Are you looking for an opportunity to present your ideas to an audience of more than 700 engaged and creative young people? Then Pecha Kucha Night Edmonton is the right venue for you! Edmonton’s NextGen is always looking for presentation submissions for upcoming Pecha Kucha Night events. More than 200 presentations have been given to date on wide-ranging topics, from professional online gaming to lighting up Edmonton’s bridges and everything in between.
HOW DO YOU APPLY TO PRESENT?
When submitting your application, you will be asked to include: your name, email address, position title and organization, phone number, website and/or twitter handle, a title and abstract for your presentation, as well as a minimum of 10 up to a maximum of 20 sample images that match what you want to share. Images must be sized to 1024 x 768 in landscape orientation. Low resolution results in grainy, lower-quality images when projected on the large screen.
One of our volunteers will contact you to confirm receipt of your application and advise you on next steps. Submission deadlines are approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the next scheduled Pecha Kucha Night event.
Still have questions? Send us an email .
Before submitting your application to present using this handy form, make sure you read the “10 steps to a great presentation” section below.
10 STEPS TO A GREAT PRESENTATION
1. Choose an original and engaging topic that you are passionate about. Self-promotion is out & creative ideas are in. Our audiences respond well to passionate people speaking on concepts & ideas rather than selling a product, experience or point of view.
2. You only have 20 images, so choose them wisely. Don’t worry about a title slide; we take care of that for you with a PKN intro slide that includes your name & presentation title.
3. If possible, create your images to be in landscape orientation to maximize the use of the screen.
4. Reference your images! If they are your own images, even better.
5. Resize your images to 1024px by 768px.
6. Please do not include text and multi-images on one slide.
7. Match your topic/speech to each image. You only have 20 seconds per image and the presentation automatically moves on to the next image, so choose your words wisely!
8. Keep it casual and conversational – there is no lectern.
9. Watch Travis Sheridan’s presentation about how to give a good Pecha Kucha presentation.
10. Keep in mind that Pecha Kucha presentations are about ideas and those ideas allow the audience to learn, expand their perspectives, and leave the night with something new on their mind.
For additional help, check out frequently asked questions about Pecha Kucha Nights or the Pecha Kucha Daily Blog. We look forward to receiving your submission for the next PKN!
