PowerPoint Karaoke
2000s-present ยท global
Also known as Powerpoint Karaoke, Battledecks, Improvised TED Talk, Improvised Presentation
A performer delivers a confident expert presentation to a slide deck they have never seen, improvising commentary as each random, unrelated slide advances behind them.
Known for
- Emerged from German tech and design circles in the mid-2000s as 'PowerPoint-Karaoke' and at US conferences as 'Battledecks' or 'Battle Decks.'
- The presenter must justify every slide on sight, treating nonsense charts and stock photos as if they prove a coherent thesis.
- An applied-improv favorite for teaching public speaking, status, and thinking on your feet.
- The 'Improvised TED Talk' framing adds a single absurd title the speaker must champion.
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