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Réaliser un Pecha Kucha

Le "Pecha Kucha" - "bavardage" en Japonais - est une forme de pitch : il permet de présenter
efficacement une idée, un projet, un produit, etc. dans un laps de temps très limité et clairement
défini : 6min 40s.

C'est un fait : il est difficile de convaincre rapidement un auditoire. Qui plus est lorsqu'il s'agit
d'un parterre d'investisseurs rompus aux présentations en tous genres... Or, pour vendre, que
ce soit un projet, une idée, une entreprise ou encore un nouveau produit ou service, il est
primordial de le présenter efficacement.

Exit les Powerpoint à rallonges où l'auditoire décroche très rapidement parce que noyé dans
les illustrations, effets de transition et détails souvent bien trop nombreux !

Vive le Pecha Kucha qui est une façon originale et efficace de présenter un projet, une idée,
un nouveau produit/service et de capter et retenir l'attention de l'auditoire, si tant est que
l'orateur maîtrise tous les aspects de la méthodologie.

1. Méthodologie
A. Présentation
Également nommée technique du 20x20, la méthode Pecha Kucha repose sur une
présentation orale alliée à la projection de 20 images - ou diapositives - de 20 secondes
chacune (c'est-à-dire une intervention de très exactement 6 minutes et 40 secondes).

Pensée par deux architectes installés au Japon - Astrid Klein et Mark Dytham - exaspérés de
perdre leur temps dans des réunions qui s'éternisaient et ne débouchaient pas sur grand-
chose de concret, cette méthodologie se veut créative, dynamique et pleine de peps. Ce qui
demande toutefois un certain nombre de compétences pour celui/celle qui veut se
l'approprier...

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B. Caractéristiques
Concrètement, une présentation en mode Pecha Kucha est un cocktail où se mélangent :
− créativité : graphisme, visuels et couleurs travaillés,
− peps et dynamisme : rythme, émotions et positivité,
− concision : des mots clés qui parlent au public présent (ni longs textes, ni
multiples détails, ni jargon incompréhensible),
− automatisation : les diapositives défilent de manière automatisée sans
intervention et de préférence sans effets de transition.

C. Qualités requises pour présenter en mode Pecha Kucha

Malgré un aspect relativement simple, ce type de pitch est somme toute assez subtil, car il
requiert un minimum de compétences clés non seulement en matière d'art oratoire, mais
également en termes de graphisme pour un rendu visuellement accrocheur et dynamique. Le
présentateur devra notamment posséder les qualités suivantes :
− esprit de synthèse : pour structurer intelligemment son intervention afin de
présenter son projet ou son idée de manière claire, succincte, mais surtout
compréhensible et captivante.
− communication orale : à l'aise en public , excellente élocution, maîtrise de l'art
oratoire et de la communication non verbale ,
− graphisme : des visuels réfléchis, originaux, percutants, illustrant parfaitement les
propos.

D. Objectifs et avantages
Ce type de pitch peut s'avérer fort intéressant à diverses occasions :
− présenter un nouveau produit à un client,
− présenter une idée/innovation,
− présenter son projet d'entreprise à un parterre d'investisseurs,
− capter rapidement l'attention de son auditoire et laisser une bonne impression,

E. Comment faire un Pecha Kucha ?

Plus que jamais, vous allez devoir passer du temps sur la préparation de votre présentation.
En effet, tout étant automatisé, non seulement il vous faut être clair et concis, mais vous devez
caler votre intervention à la seconde près. Les retours en arrière en cas de dépassement sur
une diapositive ne sont pas possibles.

Préparation
20 slides - 20 points clés

Partie essentielle : structurer votre discours.

Vous pouvez tout d'abord, par exemple, noter sur 20 post-its (qui représentent vos 20 diapos)
les points principaux de votre présentation : 1 idée et quelques mots clés. Il vous faut rester
clair et concis. 20 secondes, c'est court. Cela représente un discours d'une cinquantaine de
mots à un rythme de parole normal. Aussi, n'hésitez pas à enlever tout ce qui n'est pas
essentiel ou encore tout jargon non adapté à votre public.

