Designing Slides to be Visual

Examples of real slide makeovers

by Jacqui Bartram

Language

Spoken Verbal cues Language structures perception of world

Unspoken eye contact body language personal space touching

Slide to Makeover

Non-English speakers can miss verbal

cues

?New slide (1 of 2)

Non-verbal language is interpreted

differently by different cultures

New slide (2 of 2)

Building the relationship

Body language 57%

Tone 38%

Words 5%Slide to Makeover

When building relationships, people communicate with more than just words

57%38%

5%

Only 5% of communication

is words

Body languageToneWords

New slide

Diverse TeamsWork teams will include a range of people: Different ages Different educational experiences Different nationalities Different cultures Different faithsSlide to Makeover

Age

Education

Faith

Nationality

CultureAt work, teams will include a

range of different types

of people

New slide

Layers of culture 

The outer layer artefacts and products (explicit) language, food, buildings, markets, fashion

The middle layer norms - right or wrong behaviour values - good or bad aspirations/desires

The inner layer basic assumptions (implicit) survival within the culture

Slide to Makeover

There are 3 layers to culture

Basic assumptions (implicit)

Artefacts (explicit)

Values

New slide 1

There are 3 layers to culture

right

wrong

Basic assumptions (implicit)

New slide 2

Student quotations “The group work was hard. All the other group

members lived in hall and they began to meet up in hall and make decisions without me. I felt left out. In the end I spoke to the tutor and she raised it as an issue in the tutorial. The other students were upset as they hadn’t realised I felt left out and they would have preferred me to talk to them direct. After that we met on campus during the day and the group worked well together.”

Slide to Makeover

The group work was hard. All the other group members lived in hall and they began to meet up in hall and make decisions without me…”‘‘New slide

Student quotations

“It was very easy. We got well organised and agreed to meet every fortnight. We spent some time getting to know each other. We shared the work out and everyone kept their promises and delivered on time. If we couldn’t attend a meeting then we texted each other. By the end of the assignment we were all good friends and we got a high mark.”

Slide to Makeover

It was very easy. We got well organised and agreed to meet every fortnight. We spent some time getting to know each other...” ‘‘New slide

By Jacqui Bartram, an ICT Learning Adviser at the University of Hull, United Kingdom

Images from Photoxpress or Microsoft Clip Art