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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.