I watched the Pecha Kucha based on failure. The author had great voice, and his stories had meaning. The author managed to work humor into the presentation as well as touching, serious, situations. The author was very cultured and seemed to know a lot about the meaning of failure and what is to come out of it. He told a story about the Hyatt he had been on the construction team for collapsing and killing 114 people and how that experience helped him develop as a person and learn from his mistakes.
The thing that bothered me about this specific Pecha Kucha was that during several slides, the author ran out of things to say and was silent until the next slide popped up. It sounded unprofessional and as if the author was unprepared, even though it could simply be that he was talking too fast. The pictures he used were personal and some from his own life and childhood, and gave the presentation a deeper feeling and sense of connection to the viewer. I have solid, descriptive ideas for 7 out of 8 of my informative slides
and I think my challenge will be speaking in rhythm with the slides but
also being too focused on my timing. I enjoyed this Pecha Kucha and I am excited to make my own. I have never encountered this form of presentation before, and it will be hard to adjust to not having words on each slide, but is something new and refreshing!
