PechaKucha (PK) Nights were started in 2003 in Tokyo. And the first event in Manchester launched PK in the Contact Theatre last night.
PK has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities all around the globe, inspiring creative people worldwide. "Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace." according to the PK website.
This Manchester launch event was an instant hit with an attendance in the hundreds. The organisers Andrew and Phil were justly rewarded for their efforts by the delighted response of the audience.
I had the pleasure for opening the event as anchor girl with a talk entitled: ”Success is built on your daily routines” followed my fellow PK presenters:

• Karl Southern (”Tale of the 5 monkeys”)
• David Taylor (”My favourite authors “)
• Sarah Harkness (”A day in the life”)
• Ivor Tymchak (”SatNav for the soul”)
• Bob Moss (”You have got to hand it to them”)
• Nikolay Piryankov (”Marketing on a shoestring”)
• Andy Clark (”My mo”)
• David Slack (”24:7 - Theatre heaven”)
• Rebecca Garland (Manchester based artist)
• Celebration (”Vocal chords”) and see also this link

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