Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The first slide in this series is the original. The text pops out a bit because the background image is slightly
blurry in that area. The four slides that follow it contain transparent boxes between the image and the text, which
makes the type even easier to see. (Image in slides from
iStockphoto.com
.)
Creating Bilingual Slides
Increasingly, presenters are facing bilingual audiences. For example, foreign nationals in
Japan often make presentations in English to an audience that is a mix of native English
speakers and native Japanese speakers. Many Japanese audience members say they
appreciate both Japanese and English text appearing on the screen at the same time.
Combining languages on a slide can be effective as long as the text is in different sizes.
One language needs to be visually subordinate to the other. If I am presenting in
