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Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication
Multimedia Presentation Activity
Plan: (1) What do we need to know?
Objectives:
I can use appropriate technology tools and other resources for the purpose of accessing, gathering,
organizing, and sharing information effectively (for example, multimedia presentation).
I can apply ethical behavior (copyright, not plagiarizing, proper netiquette) when using resources.
I can understand the world of work and how the world of work changes; the skills needed for employment;
where to seek employment; and how to apply, interview, and make a career plan for employment.
Do: (2) How will we learn it?
As open-minded, principled, and caring IB learners, we appreciate and respect cultural diversity;
including cultural differences win both verbal communication and nonverbal communication. Use Microsoft
PowerPoint, Keynote for Mac, Google Presentation, or Prezi to create a multimedia presentation about Cultural
Differences in Nonverbal Communication by following the instructions below. Please note that these
instructions apply to PowerPoint and they may need modifying to apply to Keynote, Google Presentation, or
Prezi.
Study: (3) How will we know if we’ve learned it?
Evaluation  Rubric/Checklist of Instructions for This Multimedia Presentation:
1. Open a new PowerPoint slideshow document.
2. Click File, Save As, and in your folder for this class, give the file a simple name (listen to the teacher for
examples), add your name or initials, and click Save. Then every few minutes, click the save icon.
3. Click Design to select your theme, colors, font, effect, background style, etc., for your slide show. Your
PowerPoint slide show is to have a consistent, professional appearance, with same or similar backgrounds,
colors, fonts, etc., from slide to slide. Appropriate text fonts/background color contrast should be applied.
4. Insert slide or page numbers. Since Prezi is nonlinear, manually number your frames or parts 1 through 15.
5. Click Home and then New Slide until you see fifteen slides (see Follow the directions at #10 below).
6. Royalty-free images used will follow the copyright law and fair use guidelines. Include one example of a
clip art graphic or picture on each slide. Graphics created in Paint or Print Screen (or a screen shot) may
also be used.
7. Sources used for information, graphics, and sound are correctly cited in MLA style on the credits slide in
alphabetical order (similar to Works Cited for a report or term paper in a Word document). Use Citation
Machine - MLA Citations . Give the specific website citation, not Google or Google images, not Bing, etc.
For example:
"Non Verbal Communication." Non Verbal Communication. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2014.
<http://www.andrews.edu/~tidwell/bsad560/NonVerbal.html>.
8. Animations and transitions are optional (not required). If you use audio or sound, first complete the
information and graphics. Then use your earbuds or a pair of headphones and remember that sound is to
creatively enhance the topic of your slide show, and not be a distraction.
9. Show control of grammar (like subject and verb agreement), sentence formation, standard usage, and
mechanics (including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling). Titles are to be capitalized correctly in title
case.
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10. Follow these directions for each slide (15 slides)
a. Slide 1 is your title slide, which includes the title of your presentation, a subtitle, your name, and an
image (clip art or picture with a caption). You may use Word Art.
b. Slide 2 is your Introduction – tell your audience what your presentation will be about.
c. For each slide of slides 2-13, create an appropriate title or heading, key either a bulleted list or a
summary of the content, and insert one graphic (either a clip art image or a royalty free image with
its source correctly cited on the Credits slide).
i. For slides 3 and 4, answer each question thoroughly:
 Slide 3 – What Is Nonverbal Communication?
 Slide 4 – Why Is Nonverbal Communication Important?
ii. For slides 5-13, respectfully discuss cultural differences in nonverbal communication in
the following areas:
 Slide 5 – General Appearance and Dress
 Slide 6 – Body Movement
 Slide 7 – Posture
 Slide 8 – Gestures
 Slide 9 – Facial Expressions
 Slide 10 – Eye Contact and Gaze
 Slide 11 – Touch
 Slide 12 – Smell
 Slide 13 - Paralanguage
d. Slide 14 is your conclusion– share with your audience what you learned from completing this
project. Make connections to IB Learner Profile, international mindedness, and globally.
e. Slide 15 is your credits slide. Reminder: Sources used for information, graphics, and sound are
correctly cited in MLA style on the credits slide in alphabetical order (similar to Works Cited for a
report or term paper in a Word document). Use Citation Machine - MLA Citations . Give the specific
website citation, not Google or Google images. For example:
"Non Verbal Communication." Non Verbal Communication. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2014.
<http://www.andrews.edu/~tidwell/bsad560/NonVerbal.html>.
11. Review the credits slide to make sure that all citations (every source for text, graphics, and audio are listed
in alphabetical order).
12. Proofread and edit each slide, both with and without spell check, to make corrections for spelling,
capitalization, punctuation, spacing, typos, etc. Are your sentences capitalized and end with the appropriate
punctuation mark?
13. Review the directions for this project to make sure they were thoroughly followed. Then please raise your
hand to share your presentation with your teacher. Thank you. 
Act: (4) What will we do if we haven’t learned it?
(5) What will we do if we already know it?
Reflect upon what you did. What was successful? What contributed towards learning? What needed to be
improved?