The Center for Graphic Facilitation

Introduction to Graphic Recording with Lynn Carruthers and Emily Shepard

May 21 & 22, Downtown San Francisco, 10am-5pm, $700.00

www.intro2gr.com

• Are you intrigued by graphic recording, looking for a safe place to learn the basics and see what it's like standing in front of that big piece of paper?
• Do you want more confidence in writing clearly and quickly with markers?
• Are you ready to learn a bunch of fun and easy icons, and the basics of simple drawing skills?
• Would you like to improve your listening skills when capturing a speaker or discussion?

Graphic Recording is the real-time documentation of a meeting discussion, strategy session, or speaker. A graphic recorder tracks the conversation, and captures the key points and ideas with words and images on large format paper. This allows the participants in the meeting to literally see what they are hearing, and provides another way to take in the information.

Keeping reading for a description of the workshop...

Incorporating images in the recordings helps people to understand and remember concepts, and can accelerate their learning and working processes.  The recordings also serve as a tool to help a group as they move forward ~ by serving as a dynamic record of their meeting discussions and agreements.

This class is designed for people who work with groups and want to break free of flipcharts, for people who want to learn to think more visually, for people who have never attempted recording before, for people who have been itching to jump up and grab a marker! Great for teachers, consultants, coaches, trainers, and you!

The workshop will cover, among many topics: how to listen for the "nuggets" of information, lettering and titling techniques, key ways to organize information, step by step instructions for drawing people, buildings, light bulbs, and lots more easy icons.

There will be plenty of time to practice recording, learn from one another, and see lots of samples of other people's work. We will also introduce you to the many resources that are out there  ~ to inspire you, and help you continue your learning.

Included in your $700.00 registration fee: Lunch, drinks and snacks both days and all the paper/supplies you'll need

Reserve your spot today. Space is limited!

Across 3 states and 2 countries, Ryan, Liisa, Sunni, Andrew, Heather and Nora are packing up their markers and heading for SXSW Interactive.

Watch us create live visuals of keynotes and the most popular sessions March 12-14.

Want to take note? Come by the Day Stage to get your own limited edition prints of all our illustrations and check out the gallery of graphic facilitation.

Can’t make it out west? See our work, along with visual notes from other attendees at our sponsor’s site. Or stay tuned by checking out our blog.

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by Stine Arensbach

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This is the showcase we've been waiting for — the one that not only allows, but encourages you to defy mom. Scribble up a wall, our studio wall. The winner will have their artwork turned into a limited-edition Blik surface graphic. Go ahead, we double dare you. 

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E.B. White once said that analyzing comedy is like dissecting a frog: Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. However, a sacrifice must be made to help more great ideas see the light of day, and studying how good comedians work can reveal insights into how innovation can benefit from the same advice.

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We also translated a forgotten 1958 comic book about Martin Luther King's Montgomery Bus Boycott into Arabic.

When, at first, we went to print the comic book, a security officer blocked publication. So we called him and demanded a meeting. He agreed, and we read through the comic book over coffee to address his concerns.

At the end, he granted permission to print and then asked: "Could I have a few extra copies for my kids?"  The comic book has been credited with inspiring young activists in Egypt and the larger region (we have a Farsi version as well). Last week I distributed copies in Tahrir Square. Seeing the scene in the square firsthand is amazing.

Despite violent attacks and tanks in the street, young people from all walks of life are coming together, organizing food and medical care, and offering a living model of free civil society in action.

~ from a recent eNewsletter from Dalia Ziada, AIC Egypt Office Director, American Islamic Congress

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