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La première diapo peut servir de rapide introduction
Soignez son contenu (tant visuel qu'oral) : c'est le moment de capter dès la première seconde
l'attention de votre auditoire. Sans toutefois tout dévoiler ! N'oubliez pas que vous devrez
maintenir l'attention de votre public jusqu'au vingtième slide.
Vous pouvez, notamment, vous appuyer sur une présentation de type "storytelling", très
efficace pour captiver un auditoire qui sera plus enclin à s'identifier - et donc avide de connaître
la suite... et la fin de votre histoire !

Illustrez vos diapos

Les images parlent souvent bien plus que les mots. N'en faites pas trop : un visuel par slide
est un bon compromis. Usez d'illustrations qui renforcent ce que vous dites (soit
métaphoriquement, soit de manière à surprendre votre public - contre-pied, premier degré,
humour, etc.).

Piquez la curiosité de vos interlocuteurs

1 visuel et 2 ou 3 mots clés feront l'affaire. Votre tout dernier slide sera votre conclusion.

Entrainement
Présenter en mode Pecha Kucha n'est pas inné et ne se maîtrise pas du jour au lendemain. Il
est nécessaire de pratiquer et pratiquer encore avant de parfaitement dominer cet art. De cet
entrainement dépend le succès de vos présentations. Recherchez ce qui se fait en la matière,
inspirez-vous, faites ressortir votre personnalité, présentez devant un auditoire "test" ou devant
votre miroir ou votre caméra (excellent pour repérer les tics de langage et autres parasites du
discours afin de se corriger). Entraînez-vous jusqu'à être totalement à l'aise avec votre
présentation.
Cela vous aidera également à évacuer une bonne dose de stress quant au jour J.

Jour J
Respirez
Avant d'entrer en scène, prenez quelques grandes respirations complètes afin de ne garder
que le bon trac, essentiel au dynamisme.

Présentez-vous
Avant de plonger dans le vif du sujet, captez l'attention de votre auditoire en racontant très
brièvement qui vous êtes et pourquoi vous êtes là.

Déroulez votre présentation

Votre présentation étant projetée automatiquement, il est essentiel de garder un œil sur les
slides qui défilent afin de garder le bon rythme.
En cas de trou noir, pas de panique, vos slides contiennent les mots clés qui doivent vous
permettre de reconnecter rapidement et aisément au fil de votre intervention.
Veillez à ne pas vous laisser envahir par le stress qui génère une augmentation du débit verbal.
Si toutefois vous vous laissiez entraîner dans cette course à la fin de présentation, respirez et
ralentissez le rythme sur le slide suivant de façon à recaler rapidement votre discours sur les
diapositives pour ne pas perdre votre auditoire.

Concluez
Votre dernier slide peut servir de conclusion. Attention toutefois à ne pas terminer votre
intervention trop brutalement et partir sitôt le dernier slide passé ! Les dernières secondes
comptent tout autant que les premières en matière de mémorisation et d'intérêt de la part d'un
auditoire.
Surprenez vos interlocuteurs afin de laisser une trace positive et captivante dans leur esprit.

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Observez et écoutez
A votre tour de regarder votre public avec attention : ses réactions vous donneront quelques
indications quant à l'attention que votre présentation a suscitée. Espérez quelques questions
: c'est une preuve d'intérêt !

Remerciez et saluez
Ici aussi, il est question de laisser une bonne impression : vous montrez ainsi que vous ne
fuyez pas. Soyez bref, mais efficace !

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2. Mise en pratique de la méthodologie

A. Before beginning your Pecha Kucha
To understand the steps you need to take before you begin your Pecha Kucha, match
the headings to the right descriptions.
Keep your thesis simple / Figure out the main points you want to make / Have something
interesting and different to say / Choose a topic you’re interested in and knowledgeable
about.
Heading Description
You are more likely to be able to talk at length and spontaneously
if you choose a topic that you think about a lot and on which you
have expertise. Your passion will shine through when you present.
Try to pick an angle that no one is talking about. Think about what
will surprise people. Take a divergent or novel approach to a
traditional topic.
Pecha Kucha talks are short. You don’t have a lot of time to cover
a lot of topics. Pick a topic that is narrow enough, that you can
address it in six minutes and forty seconds, but broad enough that
you can really dig into it.
Once you decide on the topic, think about the main points you want
to make about it. These will likely guide what your slides will be.
Consider doing a 3×3 presentation. Three main points, each with
three examples and/or sub-points.

