Pecha Kucha: 20-Slides 20-Seconds
Favorite author Dan Pink explains a new concept in PowerPoint presenting initiated by two Tokyo-based architects who've turned the process into a competive art form.
The rules are simple: 20 slides -- 20 seconds each.
Take 6 minutes and 40 seconds to relate your message, then sit down and shut-up.
Think how much more efficient your meeting would be if everyone who needed to speak would adhere to this simple rule.
Pecha Kucha.
Live it, learn it, love it.
Most people think of a "snap judgement" as a bad thing, but according to researchers quick decisions might be best.
From the article...
Study participants were asked to identify an oddly rotated symbol on a screen of more than 650 identical symbols. Those who made quick, instinctive decisions did better at correctly identifying the symbol than those who gave a longer, more thought out answer.
"This finding seems counter-intuitive," said Li Zhaoping of the University College London, one of the authors of the study published online in the journal Current Biology. "You would expect people to make more accurate decisions when given the time to look properly. Instead they performed better when given almost no time to think."
When given time to engage the higher-level processes of the conscious mind, participants guessed wrong because their conscious brain overrode the decision of the lower-level subconscious.
We all "know" what to do -- it's just that few of us trust ourselves to just DO it without peer confirmation that we won't be "wrong" or ridiculed for our actions. According to this study, your gut-instinct is going to be right most of the time anyway so why not skip the decision-stalling meetings and just move forward?
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Meet
The Authors...
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Jon Petz, owner of Bore No More! is a motivational speaker and corporate
entertainer who has worked with companies from Sydney, Australia to
Columbus, Ohio on creating engaging and entertaining meetings and events,
because Boring Meetings Suck the life out of your organization.
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Don Snyder,
possessing creative powers beyond those of mere mortals, Don "The Idea
Guy" Snyder rescues those in need of innovative ideas through his consulting company The Idea Department, brainstorming sessions, articles,
and website at www.dontheideaguy.com.
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