PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public, by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture.

Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of conversation ("chit chat"), It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide.

It rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds, and the brief the presenters are given is - no brief! They can talk about any subject of choice, as long as they keep to the time and format.

Grey Yeoh, Programmes officer at the British Council Kuala Lumpur, and arts practitioner Mark Teh, tell us more about this global phenomenon, and the upcoming celebratory Pecha Kucha Night Vol. 10 to be held here in Kuala Lumpur.