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Twenty slides, 20 seconds each: That's the challenge issued to creative types in this international phenomenon known as Pechu Kucha, wherein invited presenters may expound upon their private worlds, credos, outlooks or whatever in a visual quickie with strict restraints.

Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat," it rests on a presentation format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

Tacoma’s version hits number 3 Wednesday, Dec. 2 inside The Hub’s Event Space & Art Gallery. The theme is “Work.” There’s still room for a couple more presenters. Visit the Pecha Kucha Web site for more information.

[The Hub, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 5:30-8 p.m., no cover, 203 Tacoma Ave. S., 253.683.4606]