by Lisa | Mar 6, 2017 | Visual Thinking
My first interview on a podcast! Woot Woot! Yes, I am excited, can you tell.
I’ve been following the podcast of Lisa Anderson since last year. I love the interviews on her show because she has great advice for small business owners. No surprise, I was super excited when she contacted me to be a guest on her show.
Listen in on our conversation where I share ideas on visual marketing, graphic recording and fun facts you probably didn’t know about doodling. I’ve heard so many positive responses from this episode, have a listen, just click here.
Interview Link: http://www.lisadanderson.com/podcasts/capture-audience-visual-marketing-lisa-nelson-p2p-033/
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by Lisa | Feb 10, 2017 | Community
“Libraries Transform” is a multi-year campaign about the transforming the role of libraries in America.
This week I joined a webinar that showed libraries how to use several facilitation approaches to foster conversation and lead change in communities. The webinar was hosted by the American Library Association and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation.
Here are just a few key points that I sketched while listening. There are several more webinars coming up, so if you are interested, find out more here.
For as long as I can remember… I’ve always had a library card. I’m really excited to see how the #LibrariesTransform initiative will play a role across our country. The timing in our country right now is perfect for having meaningful dialogue.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/jwau58kbiir8fhc/Sketchnotes%20for%20Beginners%20-%20SURN%20-%202018.pdf?dl=0
by Lisa | Feb 2, 2017 | Art, Visual Thinking
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.” – Lauren Bacall
Did you know that February 8 is National Kite Flying Day?
Who would have thunk it!
I just happened to be looking at the National Day Calendar and saw this special day observed for flying a kite.
If you don’t have time to fly a kite on Feb 8th, you can draw one! Here is a quick lesson on How to Draw a Kite in 5 Easy Steps.
Hope you had fun with this lesson. Let me know if you fly a kite on Feb 8 or draw one!
I draw kites when creating visual notes to represent childhood, freedom, the wind or sky. This one image of a kite, has so many meanings!
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by Lisa | Jan 16, 2017 | Business, Community, Leadership
On Sunday, January 15th I created this 4’x8′ chart in real-time for the AFL-CIO. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil & Human Rights Awards took place at the Hamilton in Washington, DC. There were 8 award recipients, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and actor Jussie Smollett.
Graphic recording by Lisa Nelson for #1uMLK. The Hamilton, Washington, DC
I enjoyed working on this project for so many reasons. One reason is because I come from a family of union workers. When award recipient, Carmen Perez, mentioned the 1199 union it made me smile.
Another reason I enjoyed this project was because of the program itself. It was so rich with stories of ordinary people doing amazing things.
I love this quote that was printed on the program. It speaks to the labor movement and matched the occasion perfectly.
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I used pieces from the music selection, video segments, and stories from the honorees to make the chart a collage.
Click here to see a 15 second video of the complete chart.
by Lisa | Nov 30, 2016 | Community
Yesterday the Greenbelt Community Relations Advisory Board and the Greenbelt City Police Department held a forum to to encourage listening and dialogue. This was the first of a series of conversations to foster a respectful, safe and fair community.
I got a chance to meet neighbors and we collectively worked on being “One Greenbelt”. Residents shared their experiences and suggestions for improving relations with the police department. Thomas Kemp, Acting Police Chief said “We are here to LISTEN”.
Take a look at my sketchnotes below, with the takeaways I heard during this session.
I’m curious. Is your community having these kinds of conversations?
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by Lisa | Oct 20, 2016 | Business
How can you make sure the people in the room will remember the key points of your meeting?
According to Hubspot, 80% of users recall a video they saw in the last 30 days. I’m not surprised at all. As a matter of fact, I started my graphic recording business as a result of stumbling on a YouTube video and I still remember it! Here is another factoid from Insivia, 75% of executives watch work-related videos on business websites at least once a week.
So… I found a really effective way to EXTEND graphic recording with video. You might be saying, “what is graphic recording?”. Graphic recording is a skill used to capture and summarize meeting content by using hand drawn pictures and text.
On Saturday, I attended the Reinvention Weekend business conference. My setup was very simple, I was sitting in the audience drawing in my sketchbook as I listened to the keynote speaker, Melinda Emerson. When I finished graphic recording, I scanned the picture (see photo) and used the image in a short video that walks through the key points of Melinda’s presentation.
Sharing a video will help your participants refresh their memory after your meeting or event. Don’t forget the people who could not attend, they will really appreciate it and say “I felt like I was there!” The video below is only 1 minute long but a rich takeaway for participants. Imagine sending your attendees a video like this.
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