Deck from the Sketchnotes-SF meetup in May at Neo [http://neo.com/]. We practiced visualizing 1-to-1 conversation.We started with a quick warm-up, then jumped into rapid practice, visually explaining something to someone else, and then visually capturing something being explained to you by someone else. A high point was seeing the fabulous work from the "sketch your day" warm-up activity. We shared work at a collaborative critique and learned a lot from each other. The evening wrapped up with links to resources to explore. Special Shoutout to @MollyClare who was the co-creator of the "talk & listen" activity, and who is pioneering visual notetaking at WhiteboardWarrior.org (http://whiteboardwarrior.org). Details on the meetup at: http://www.meetup.com/Sketchnotes-SF/events/222692847/

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Sketchnotes-SFWelcome!
Tonight’s topic:
Talk w/a pen
&
Listen w/a pen
May 2015 @sketchnotesSF

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thanks to our hosts
http://www.neo.com/
@neoinnovate

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• Pizza talk
• warm-up
• rapid-rounds
• practice sessions
• gallery & critique
what we’ll do

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intro
Holding the pen
Basics
“when you hold the pen, you
hold the space to listen”

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Whatʼs different
about capturing a 1:1?
•!Personal & intimate
•!Collaborative
•!Bring structure to a narrative
Discuss.

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why visual listening?
•!externalize and clarify ideas
•!communicate with others
•!get in a different groove
•!be super cool
tonightʼs goals
•!be confident with using a pen
in 1:1 conversations
•!use your skills as much as possible
•!grow & refine your skills

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Via @rohdesign

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Gray marker or pencil
Gel pens (.3 / .5 / .7) Unlined Moleskine
Common materials

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Good-enough
materials

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Everyone got
materials?

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warm-ups
quick activity to
get your hands
moving.

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30 seconds

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rapid rounds
lettering
icons
expressions
story

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basic • serif • double • bubble • block
lettering
5 from 1
Via @katerutter

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Note to regulars...
Try a new basic style!

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basic
serif
double
bubble
block
Via @katerutter

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basic
serif
double
bubble
block
Via @katerutter

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basic
tall
wide
30 seconds Via @katerutter

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icons

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Via @rohdesign

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20 seconds

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alarm

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shopping

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work

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friends

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lunch

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weather

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expressions
sketch-a-long

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smile frown
up brows
neutral
down
brows
no brows
add a mouth...
add eyebrows...
Expressions matrix

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story
solo sketch

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5 minutes to capture
5 minutes to clarify
• Make visual notes of a summary of your day...
When did you wake up? Where did you go?
What did you do? What was the weather like?
sketch your day
• Take 5 minutes to visually clarify:
* structure the layout (connect the parts)
* add text emphasis (5 from 1!)
* add icons
* add labels (name, date, times) & color

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share
5 min!

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Practice
sessions

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I want to become a better sketcher,
listener and documenter.
I want to remember key
information and have something to
share with others after a session.
I'm a big visual
learner & I want to
remember things
more easily.
I want to tell a
story very quickly.
I want to learn to
effectively communicate
visually.
I want to make hard
concepts more
accessible.

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Talk
with a pen
1
10 minutes

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3 minutes to explain
2 minutes to reflect
talk with a pen
• Think of a concept you know well that
is hard to communicate to others.
• Using a pen and paper, explain it
visually to a partner.
• Reflect together when you are done.

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swap!

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3 minutes to explain
2 minutes to reflect
talk with a pen
• Think of a concept you know well that
is hard to communicate to others.
• Using a pen and paper, explain it
visually to a partner.
• Reflect together when you are done.

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discuss
5 min!

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Listen
with a pen
2
10 minutes

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3 minutes to record
2 minutes to reflect
• Ask your partner to tell you about
something that is important to him or her.
• Use a pen and paper to record while your
partner talks.
• Reflect together when you are done.
listen with a pen

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swap!

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3 minutes to record
2 minutes to reflect
• Ask your partner to tell you about
something that is important to him or her.
• Use a pen and paper to record while your
partner talks.
• Reflect together when you are done.
listen with a pen

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discuss
5 min!

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collaborative
critique

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feedback &
improvements

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How do YOU
want to use visual
communication?

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shout
out To the amazing
Molly Clare Wilson
for pioneering the
talk+listen activity
@mollyclare
http://molly.is/here

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Sketchnoting
http://sketchnotearmy.com/
http://whiteboardwarrior.org
http://www.meetup.com/Sketchnotes-SF/
Resources

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General Visual Practice
Resources

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Graphic recording & facilitation
International Forum of Visual Practitioners:
http://ifvpcommunity.ning.com/
Center for Graphic Facilitation:
http://graphicfacilitation.blogs.com/
Resources

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People to follow Sketchnote Army
http://sketchnotearmy.com/
Mike Rohde
http://rohdesign.com
@rhodesign
Sunni Brown
http://sunnibrown.com
@sunnibrown
David Sibbet @ the Grove
http://grove.com
Dave Gray
http://www.davegrayinfo.com
@davegray
Doug Neill
http://www.thegraphicrecorder.com/
@douglaspneill
Sacha Chua
http://sachachua.com
@sachachua
Alexis Finch
http://graphitemind.com
@agentfin
Austin Kleon
http://austinkleon.com
@austinkleon
Eva Lotta-Lamm
http://www.evalotta.net
@evalottchen
Jeannel King
http://jeannelking.com/
@jeannelking

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Sketchnotes-SF Meetup
Wed May 27, 2015
Joyce Gagnon | @joycefgagnon
Kate Rutter | @katerutter
may the sketch
be with you!