PechaKuchaNight - Johannesburg

Thu Jul 25, 18:30 - Thu Jul 25, 21:00

Skoobs Theatre of Books

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Come and listen 7 - 10 eclectic, eccentric and interesting speakers on 25 July at Skoobs Theatre of Books, Montecasino.


Watch and listen to past PechaKuchaNight - Johannesburg presentations here.


The PechaKucha presentation format is based on a simple idea: 20 images displayed for 20 seconds each whilst the presenter talks you through it. That's 6m40s


It is a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things interesting.


It forces people to reduce, to clear their minds and think about what is relevant.


It is amazing how much you can put across in 6 minutes and 40 seconds.


The casual atmosphere of the event makes it easy to socialise naturally.


You can speak to any presenter during the beer break and say: “That was fantastic, I love what you do!” – and start a conversation from there.


PechaKucha drags you into a live situation with atmosphere, energy and real human interaction.


Watch International PechaKucha speakers here.


The speakers will inspire you as they share their passions, their creativity, their achievements, just about anything really…


PechaKucha Nights are now in over 1000 cities across the world.


25 July Speakers


Bronwyn Williams

The Antidote to Social Cooling

Social Cooling: the phenomenon of self-censorship in order to maintain

status in and acceptance of a social group.


On how algorithms, fake news and social echo chambers are closing the

Overton Window on healthy discourse, perpetuating social divisions and

ruining our creativity; and how speaking our truth can set us free.


Pat Bosman

Burn-out: how to recognise it

Today we live in a world that is technology driven. We as human beings

can’t keep up the pace, and therefore, we lose our perspective of who

we are. This puts us under a lot of pressure to keep up. We tend to

forget that we need a balance in our lives.


Anita Jack

How I destroyed my negative self

 

To qualify as a Kinesiologist, I went through a process of identifying and destroying my negative self.

This is my journey of what I experienced going through that process.

It will take the audience through how I get to meet my negative self,

who she is, how I got my ass kicked, and how I eventually destroyed her.


Yorke Rodde

Dare to Love


Dare to Love is about people who have a heart to reach out and make a difference.

The talk tells the story of lives being transformed before our eyes - there is no

dependence created ... mainly young men but also women ... each has a story to

tell of why they ended up on the streets. Each of us who are on the giving side testify

how this Dare to Love t has changed us. I have a story. 


Debra Myburgh

The Teenage Brain


What we now know about the teenage brain may surprise you.

The greatest changes to the parts of the brain that are responsible for impulse-control, judgement,

decision-making, planning, organisation and involved in other functions like emotion, occur in adolescence.

This area of the brain (prefrontal cortex) does not reach full maturity until around age 25!

Let’s shed some light on the mystery of adolescent behaviour.


Lucinda Harman

The Human Condition


From the day you were born you were conditioned.

You are taught what is expected of you, how to behave,

how to please others and how to fit in. 

You were brought up under the 'cloud of fear' and societal rules.

What if you are a non conformist, a rebel and a change maker?


Laurens Boel

Financially Free at Thirty


I will share insights from my latest book on how to achieve

financial freedom through property investing.

What tools to use and how to analyse a good deal from a bad deal.


Gillian Lindsell


Coincidence or Destiny?


Well, look who I ran into,” crowed Coincidence.

“Oh please,” flirted Fate, “this was meant to be.”

Coincidences have always been a source of fascination and intrigue.

One person’s coincidence is another’s supernatural activity and yet another’s serendipity.

Was it fate that you met that certain special person that rocked your world… or was it your destiny?

Was it a statistical probability that you got the job over dozens of other applicants… or was it fortuitous

that the recruiter went to varsity with you?

 

Sit back and enjoy a 6m40s crash-course in coincidence, fate and synchronicity.

 

DIRECTIONS

PechaKuchaNight - Johannesburg
Skoobs Theatre of Books
Montecasino Blvd, Fourways, Johannesburg, 2055, South Africa
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