Pecha Kucha Night Comes To Portsmouth For A Second Time
Mike Teixeira, of Calypso Communications, and Jamila Taylor, of Latona Associates, today announced they will host Portsmouth’s second Pecha Kucha Night on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co., 64 Market Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Presentations start at 7 p.m. in the third floor nightclub. The evening will begin on the deck with drink and food specials from 5-6 p.m. with networking continuing until 7 p.m. The internationally acclaimed event brings together professionals from a variety of industries, melding the business and design worlds with its unique style and ground-breaking concept.
The term “pecha kucha” originates from the Japanese language meaning, “the sound of conversation.” The format allows speakers only 20 PowerPoint slides and 20 seconds of description per slide, a mere 6 minutes and 40 seconds each, to capture audience interest and deliver their message. This style encourages speakers to engage the audience in dialog rather than read from each slide, keeping energy high and eliminating the tedious and time-consuming nature typical to slide presentations of the past. Pecha Kucha Night promotes a creative platform based on the intersection of business and design and stimulates viewers through its precise and innovative methods that deliver compelling messages.
Moderated by Calypso’s Teixeira and Latona’s Taylor, the event will feature several speakers who will use global Pecha Kucka Night guidelines to deliver presentations on a variety of subjects. Topic selection is unlimited for participants, as long as regulatory guidelines are followed. “January’s Pecha Kucha Night proved to be a huge success and was really a sight to see,” said Teixeira. “The nontraditional format left everyone wanting more and we’re more than happy to give that to them.”
Conceived in 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo, Japan, Pecha Kucha Night was developed as an event that allowed young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. The unique format separates Pecha Kucha from typical business events, creating an opportunity for the creative community and the business world to share ideas. Pecha Kucha Night is now held in nearly 200 cities across the globe. Many universities and corporations have incorporated the time-saving method into curriculums and board rooms as a means of refocusing presenters on their messages and engaging the audience. Pecha Kucha continues to revolutionize interpersonal communication as it spreads across the globe, entering new cities and reaching new audiences each year.
“It’s exciting to bring such a unique, global event to Portsmouth,” said Taylor. “The Gas Light’s relaxed, lounge atmosphere makes it an ideal venue to encourage the open communication concept that is the basis of the event. Mike and I are anxious to see what the second Pecha Kucha Night has in store and encourage everyone to come out and experience it for themselves.”
The event is free and open to the general public. For further information on attending or presenting at this or future Pecha Kucha events, please contact Mike Teixeira at 603-431-0816 or visit www.calypsocom.com.
About Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha (Japanese for the sound of conversation) has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown. This concept has a grown into global demand “without any pushing” as Pecha Kucha Night has spread virally to more than 200 cities across the world.
About Calypso Communications
Based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Calypso Communications provides domestic and global organizations with a full array of strategic marketing communication services, including new media solutions, public relations, annual report and speech writing, crisis management, web design and development, survey research, and graphic design and print services. Calypso’s clients range from Fortune 100 to mid-sized public and private companies, emerging businesses, and non-profit organizations representing industries as diverse as Healthcare, Environmental, Financial, Manufacturing, Retail, Education, Technology, Hospitality, Energy, and the Arts. Among the agency’s current clients are Concord Hospital; PhRMA; InterGen; Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.; Wal-Mart; and General Linen. For more information on how Calypso can help focus your corporate communications, visit www.calypsocom.com.
For more information contact:
Cathleen Williamson
Calypso Communications
603-431-0816
cwilliamson@calypsocom.com
