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Ideas visualised: The perks of sketchnoting

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Hosting live discussions, both in-person and online, is one of the best ways to facilitate knowledge sharing among peers. However, you may find that your clients might start to yawn or shoot puzzled looks at each other at times during your event. Looking for a surefire fix that’ll liven up your discussions? We’ve got just what you need: sketchnoting! This creative approach to note-taking will surely breathe new life into your thought process. Sketchnoting at a glance Sketchnoting is a visual-thinking technique that enables a more creative organization of thoughts by combining simple illustrations (sketches) and text (notes). It’s also a more interactive, real-time method of collecting new insights shared among participants in a live discussion.  Since our brains process visual information 60,000 times faster than it does text , sketch noting allows us to organise our thoughts more efficiently, retain new information more effectively, and communicate ideas more clearly. It’s also a...

Personalising virtual events: Sketchnoting and why it matters

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Sketchnoting is a fairly new but incredibly effective form of note-taking that you may or may not have heard of. So what is it really? Read on through to find out and get the answer to some of the questions we get asked most frequently.  What is sketchnoting?  Short and sweet, it’s turning verbal into visual. It’s taking the most pertinent points in any discussion—be it a seminar, interview, roundtable, masterclass, you name it—and adding a creative spin! Fun and apt visuals corresponding to each point are illustrated, and by the end of the session, you’ll have a full and engaging mind map of what’s been tackled. It’s stimulating, it’s easy to digest, and it’s a far cry from the boring old meeting minutes gathering dust in everyone’s inbox. Even better, it can be done live and for everyone to watch! As participants speak, their ideas come to life.?What can be more engaging than that?  Do I have to be an expert?  Nope! All you need is a creative mind and something to ...