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Week 5 Assignment Template: Slide Analysis and Outline

Cross-cultural communication

Aminat Akangbe

Chamberlain University College of Nursing

SPCH277N: Interpersonal Communication

Professor Walker

November 27, 2021

Part A: Slide Analysis

Slide 1: What Works Well

The first slide catches my attention because it is colorful, and the font is different. It grasps my attention and makes me want to read what has been written. The information on the slide is interesting and has me wanting to know more facts. The author work is also cited.

Slide 1: What Needs to be Improved

Even though the slide grabbed my attention, I feel it could use more information in it, or even more pictures. It is interesting, but still boring at the same time. The author also has some errors in the text both grammatical and punctuation. The citation is also wrong, it should be in the bottom right corner not at the end of the last sentence.

Slide 2: What Works Well

In my opinion, the graph was a good choice to use on the slide. A visual representation allows the presenter to show the audience what he is explaining. The graph is good approach at being informative to the audience instead of just reading text off slides or notecards. It also summarizes a large amount of information into one picture by showing a handful of different categories in it.

Slide 2: What Needs to be Improved

I think the author should have put more information on what we are looking at. They should have summarized the graph up into a sentence or two and put bullet points for what the graph was showing just so the audience know exactly what they are looking at, and what numbers go with which category.

Slide 3: What Works Well

This slide has great pictures. The pictures they chose to display were very clear and you know what you are looking at in the pictures. Using images like this will keep the audience intrigued and eager to learn more about the pictures.

Slide 3: What Needs to be Improved

There is no explanation or information regarding these pictures on the slide. The presenter should have written a sentence or so next to each picture to explain to the audience what they are looking at, or why they choose the specific picture.

Part B: Outline Rough Draft

General Topic: Cross-cultural communication in the workplace

Specific Topic: How managers can overcome potential problems of cultural communication in the workplace.

Thesis Statement: There are three important steps to consider in managing the communication of a cross-cultural workplace.

Main Point #1: The first approach is the delivering of cultural and behavioral training.

- Make sure that any information you are passing along is accurate information.

- Make sure you are also providing the right amount of information and not leaving any details out.

Main Point #2: The second approach is to form a team that is diverse.

-Pay attention to the person speaking to you so you receive all the information being given.

-Paraphrase all information that was given and verify its accuracy with the speaker

Main Point #3: The third is to establish respect and appreciation of all cultures to make the entire team comfortable.

- Let coworkers know when they are performing well.

- Positive feedback provides positive improvement in the workplace.

References

Boxer, D. (2002). 8. DISCOURSE ISSUES IN CROSS-CULTURAL PRAGMATICS. Annual

Review of Applied Linguistics, 22, 150-167. doi:10.1017/S0267190502000089

Fremont College. (2021) Top 10 Tips for Effective Workplace Communication.

https://fremont.edu/top-10-tips-for-effective-workplace-communication/

Maude, B. (2011). Managing cross-cultural communication: Principles and practice.

Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan

Vetrakova, Milota & Smerek, Lukáš. (2015). Managing the Change of Corporate Culture.

Sylwan. 159. 485-501.