B. Steps to Design your Pecha Kucha Presentation

To understand the steps to design your Pecha Kucha, match the headings to the right
descriptions.
Outline your slides / Keep the slides simple and visual / Tell a story / Add in cues / Decide on
an arc
Heading Description
Good Pecha Kuchas flow. Figure out what the arc of your
presentation will be. Does it have a clear beginning, middle and
end?
Experienced presenters will tell you that telling a compelling story
is a great way to draw in your audience. You may want to start with
a personal anecdote or incorporate it into your presentation. Doing
this will make your presentation more personal.

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 Make 20 slides and outline your presentation visually. Don’t worry
about images yet, just go in and add some text so you can see how
your slides flow.
Don’t have a lot of complex visuals in your slides. Having one
image fill the screen is better than having multiple images that
make your slides “busy.” Your audience can only process so much
in twenty seconds and the focus should be primarily on you.
Design your slides such that they flow together. Sometimes slides
can act as reminders to you as to what will slide come next. When
you are presenting and talking over a certain slide, it helps if you
can anticipate what comes next.

C. Steps to Practice your Pecha Kucha Presentation

To understand how to best practice your Pecha Kucha, match the headings to the
right descriptions.
It’s okay to use notes / Adjust your cadence as necessary / Practice! Practice! Practice! /
Adjust your timing
Heading Description
After, or even during your presentation slide design process, try
practicing your talk. You may notice that you have 30 seconds
worth of talking on one slide and only 10 seconds worth of talking
on another. Readjust your slides accordingly. Split up the slide or
incorporate it into another as appropriate.
Pecha Kuchas require perfect timing. In order to get your timing
right, you need to practice it, in real-time. Keep practicing it over
and over again. You want to be able to speak with ease and get
used to the timing.
Learn how to slow down your speech or speed it up as necessary.
Rather than getting stuck on a slide with 5 seconds left to go,
slowing down can add emphasis and make it seem like a natural
pause.
It’s not a good idea to read your way through a Pecha Kucha. But
if you need a few notecards to remind you what to say, that’s okay.
If you become too reliant on reading, however, it can often throw
off your timing.

D. Do a Great Pecha Kucha Presentation

To check you know how to do a great Pecha Kucha presentation, select the true
statement in each pair.
1.
□ The short, structured format of a Pecha Kucha helps you to focus on your key points.
□ A Pecha Kucha gives you the opportunity to go very in-depth on each of your slides.

2.
□ Writing out a script and reading it is the best way to do a Pecha Kucha.
□ You should have an outline of your presentation but know your topic so well that you
don’t need to read.

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3.
□ An effective Pecha Kucha uses mainly images, with just one main image on each slide.
□ The more images and text on each slide in a Pecha Kucha, the better.

4.
□ You should speak naturally and slow down as needed. Slowing down can add
emphasis.
□ You should try to say as much as possible in 20 seconds for each slide. If necessary,
speak very fast.

5.
□ It is better to practice a Pecha Kucha so you can work on your timing.
□ A Pecha Kucha is best improvised on the spot, without having done it before.

3. Production: Design & Present a Pecha Kucha

You will design and present a Pecha Kucha about space, with three main parts: the Space
Race, the race to the moon and the billionaire space race. Use the PowerPoint presentation
with 20 images.

A. Prepare the three parts

To find ideas for the three parts of your Pecha Kucha, classify the words below in the right
columns.
Lunar landing / SpaceX / Apollo program / Elon Musk / Yuri Gagarin / Virgin Galactic / JFK’s
speech / Blue Origin / Sputnik / Richard Branson / Cold War / Jeff Bezos / Soviet Union
Space Race Race to the Moon Billionaire Space Race

B. Make an Outline of Your Pecha Kucha

To outline your Pecha Kucha, sketch out your topic according to the outline below: three main
points, each supported by three sub points, sandwiched between an introduction and
conclusion. Write some simple key words and phrases next to each of these bullets.

Your Topic Introduction:

Why Does This Matter:
Outline The Three Main Points You Will Discuss:
Point 1:
Sub Point 1:
Sub Point 2:
Sub Point 3:
Point 2:
Sub Point 1:
Sub Point 2:
Sub Point 3:

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 Point 3:
Sub Point 1:
Sub Point 2:
Sub Point 3:
Review Your Three Main Points:
Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 1:
Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 2:
Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 3:
Final Thought:

C. Present your Pecha Kucha

Now practice presenting your Pecha Kucha. You can record yourself. Take a look at
the proposed transcript afterwards.

