Visual Facilitation Bootcamp

$1,650.00

This practical workshop introduces you to visual tools and methods that will enhance your work with teams and meeting participants. This is a hands-on workshop designed to take you from “I can’t draw” to “I’m a visual facilitator” in 2 days.

In this course you’ll receive an introduction to graphic recording (also known as scribing or live visual note taking) as one tool in the visual facilitator’s toolkit. You’ll also be introduced to designing visual templates to support group collaboration, preparing engaging flip charts and posters, creating interactive graphics, how to design more engaging, effective meeting agendas, and much more. No previous drawing experience is required.

This practical workshop introduces you to visual tools and methods that will enhance your work with teams and meeting participants. This is a hands-on workshop designed to take you from “I can’t draw” to “I’m a visual facilitator” in 2 days.

In this course you’ll receive an introduction to graphic recording (also known as scribing or live visual note taking) as one tool in the visual facilitator’s toolkit. You’ll also be introduced to designing visual templates to support group collaboration, preparing engaging flip charts and posters, creating interactive graphics, how to design more engaging, effective meeting agendas, and much more. No previous drawing experience is required.

Day 1 Highlights

  • Hands-on practice with professional markers

  • Lettering tips and tricks

  • How to make your writing more legible

  • Enhancing your flip chart skills

  • Developing a library of easy-to-draw icons

  • Drawing people: Yes you can!

  • Introduction to graphic recording – how, why, when?

  • How to listen and draw at the same time

  • How to “chunk” and cluster information

  • Practice and coaching

Day 2 Highlights

  • Preparing posters with punch

  • How to design visual templates for individual and group work

  • Creating interactive graphics for meeting evaluation, data visualization and more

  • 15 great visual ice-breakers that require little to no drawing skill

  • Making your meeting agendas more visual, engaging and effective

  • Using simple visuals to help redirect a conversation and get a group back on track

  • Tips for partnering with professional graphic recorders

  • Practice lab and coaching