Ten simple rules for Lightning and PechaKucha presentations.

1 Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, California, USA
3 Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.2326v1
Published
Accepted
Subject Areas
Ecology, Science Policy, Human-Computer Interaction
Keywords
best practices, scientific communication, outreach, education, conferences, public relations, graphical design, communication
Copyright
© 2016 Lortie
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Cite this article
Lortie CJ. 2016. Ten simple rules for Lightning and PechaKucha presentations. PeerJ Preprints 4:e2326v1

Abstract

An interesting opportunity has emerged that bridges the gap between lengthy, detailed presentations of scientific findings and ‘sound bites’ appropriate for media reporting – very short presentations often presented in sets. Lightning or Ignite (20 slides @15 seconds each) and PechaKucha (20 slides @20 seconds each) presentations are common formats for short, rapid communications at scientific conferences and public events. The simple rules for making good presentations also apply, but these presentation formats provide both unique communication opportunities and novel challenges. In the spirit of light, quick, and exact (but without the fox), here are ten simple rules for presentation formats that do not wait for the speaker.

Author Comment

This is a pre-print of the top ten simple rules format typical in PLOS.