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Answers
2. Mise en pratique de la méthodologie
A. Before beginning your Pecha Kucha
To understand the steps you need to take before you begin your Pecha Kucha, match
the headings to the right descriptions.
Heading Description
Choose a topic you’re You are more likely to be able to talk at length and spontaneously
interested in and if you choose a topic that you think about a lot and on which you
knowledgeable about have expertise. Your passion will shine through when you present.
Have something Try to pick an angle that no one is talking about. Think about what
interesting and will surprise people. Take a divergent or novel approach to a
different to say traditional topic.
Keep your thesis Pecha Kucha talks are short. You don’t have a lot of time to cover
simple a lot of topics. Pick a topic that is narrow enough, that you can
address it in six minutes and forty seconds, but broad enough that
you can really dig into it.
Figure out the main Once you decide on the topic, think about the main points you want
points you want to to make about it. These will likely guide what your slides will be.
make Consider doing a 3×3 presentation. Three main points, each with
three examples and/or sub-points.

B. Steps to Design your Pecha Kucha Presentation

To understand the steps to design your Pecha Kucha, match the headings to the right
descriptions.
Heading Description
Decide on an arc Good Pecha Kuchas flow. Figure out what the arc of your
presentation will be. Does it have a clear beginning, middle and
end?
Tell a story Experienced presenters will tell you that telling a compelling story
is a great way to draw in your audience. You may want to start with
a personal anecdote or incorporate it into your presentation. Doing
this will make your presentation more personal.
Outline your slides Make 20 slides and outline your presentation visually. Don’t worry
about images yet, just go in and add some text so you can see how
your slides flow.
Keep the slides Don’t have a lot of complex visuals in your slides. Having one
simple and visual image fill the screen is better than having multiple images that
make your slides “busy.” Your audience can only process so much
in twenty seconds and the focus should be primarily on you.
Decide on an arc Design your slides such that they flow together. Sometimes slides
can act as reminders to you as to what will slide come next. When
you are presenting and talking over a certain slide, it helps if you
can anticipate what comes next.

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C. Steps to Practice your Pecha Kucha Presentation
To understand how to best practice your Pecha Kucha, match the headings to the
right descriptions.
Heading Description
Adjust your timing After, or even during your presentation slide design process, try
practicing your talk. You may notice that you have 30 seconds
worth of talking on one slide and only 10 seconds worth of talking
on another. Readjust your slides accordingly. Split up the slide or
incorporate it into another as appropriate.
Practice ! Practice ! Pecha Kuchas require perfect timing. In order to get your timing
Practice ! right, you need to practice it, in real-time. Keep practicing it over
and over again. You want to be able to speak with ease and get
used to the timing.
Adjust your cadence Learn how to slow down your speech or speed it up as necessary.
as necessary Rather than getting stuck on a slide with 5 seconds left to go,
slowing down can add emphasis and make it seem like a natural
pause.
It’s okay to use notes It’s not a good idea to read your way through a Pecha Kucha. But
if you need a few notecards to remind you what to say, that’s okay.
If you become too reliant on reading, however, it can often throw
off your timing.

D. Do a Great Pecha Kucha Presentation

To check you know how to do a great Pecha Kucha presentation, select the true
statement in each pair.
1.
☑ The short, structured format of a Pecha Kucha helps you to focus on your key points.
□ A Pecha Kucha gives you the opportunity to go very in-depth on each of your slides.

2.
□ Writing out a script and reading it is the best way to do a Pecha Kucha.
☑ You should have an outline of your presentation but know your topic so well that you
don’t need to read.

3.
☑ An effective Pecha Kucha uses mainly images, with just one main image on each slide.
□ The more images and text on each slide in a Pecha Kucha, the better.

4.
☑ You should speak naturally and slow down as needed. Slowing down can add
emphasis.
□ You should try to say as much as possible in 20 seconds for each slide. If necessary,
speak very fast.

5.
☑ It is better to practice a Pecha Kucha so you can work on your timing.
□ A Pecha Kucha is best improvised on the spot, without having done it before.

