Visual thinking can enhance communication and problem solving through visual aids. Some key benefits include: - 65% of people are visual learners and visuals are processed 60,000x faster than text by the brain - Learning improves up to 400% with visual aids in classrooms - 90% of information received by the brain is visual The document then discusses how to use visuals effectively in presentations through metaphors, problems/solutions, step-by-step guides and summaries while avoiding "death by PowerPoint". Graphic facilitation techniques are demonstrated to help generate ideas visually.

1. Visual Thinking
For Idea Generation and Solutions
Finding

2. WIIFM
Tool for communication and Problem solving
See Ideas & Possibilities through visuals
Deeper Impact & Understanding for audience
Create Simple images to enhance your
presentations

3. Overview
Benefits of visuals and visual thinking
How to use it in your programs and talks
Graphic Jam and active session
About Graphic Facilitation

4. Why would I want to use
visuals?
• FACTS
65% of population are visual learners
60,000x faster -Brains processing speed- visuals over text
90% information that comes to the brain is visual
40% of all nerve fibers connected to the brain are linked to the
retina
400% Learning improves by as much as this in classrooms with
visual aids
Source: Visual Teaching alliance Home page

5. Benefits of using
visuals
Speaker’s message more interesting,
Grasp it more easily, and retain it longer
Heighten audience interest,
Shift attention away from the speaker, and give the
speaker greater confidence in the presentation as
a whole.

6. Survey Questions
Who’s used a drawing to communicate an idea?
Who’s ever experienced “death by powerpoint”?

7. Barriers?
“Im not
creative”
I can’t draw”
I’m not a
visual
Person

8. Empty your
box of
excuses
You can draw....
You were a kid once!

9. When & How to use
Visuals
Introduce topics
Problem / Solution
Metaphor
How to / Step by step
Bullets / banners
Summaries

10. Metaphors

11. • Do the colors on my visual aids work well
together?
• Is there a clear contrast between the lettering and
background
• Do I limit charts to no more than eight items?
• Do I use fonts that are easy to read?
• Do I use a limited number of fonts?

12. Thank You!
Enjoy your visual
journey!