SLOW Down One of the biggest things that I notice right off the bat once a speaker starts is the speed at which they are going to talk. More often then not, folks speak why too fast. Slow down. If you feel like you are speaking too slowly it’s probably …
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It’s been an absolute rollercoaster ride pivoting to digital/virtual graphic recording (sketchnote) and graphic facilitate over the last few months. I had a feeling over the last 2 years that eventually I would be asked to draw digitally but I didn’t know that I would be forced into it. Luckily …
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A few weeks ago I reached out to DevSecCon virtual conference to see if they’d be interested in digital graphic recording for their event. To be honest, because of all my DevOps experience, I’ve been wanting to do this event for quite some time! While talking with them back and …
A few months ago some folks who I’ve met in person and online reached out to me to ask if I was interested in help organize a virtual event, and also speak at said event. I enthusiastically responded, especially in March, with most of my work projects at the time …
As someone who has listened to hundreds of talks over the last number of years I can typically tell within the first 5 minutes of a presentation whether or not it could be difficult to graphic record. It’s quite often that attendees will come up to check the visual chart …
In these weird times entrepreneurs are left scratching their heads wondering what to do next – myself included. My business bestie, Bernice Williams of Intentional Connection had a great idea to host online zoom calls for 2-2.5 hours long and invite local entrepreurs onto the call to talk about challenges …
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The MARKERS! Having quality tools is a bonus but not a necessity when doing graphic recording. This outline will be a peek into my kit! At events, the marker lovers visit me and ask me what I use and share them this information. I could talk about markers all day …
A question I get a lot, especially during my Graphic Recording 101 workshop is when and how to use a template. A template helps organize information in a visual way. First off I want to quickly address something. In my opinion, a mind map is a template. Sometimes when I …
Send me the Vision Visual Download * indicates required Email Address * First Name I had so much fun creating the Vision visual last year for 2019 so I thought I’d do it again! I have learned and grown a lot this year and excited to put this together. I’m …