Pecha kucha and writing 
Pecha kucha (Japanese for chatter) is a creative and innovative presentation format that involves giving a presentation with 20 slides, and focusing on the content of each slide for 20 seconds. That gives the presenter six minutes and 40 seconds to make the point of the presentation. While presenters who use pecha kucha can’t get into too much depth on a topic in the time allotted, they can get to the heart of a topic quickly and concisely.
The beauty of the pecha kucha concept is that it can also be applied to writing. It’s a great exercise in writing tightly and explaining a topic or a concept in as few words as possible. So how would you do it? First, choose a word count — 500 is a good start. Then, find a topic. From there, narrow the topic to its essential points. Next, choose one or two of those points and do some research. Then, either start thinking or dive straight into writing.
Thinking will help you boil down the topic and get your ideas straight. Once you have everything straight in your mind (or on paper), start writing. You’ll find that a little rumination goes a long way — you’ll know what you need to say, and should be able to do it within the word limit that you set.
Diving straight in has its advantages, too. You can get do the proverbial brain dump, then trim out everything that is superfluous or repetitive.
Regardless of the approach that you take, using the concept of pecha kucha can help you improve your writing. Who knows, you might even come up a saleable short article or two in the process.
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