Module 7, Part Two - Hands-on: making your own visuals

In this practical lesson you'll apply everything you've learned about creating visuals with AI - transforming information into infographics, flowcharts, and cartoons. Each exercise includes a downloadable file, plus prompts and tips.

Exercise 1 - Create an infographic from a report

1. Upload a report to your AI chat. Use the sample report (PDF) or your own.
2. Prompt:

Create an infographic summarising the main insights, statistics, and recommendations from this report.

1. Review the generated infographic and refine by specifying elements to highlight, rearrange, or clarify.
2. Save your final infographic and share it with a colleague for feedback.

Reflection: What surprised you most? How might this type of infographic be useful in your everyday work?

Exercise 2 - Generate an infographic from a podcast transcript

1. Upload a transcript to your AI chat. Use the sample AI in Education podcast transcript (TXT), or a meeting transcript of your own.
2. Prompt (adjust if it's a meeting):

Summarise this podcast into an engaging infographic, highlighting the top insights and memorable quotes.

1. Customise by requesting specific colour schemes or branding guidelines.
2. Finalise the visual and consider how you'd distribute it - social media, internal comms, or your website.

Reflection: What advantages did this visual summary offer compared to the original audio?

Exercise 3 - Build a flowchart from an SOP

1. Upload a Standard Operating Procedure to your AI chat. Use the sample Restaurant Opening SOP (PDF), or your own.
2. Prompt:

Convert this operating procedure into a clear, easy-to-follow flowchart, highlighting key decision points and actions.

1. Check for accuracy, clarity and logic, and refine:

Simplify this part of the process
Clearly label decision-making steps

1. Share the final flowchart with someone unfamiliar with the process and gather feedback.

Reflection: How does the visual representation improve understanding compared to the written procedure?

Exercise 4 - Turn a process into a cartoon

1. Continue in the same chat, or start a new one using the same SOP from Exercise 3.
2. Prompt:

Explain this process in a humorous, engaging 6-step cartoon. Clearly illustrate and caption each step.

1. Adjust tone and style:

Make it suitable for an internal training session
Use relatable workplace characters

1. Review and refine until it's engaging and effective for your audience.

Reflection: How did using humour and cartoons impact your communication of this process? Would you use this approach again?