How to Talk About a Visual Aid
HOW TO TALK ABOUT A VISUAL AID
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Choosing the right visual aid
A flow chart is a diagram showing the progress of material through the steps of a manufacturing process or the succession of operations in a complex activity | A pie chart displays the size of each part as a percentage of a whole | A (vertical or horizontal) bar chart is used to compare unlike items | | | | A line chart depicts changes over a period of time, showing data and trends | A table is a convenient way to show large amount of data in a small space | A diagram is a drawing showing arrangements and situations, such as networks, distribution, fluctuation ... | | | |
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Presenting a graph
Introduction | Topic | Circumstances | This graph shows ... | the results of our products ... | over 10 years. | The diagram outlines ... | rates of economic growth ... | between 1990 and 1996. | This table lists ... | the top ten agencies ... | in the industrial world. | This pie chart represents | the company's turnover ... | for this year in our sector. | This line chart depicts ... | the changes in sales ... | over the past year. | This chart breaks down ... | the sales of each salesman ... | during the past ten weeks. |
The four basic trends (tendances) are : 0 upward movement : 1 downward movement : 2 no movement : 3 change in direction : or
Indicating upward movement : Verbs | Nouns | Transitive | Intransitive | | (to) increase | (to) increase | (an) increase | (to) raise | (to) rise (rose, risen) | (a) raise (US), a rise (UK) | (to) push/put/step up | (to) go/be up | (an) upswing | | (to) grow | (a) growth | (to) extend, (to) expand | (to) extend, (to) expand | (an) extension, expansion | | (to) progress | (a) progression | | (to) boom/soar/climb | (a) boom | | (to) jump, (to) skyrocket | (a) jump | | (to) reach a
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Choosing the right visual aid
A flow chart is a diagram showing the progress of material through the steps of a manufacturing process or the succession of operations in a complex activity | A pie chart displays the size of each part as a percentage of a whole | A (vertical or horizontal) bar chart is used to compare unlike items | | | | A line chart depicts changes over a period of time, showing data and trends | A table is a convenient way to show large amount of data in a small space | A diagram is a drawing showing arrangements and situations, such as networks, distribution, fluctuation ... | | | |
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Presenting a graph
Introduction | Topic | Circumstances | This graph shows ... | the results of our products ... | over 10 years. | The diagram outlines ... | rates of economic growth ... | between 1990 and 1996. | This table lists ... | the top ten agencies ... | in the industrial world. | This pie chart represents | the company's turnover ... | for this year in our sector. | This line chart depicts ... | the changes in sales ... | over the past year. | This chart breaks down ... | the sales of each salesman ... | during the past ten weeks. |
The four basic trends (tendances) are : 0 upward movement : 1 downward movement : 2 no movement : 3 change in direction : or
Indicating upward movement : Verbs | Nouns | Transitive | Intransitive | | (to) increase | (to) increase | (an) increase | (to) raise | (to) rise (rose, risen) | (a) raise (US), a rise (UK) | (to) push/put/step up | (to) go/be up | (an) upswing | | (to) grow | (a) growth | (to) extend, (to) expand | (to) extend, (to) expand | (an) extension, expansion | | (to) progress | (a) progression | | (to) boom/soar/climb | (a) boom | | (to) jump, (to) skyrocket | (a) jump | | (to) reach a