Peter Thomson

Five Slides In Five Minutes

Introduction to the new ‘5in5’ format from Converge+UK.

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PROBLEM

Petcha Kutcha presentations (20 slides in 7 mins) are fun. But they are too fast paced to be enjoyable for the audience (or the presenter).

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SOLUTION

Converge+UK simplified the format but kept the high energy of the “speed presentation” style. Focus on the presenter’s story, not the slides!

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FIVE SLIDES

Five slides is enough to cover the key points of a topic. It suits a casual evening event like Converge+UK with drinks and casual networking.

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FIVE MINUTES

Five minutes allows for multiple speakers. One minute per slide is a good length for storytelling and anecdotes.

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TOPICS

Works best with personal war stories or anecdotes about your quirky/creative side-projects. No shop talk, no pitching, no conclusions and “takeaways”.

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APPENDIX

Examples:- 5 things we can learn about creativity from Movie Westerns.- 5 things I learned about eCommerce from traditional Vietnamese proverbs.- 5 lessons for entrepreneurs from bees.

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EG: CREATIVITY & MOVIE WESTERNS

Confidence And Silence

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Interesting topic

Short prompt for anecdote

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EG: ECOMMERCE & VIETNAMESE PROVERBS

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Interesting topic

Short prompt for anecdote

Thông minh "

•  Do"what"you"must"with"what"you"have"

•  E.g."Chánh"–  Solu8on:"in:house"delivery"–  COD!"

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EG: ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BEES

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Interesting topic

Short prompt for anecdote

Communication

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EG: CREATIVITY & BOUNDRIES

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Interesting topic

Short prompt for anecdote

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NEXT STEPSHow to do your own

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CREDITSConverge+UK is a series of evening events to bring together design, business and technology. The group also brings together the divergent world of startups and enterprise.

Klaus Bravenboer, Tim McCready, Peter Thomson - Converge+UKSallie Bale, David Clare, Dan George - Converge+UKNeil Tierney - Presenter, The future of healthAlfie Dennen - Presenter, Creativity at the boundariesMat Morrison - Presenter, Coding & visualising statisticsJonathan Horner - Presenter, 5 movie westerns & creativityAlex Dalyac - Presenter, 5 Vietnamese proverbs & eCommerceAlex Butler - Presenter, Five lessons from bees for entrepreneurs

www.peterjthomson.com