Introducing  the visual


Ok. Let’s take a look at…



Meaning of the visual

This shows/ illustrates/ demosntrates/ refers to …
This is a graph/ a diagram which shows
As you can see, this is…
Here we can see…


Focusing Attention

Id like to draw your attention to…
One of the most important aspects of this is….
At first glance it seems… but

Fill in the blanks. Listen and check.


Color         illustrate                  first glance                            diagram



Mark:     I have a transparency here to___________ how I organize informal feedback.

Bob:        I think the OHP is out of focus. Can you fix it?

Mark:      Sure. OK, that looks better.Where did the pointer go? Well never mind. I can just use my hand.  At____________, this system may look rather complicated. But its actually very simple.


Linda:        Do the different shapes mean types of files?

Mark:        Actually, the shapes in the ___________represent organization within the file. And I would also like to draw  your attention to the______________ coding of the shapes. The meaning of each color is related to the three situations I described before when informal feedbck is given.

Which visual aid is best to show the information? Write the choice in the blank.


Bar chart          flow chart                diagram        pie chart             table


1.Use a __________ to show the growth in company expenses over the past five years.
2.Use a __________ to compare several features of three products to see similarities and differences.
3.Use a __________ to show the percent of customers (100%) who prefer different products.
4.Use a __________ to show the steps in the process of production for a product.
5.Use a __________ to show the relationship between various departments in an organization.