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2. Production: Design & Present a Pecha Kucha
A. Before beginning your Pecha Kucha
To find ideas for the three parts of your Pecha Kucha, classify the words below in the
right columns.

Space Race Race to the Moon Billionaire Space Race

- Yuri Gagarin - Lunar landing - SpaceX
- Sputnik - Apollo program - Elon Musk
- Cold War - JFK’s speech - Virgin Galactic
- Soviet Union - Blue Origin
- Richard Branson
- Jeff Bezos

B. Make an Outline of Your Pecha Kucha

To outline your Pecha Kucha, sketch out your topic according to the outline below: three main
points, each supported by three sub points, sandwiched between an introduction and
conclusion. Write some simple key words and phrases next to each of these bullets.

Your Topic Introduction: Space - Fascination with space - Mysteries - Space exploration
Why Does This Matter: New technologies - New industries - International cooperation
Outline The Three Main Points You Will Discuss:
Space Race – Race to the moon – Billionaire Space Race
Point 1: Space Race
U.S., Soviet Union, competition to show who had best political-economic system
Sub Point 1: Cold War: Two superpowers, superiority, technology, military
firepower, political-economic system.
Sub Point 2: First satellite: 1957 – Soviets launch Sputnik
Sub Point 3: First man: 1961 – Soviet Yuri Gagarin
Point 2: Race to the Moon
U.S. losing Space Race, U.S. focuses on being first to land men on the moon
Sub Point 1: Apollo program: Goal to go to the moon
Sub Point 2: JFK Speech: "We choose to go to the Moon" speech, U.S. President
John F. Kennedy, space = new frontier
Sub Point 3: Moon Landing: 1969, U.S. lands first men on moon
Point 3: Billionaire Space Race
Billionaires, private space companies
Sub Point 1: Elon Musk: SpaceX, South-African-Canadian-American billionaire
Elon Musk
Sub Point 2: Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin, American billionaire Jeff Bezos
Sub Point 3: Richard Branson: British billionaire Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic,
Virgin Orbit, space tourism
Review Your Three Main Points:
Space exploration progress - The Space Race - rapid space technology developments -
billionaire space race new technologies
Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 1: Space Technology
weather forecasting - remote sensing - GPS systems - satellite television
Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 2: ISS
technological and scientific advances – research – international cooperation

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 Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 3: Mars Colony
human mission to Mars - Mars landers and rovers - avoid human extinction.
Final Thought: Space exploration benefits - future discoveries - innovative technology -
global partnerships - inspiration

C. Present your Pecha Kucha

Now practice presenting your Pecha Kucha. You can record yourself. Take a look at
the proposed transcript afterwards.
Proposed Transcript

1. Your Topic Introduction: Space

Space has long fascinated humans and long before it was even possible, space exploration
was a subject of many books and films. Humans would gaze at the stars and wonder what
mysteries lay beyond. Around 60 years ago, space exploration began and we’ve never looked
back.
2. Why Does This Matter:
Human space exploration helps to address fundamental questions about our place in the
Universe and the history of our solar system. Through addressing the challenges related to
human space exploration we expand technology, create new industries, and help to foster a
peaceful connection with other nations.
3. Outline The Three Main Points You Will Discuss:
Today I will be speaking about three main subjects related to space: the Space Race, the race
to the moon and the new billionaire space race. There are many benefits in addressing the
challenges of exploring mankind’s common frontier of space.
4. Point 1: Space Race
The Space Race was considered important because it showed the world which country had
the best science and technology as well as economic system. After World War II both the
United States and the Soviet Union realized how important rocket research would be to the
military.
5. Point 1: Sub Point 1: Cold War
The Cold War pitted the world’s two great powers–the democratic, capitalist United States and
the communist Soviet Union–against each other. Beginning in the late 1950s, space would
become another dramatic arena for this competition, as each side sought to prove the
superiority of its technology, its military firepower and–by extension–its political-economic
system.
6. Point 2: Sub Point 2: First satellite
On October 4, 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite and the
first man-made object to be placed into the Earth’s orbit. Sputnik’s launch came as a surprise,
and not a pleasant one, to most Americans. In the United States, space was seen as the next
frontier, a logical extension of the grand American tradition of exploration, and it was crucial
not to lose too much ground to the Soviets.

