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1- Definition of visual translation
2- How was the book created?
3- What is an international visual translation book?
4- When to use the international visual translation book?
5- Why this book is so useful?
6- Where can you buy this book?
7- Interacting with us
1- Definition of Visual Translation
Now that you are on skippyglobetrotter, you may want to find more information about our book, International visual translation. In order to do so, we need to define and understand what “visual translation” is.
After scanning the web, we only found one definition given by wikipedia:
“Visual communication as the name suggests is communication through visual aid. It is the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. Primarily associated with two dimensional images, it includes: signs, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration, colour and electronic resources. It solely relies on vision. Here, focus is on the presentation of text, pictures, diagrams, photos, et cetera, integrated on a computer display. The term visual presentation is used to refer to the actual presentation of information.”
However, we made more research and visual communication is a form of non verbal communication.
Nonverbal communication is the process of communicating through sending and receiving wordless messages. Such messages can be communicated through gesture, body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact, object communication such as clothing, hairstyles or even architecture, or symbols and infographics, as well as through an aggregate of the above, such as behavioral communication.
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The author, Lionel, has been travelling for decades. He has been travelling either as a businessman, a backpacker or a tourist and he has always encountered the same problem…he can’t speak more than two languages, which are English and French.
Now like most people, he assumed that speaking English when travelling abroad would be sufficient. Well he assumed wrong! For example, when he went to China for business he couldn’t find people, apart from translators, that speak English. How did he communicate? Well, in these situations, only by making gestures and drawings.
Did it work? Well not really and this is how he came to the idea of creating a book that would enable him to communicate his needs or ideas by pointing at well designed images or pictograms. The aim of this book is to be able to carry it all day long and communicate with your interlocutor with ease in any situations.
So remember, don’t assume that when travelling you will be able to communicate within your own language because the reality is that you can’t and in some cases, like explained in the International Visual Translator book, your life could depend on it.
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3- What is an International visual translation book?
Now that we defined and explained how it was created, it seems important to understand what the International visual translation book is.
But first you must know that people refer to this book also as a universal phrasebook, a pocket language translator, an international visual translator or a visual translation lexicon. All these names mean the same…a book full of images and pictograms that will enable you to communicate.
The international visual translation book is made of eight themes that will help you communicate abroad without speaking the language, which includes transport, health, accommodation, restaurant, finance, buying, leisure and communication. Click here to find more information about the book.
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4- When to use the International visual book?
This visual translation book is going to become your best friend when travelling abroad without speaking the language. You can use this book at any time.
- If you want some cash, you can point at the cash machine image in the book.
- If you are a businessman and you have a meeting to attend and you wish to get your shirts ironed, you can show the hotel receptionist the image of the lady ironing.
- If you are a gap year student wanting to give news to your family and you wish to get to a cyber café, you can point at the web connection pictograms.
- If you are working as a humanitarian you may be interested in showing people health images and pictograms, for example scans, blood tests, etc
- If you are a backpacker, you may want to look for means of transportation.
- If you are a tourist or a retiree enjoying your holidays, you may want to ask for the various activities available to you, such as playing football, cycling, the bar, etc..
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5- Why this book is so useful?
The international visual translator is useful because you can refer to it when ever you need it. It has got over 700 pictograms.
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6- Where can you buy the book?
You can buy the international visual translation book on our website. Our online shop is highly secured. We are using the PayPal payment solution.
Once you have placed an order, we will dispatch it within 24 hours. If you have any queries regarding the shipping please refer to our delivery page.
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Because we would love to hear from you, we have created a blog. The blog enables us to give you regular updates on the book and it enables you to give us feedback.
If you have any general enquiries you can also drop us a line at info@skippyglobetrotter.com
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