The Big Picture…
A Hired Listener: the Secret Ingredient of a Great Meeting
Do You Need a Hired Listener? Absolutely. No one listens better! Have you ever heard a wonderful, informative talk and later tried and failed to recall those ah-ha moments? The ideas that really grabbed you? The key concepts, questions and issues? Your meeting...
Get out of Zoom and Back Into the Room–Powerfully!
The energy, the activity, the many possibilities of physical presence—all of it can show up on a graphic recording. I’ve been capturing virtual meetings since the pandemic began, and like you probably are, I’m ready to get out of Zoom and back into the room! You...
Going Virtual? Hold their attention!
It’s hard to keep people engaged during online events and virtual meetings—there are so many distractions: emails and messages coming in, phone calls, web-surfing and multi-tasking, not to mention all the family and household stuff when people work from home! So if...
The World Cafe: still a powerful tool!
I just facilitated a wonderful event—a World Cafe for the Southeast Association of Facilitators’ (SEAF.org) February workshop. But when it was originally suggested, my first thought was “a World Cafe? That’s been around forever, everyone did that ages ago, we need...
Post-Event Notes can be POWERFUL !
Have you ever been to a great conference and tried to remember the powerful ideas later? It only takes a few days for my memory to fade--but it's not inevitable! The good news? Graphic recording doesn't have to be "live" to help your audience remember. It was my...
Communicate your BIGGER Picture!
The Lou Walker Senior Center had a big message to get across—their journey toward accreditation as a Center of Excellence was almost complete and their efforts had led to much more than a plaque they could hang on the wall: They wanted a full-size hand-drawn mural. To...
Wonder how to make them remember your meeting?
And what about the CONTENT? That's the real challenge! I recently provided graphic recording in a retreat for a company leadership team, and on the second day, the HR Director pointed to one of the first day’s charts and said: “that one’s great—it really captured the...
How to punch up your meetings for meaning and impact
The Lou Walker Senior Center has a big message to get across—their journey toward accreditation as a Center of Excellence is almost complete and their efforts have led to much more than a plaque they can hang on the wall. To share their story, I captured their words—a...
6 Reasons Graphics Will Boost Your Meeting ROI
You’ve invested a lot in having the right people in the room: the presenters, the venue, travel, lodging, and everyone’s valuable time. What will they remember two weeks from now? Two months from now? Will they act on it? No one likes meeting minutes and people rarely...
Love Graphic Recording? Here’s what it means to me:
Have you experienced graphic recording in your events and meetings? If so, you know that it can brighten the mood in the room and help participants feel more excited, more engaged, and more “heard”—there’s nothing like seeing your own words on the wall to...