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Meyer's Principles of Multimedia Learning: Segmenting Principle: Deliver information in a manageable structured chunks, in an orderly method in a hierarchical manner, and to achieve the delivery of content that excites the brain. For this, animation and interactivity are two fundamental pillars. Multimedia for learning includes tags, windows, links, audios files and interactive apps Interactivity adds additional content and add animation to engage the learner, using relatable simulations.

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You were recently hired for a role in a corporate position. You speak English proficiently, but non-natively. So you sometimes avoid speaking up at meetings. Can you make decisions that help you succeed in your work?

Your team has an important upcoming meeting with a business client. What do you do?

Come up with an excuse and don't go to the meeting.

Relax before the meeting, without taking time to review.

Review the agenda.

Read through the agenda to gather extra details, and practice some phrases to build confidence. You identify the points you want to make, and practice aloud delivering your ideas in English. You know that you can make a contribution in your subject matter in the meeting, but you still feel nervous. Your co-worker asks you how you feel about the meeting. What do you say?

Tell him you feel great and ready for the meeting even though you are feeling nervous.

Tell him you need a few minutes to regroup.

Tell him you don't feel well today.

You decide to relax after work, and not to think about the meeting. The next day at the meeting, the client asks you directly, Why do you think your team's strategy is the best fit for our needs? Unable to come up with a good response, your colleage takes over for you. The client doesn't address you again, and insead begins speaking with other members of your team. What do you do?

You receive a phone call and step out, but the phone call takes longer than expected, so you don't rejoin the meeting.

You stay in the meeting - but you start to feel anxiety.

You decide to take a 2-minute break to regroup your thoughts.

You step away to find a quiet place, do some quick breathing exercises and mentally prepare for the meeting. You tell yourself that your accent doesn't define your competency. You go back to the meeting, and it's your turn to share. You get so concerned about your grammar that you go blank. What do you do?

Take out your notes and read them aloud.

Ask a colleague to take over.

Pause to think about what your plan.

Your colleague takes over and speaks during the meeting. The rest of them meeting you are quiet, but decide there may be a good opportunity to speak up again. What will you do next?

Ask some insightful questions. Take a few minutes to regroup.

Take out your notes and read them aloud

Pause to think about what you reviewed and planned for.

You supress the anxiety, and find it difficult to concentrate on the conversation in the meeting. You avoid eye contact and let your co-workers guide the meeting. What's you next move?

After the meeting, you decide to set up a one-on-one with your manager.

You to take a 2 minute break to regroup your thoughts.

You decide to step outside to take a phone call.

You tell your team last minute that you can not attend the meeting. They seem surprised, but understand. They come back from the meeting, and all decide to go out for coffee. What do you do?

Even though you didn't attend the meeting, you decide to go out for coffee to catch up on the results of the meeting.

You decide not to join in because you didn't contribute to the meeting success.

You decide to go back to the office to catch up on emails.

Even though you are happy for the success of the team, you didn't join the team. The team doesn't invite you to the next meeting, so you feel alienated. What will you do?

Set up a check-in with your team manager to let him know that you are ready to commit to the success of the team.

You start to think there are no options for your improvement.

You set up a one-on-one meeting with your team manager, but unsure what to say.

You meet with your team manager. You manager notices that you are at times withdrawn, so he offers some helpful tips for improvement. What do you do?

Recognize that you manager has some insights to share and has the best intentions for your positive journey to success on the team.

You are reluctant to take his advice, but tell him you will reflect on his recommendations.

You start to lose confidence.

As you pause, a your colleague on your team makes a light joke to break the ice. This gets a laugh from the group, which relaxes you, so you begin speaking, and communicate effectively. After the meeting, your team is invited for coffee with the client, but you're worried about small talk. What do you do?

Pretend to have an important phone call.

Agree to go, but stay quiet and let other people socialize.

Engage in one-on-one conversation.

Referring to your notes are a good way to remember your presentation, but may not work to read it in its entirety. What will you do for next time?

Use index cards to just refer to highlighted main ideas

Just wing it and try to remember the basic ideas.

Let the anxiety take over.

exemplary outcome

High performance result- Well done!

You start the conversation with the client, but keep it around topics that you are familiar with. The more you talk with the client, the more relaxed you feel and establish a sense of empathy in the conversation. After the coffee break, your team feels confident that the meeting was a success! They congratulate you and thank you for sharing your important expertise with the group.

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Progress in action - steps to improve

Keep it up - You can do it!

You have made it this far, don't give up! Work out a plan that includes clear steps for improvement: This may include rehearsing in front of a mirror, using index cards to refer to, or memorize key ideas. Practice makes perfect!

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Progress in action

You are making steady progress - Well done!

You decided to join the group for coffee event though you didn't attend the meeting. You start the conversation with the client, but keep it around topics that you are familiar with. The more you talk with the client, The more relaxed you feel and establish a sense of empathy in the conversation. After the coffee break, your team feels confident that the meeting was a success. They appreciate that you joined them and encourage you to share your important expertise with the group in the next meeting.

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Making steady progress

Growth mindset

By recognizing that you and your manager are on the same team and have common goals, you decide that you are open for improvement and up for the challenge. Taking on challenges allow us to grow and enrich our lives. Keep up the good work! You are well on your way!

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You are building your skills!

Well done! You are on your way! "today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!" (Dr. zeuss)

You have made it this far, don't give up! Work out a plan that includes clear steps for improvement. This may include rehearsing in front of a mirror, using index cards to refer to, or memorize key ideas. Practice makes perfect!

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Developing your skills

The growth mindset - embrace challenges as an opportunity for growth

We can all learn from our experiences - Leaving in the midle of a meeting for a phone call, or taking a personal call during a meeting, is not a common practice unless it is an emergency. However, there is always a chance for improvement. Take every challenge as an opportunity to improve. In every problem lies a chance to grow. By practicing your speaking skills, your confidence will improve. Take time to write down your goals, and ensure that the steps you are taking are aligned with your goal outcomes.

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Developing your skills

The growth mindset - embrace challenges as an opportunity for growth

Don't ever give up! Giving up means there is no chance for success, but knowing you have options means there is always a chance for growth With the growth mindset, there is always a chance for improvement. Take this as a lesson to improve, and day by day review what lessons can be learned for a brighter future! By practicing your speaking skills, your confidence will improve. Take time to write down your goals, and ensure that the steps you are taking are aligned with your goal outcomes.

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References

Picasso, Pablo. Guernica. 1937, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid. © Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Works Cited in the public domain: Dalí, Salvador. The Persistence of Memory. 1931, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, Michelango. The Creation of Adam. 1512, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.

CAST. (2024). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0. Retrieved from https://udlguidelines.cast.org/

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Online Learning Consortium. (n.d.). Online Learning Consortium. Retrieved September 28, 2025, from https://onlinelearningconsortium.org

Quality Matters. (2023). QM Higher Education Rubric (7th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Author. Used under license.

WebAIM: Alternative Text

W3C: Image Concepts W3C breaks down each type of image requiring alt text.

W3C: An Alt Decision Tree Not sure if you should use alt text or not? Use this decision tree from W3C.

W3C: Complex Images

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