I did some really interesting work recently featuring Adam Ostrow, Chief Strategy Officer of Mashable. Social@Ogilvy asked me to create sketchnotes of the presentation by Adam Ostrow to their agency on trends in social media.
When preparing to create visual summaries, I always do some research on the speaker. I was excited to find out that Adam was a graduate of University of Maryland, just a few miles from my office 😀
I enjoyed hearing Adam talk about the Oreo tweet sensation that happened during the superbowl. Can you find the Oreo in the picture?
See my sketchnotes that were created on the iPad below for the highlights from this presentation.
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For the complete article on the Social Ogilvy blog, click here.
What was your biggest takeaway? Please share and comment below.
Jean Chatzky is an author, speaker, and the financial editor for NBC’s Today Show. She was featured on SmallBizChat Live, where Melinda Emerson shares live interviews with small business experts. To see the interview with Jean, click here.
Jean discussed the importance of credit and shared this funny money rule: “Every birthday, you should check for you weight and credit score.” Basically, one should go up and one should go down 😀
This rule inspired me to draw these sketchnotes.
Here are a few tips from Jean to increase your credit score:
Pay bills on time – every single one of them
It is good to have a decent mix of credit – not just credit cards but utilities under your name as well, or a good credit standing in paying a car loan.
Avoid signing up for new credit cards or closing old credit cards.
Have you hear of Jean’s money rule before? Please share and comment below.
Just got back home from a room full of fired up women entrepreneurs! I’m talking about Spark & Hustle
Tory Johnson is the visionary behind Spark & Hustle a national conference for business owners. I was delighted that one of the stops on the tour was local for me in Washington, DC. Here are a few highlights from this 2 day conference.
At the registration table there were tons of Sharpie markers in different colors to sign our badges… of course I had to take advantage of that 😀
I decided to take a break from drawing sketchnotes during this conference, so I left all my professional supplies for drawing at home. I just wanted to focus on connecting with people and learning strategies to grow my business. But… I couldn’t help myself. I’m a visual learner and before I knew it, pictures were popping up in my notes! Take a peek.
I think everyone in the room got a chuckle from hearing Tory’s networking strategy in her early days of business. The WAITERS don’t count.
Sarah Chapin from Hail Merry shared so many tips and quotes that I loved. Sarah told us “It doesn’t matter how small you start if your dream is BIG.” I also loved the chocolate macaroons that were placed at our table, compliments of Hail Merry!
Lena West and Coach Jenn Lee did a fantastic job during the pitch session. They helped many of the women in the audience iron out a crystal clear pitch. I love how they both made themselves available to answer questions even after the session was over.
Sam Horn showed us the power of using stories. Sam advised instead of asking someone what they do, say “give me an example of what you do?” She also said “It’s time to evolve our marketing” and go from explanation to examples.
During the 2 day event, Tory strongly encouraged and reminded us to sit at a new table after each break and meet new people. I took her advice and it made all the difference in the world.
We all have our own techniques for remembering things.
Some people use cue cards, repetition, or acronyms. Some use rhymes or even songs. Others use diagrams, maps and pictures to make associations. Wikipedia describes visual thinking as the phenomenon of thinking through visual processing, by seeing words as a series of pictures.
Now, let’s see what this source has to say on the matter. Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you, the Muppets, with a classic video on visual thinking.
Dr. John Medina of Brain Rules believes that the more visual the input becomes, the more likely it is to be recognized—and recalled.
We can learn and retain knowledge far more effectively by maximizing the use of our senses. So integrate visual thinking with action, verbal, auditory, tactile and motor sensory functions for better learning.
Did you know that approximately 60%–65% of the general population are visual learners? What is your learning style?
I was interviewed recently by Vera Raposo, business coach and mastermind at Your Creative Biz. Vera offers products and services for creative entrepreneurs. I was delighted to do this interview and honored for her to introduce me to her creative community. Thanks Vera 😀
During the interview, I share how I got started with graphic recording, what was my turning point, and tips I have learned for business success.
You can check out my interview with Vera here.
Do you have a creative business or dream of one? Please share what it is. Just comment below.
Graphic recording is a skill used to capture and summarize meeting content by using hand drawn pictures and text. Using the visuals of graphic recording helps with retention, decision-making...
