Speed training
July 12, 2009
I’ve recently been discussing a particular type of training delivery with a colleague, which he is going to try out with a series of sessions over the coming weeks.
The concept is based around a short, sharp presentation of ideas on a specific topic within a limited time frame. There are a number of different names for the method, the original being ‘Pecha Kucha’ (pronounced ‘pe-chak’cha) which was created for young designers in the world of architecture to have the opportunity to meet and present their work in an informal setting. The short time limit on each session allowed for a lot of designers to present in one night. The name Pecha Kucha is a Japanese term for the sound of chit-chat, and in this particular form of speed-presentation, each presenter gets to present 20 slides, with 20 seconds for each slide, amounting to 6 minutes and 40 seconds in total.
Pecha Kucha is mainly for creative subjects such as architecture, design or photography, but other versions of the speed technique exist for a range of subjects. Ignite is another method that has 20 slides but only 15 seconds per slide, giving a five minute maximum length. One of the advantages of this method is that because of the length of the presentation, it is not possible to go into too much technical detail, and so it is good for simple but important messages or small sections of one subject that has been broken down.
Another benefit of this method is clearly that it can be used as a way of getting across a point with minimum time and maximum impact. My colleague was keen on this aspect as there are fundamental training needs within the team which need to be addressed but it can be difficult to arrange and deliver long training sessions due to organisational pressures such as the need to maintain service delivery throughout the day, whereas with this method those training needs can be broken down to small chunks and delivered over a period of a few weeks, in a logical order so that development takes a progression, and can be slotted easily into the working day. We are running the short presentation at the beginning of the week, with a small piece of ‘homework’ for participants to complete by the end of the week, which will reinforce and test the learning they have had, then another short session at the end of the week in which one of the participants (chosen at random so that everyone completes their homework!) gives feedback and presents the results of their homework. I’ll report back on how it goes!
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