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7. Point 3: Sub Point 3: First man
In April 1961, the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth,
traveling in the capsule-like spacecraft Vostok 1. The triumph of the Soviet space program in
putting the first man into space was a great blow to the United States, which had scheduled its
first space flight for May 1961.
8. Point 2: Race to the Moon
In the 1950s, the United States was locked in a race with the Soviet Union for dominance in
space. The U.S. was losing the Space Race, as the Soviets racked up one first after another
– first satellite in space, first man in space, first woman in space. The U.S. decided to focus its
efforts on being the first to put men on the moon.
9. Point 2: Sub Point 1: Apollo program
The Apollo program was dedicated to President John F. Kennedy's national goal for the 1960s
of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth". Kennedy's goal was
accomplished on the Apollo 11 mission when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
walked on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Five subsequent Apollo missions also landed
astronauts on the Moon, from 1969 to 1972. In these six spaceflights, twelve people walked
on the Moon.
10. Point 2: Sub Point 2: JFK Speech
"We choose to go to the Moon" is a speech delivered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy about
the effort to reach the Moon on September 12, 1962. The speech was intended to persuade
the American people to support the Apollo program, the national effort to land a man on the
Moon. In his speech, Kennedy characterized space as a new frontier, and he infused the
speech with a sense of urgency and destiny.
11. Point 2: Sub Point 3: Moon Landing
By landing on the moon in 1969, the United States effectively “won” the space race that had
begun with Sputnik's launch in 1957. For their part, the Soviets made four failed attempts to
launch a lunar landing craft between 1969 and 1972.
12. Point 3: Billionaire Space Race
The billionaire space race is the intense rivalry in NewSpace by recent space entrepreneurs,
who entered the space industry as billionaires from other industries, particularly computing.
This private industry space race of the 21st century involves sending rockets to the ionosphere,
orbital launch rockets, and suborbital tourist spaceflights.
13. Point 3: Sub Point 1: Elon Musk
SpaceX was founded in 2002 by South-African-Canadian-American billionaire Elon Musk with
the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars. SpaceX
has developed several launch vehicles, as well as the Dragon cargo spacecraft and the Starlink
satellite constellation (providing internet access) and has flown humans to the International
Space Station on the SpaceX Dragon 2.
14. Point 3: Sub Point 2: Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by American billionaire Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame. The
company aims to make access to space cheaper and more reliable through reusable launch
vehicles, as well as establishing a true industrial base in space.

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15. Point 3: Sub Point 3: Richard Branson
British billionaire Richard Branson is behind Virgin Galactic/Virgin Orbit and space tourism,
low-cost small orbital launchers, and intercontinental suborbital transit. Virgin Galactic is
developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists
and suborbital launches for space science missions.
16. Review Your Three Main Points:
Space exploration only began about 60 years ago and in that time we have made enormous
progress. The Space Race prompted rapid space technology developments and the race to
the moon. Nowadays, the billionaire space race is driving new technologies such as reusable
rockets.
17. Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 1: Space Technology
Space technology is technology developed by space science for use in astronautics. Many
common everyday services such as weather forecasting, remote sensing, GPS systems,
satellite television, and some long-distance communications systems critically rely on space
technology. New technologies originating with or accelerated by space-related endeavors are
often subsequently exploited in other economic activities.
18. Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 2: ISS
The ISS not only serves as a testing ground and stepping stone for future human space
exploration, it also enables technological and scientific advances that provide substantial
benefits for humanity back on Earth. The ISS also promotes cooperation between countries.
19. Takeaway/Putting It In Practice 3: Mars Colony
Organizations have proposed plans for a human mission to Mars but no person has set foot
on the planet. However, landers and rovers have successfully explored the planetary surface.
Reasons for colonizing Mars include pure curiosity, the potential for humans to provide more
in-depth observational research than unmanned rovers, economic interest in its resources, and
the possibility that the settlement of other planets could decrease the likelihood of human
extinction.
20. Final Thought:
Space exploration benefits humanity on Earth by fuelling future discoveries; addressing global
challenges in space and on Earth through the use of innovative technology; creating global
partnerships by sharing challenging and peaceful goals; inspiring society and especially the
younger generations through collective and individual efforts; and enabling economic
expansion and new business opportunities.

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