> loaded with PowerPoint presentations.
>>
>> "Why are some of the most creative people in the world using such
>> powerful computer technology to present such boring, non-
>> interactive speeches?"
>>
>> As noted on the ExhibiTricks blog: <http://blog.orselli.net/
>> 2008/04/want-better-museum-conferences-how.html> there are some
>> interesting alternatives.
>>
>> Feel free to add your comments and suggestions on how to make the
>> museum conferences more engaging.
>>
>> And, if you are attending either AAM or ACM, please consider
>> offering the suggestion for "A Day Without PowerPoint" on every
>> evaluation form you turn in!
>>
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