Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SFWelcome!

Tonight’s topic:

Talk w/a pen&

Listen w/a penJuly 2016 @sketchnotesSF

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

thanks to our hosts

http://www.tangible-ux

@tangibleux

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

• Pizza!• warm-up• rapid-rounds• practice sessions• gallery & critique

what we’ll do

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

intro

Holding the pen Basics

“when you hold the pen, you hold the space to listen”

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

What’s different about capturing a 1:1?• Personal & intimate• Collaborative• Bring structure to a narrative

Discuss.

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

why visual listening?• externalize and clarify ideas• communicate with others• get in a different groove• be super cool

tonight’s goals• be confident with using a pen in 1:1 conversations • use our skills as much as possible• grow & refine our skills

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

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?

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

warm-upsquick activity to get your hands

moving.

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

30 seconds

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rapid rounds

iconsstory

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icons

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Via @rohdesign

Crowd-sourced warm-up

• Write a thing or an idea on a stickynote.• Do this 2x more times.• Pass to the front. (Don’t show them!) ;)

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Via @rohdesign

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen20 seconds

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storysolo sketch

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5 minutes to clarify

• Make a visual 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

5 minutes to capture

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share

5 min!

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Practicesessions

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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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Talkwith a pen

1

10 minutes

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3 minutes to explain2 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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discuss

5 min!

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Listenwith a pen

2

10 minutes

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3 minutes to record2 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!

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

discuss

5 min!

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

collaborative critique

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feedback & improvements

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shoutout To the amazing

Molly Clare Wilsonfor pioneering thetalk+listen activity @mollyclarehttp://molly.is/here

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Sketchnotinghttp://sketchnotearmy.com/http://whiteboardwarrior.orghttp://www.meetup.com/Sketchnotes-SF/

Resources

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General Visual Practice Resources

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Graphic recording & facilitationInternational Forum of Visual Practitioners:http://ifvpcommunity.ning.com/

Center for Graphic Facilitation:http://graphicfacilitation.blogs.com/

Resources

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People to followSketchnote Armyhttp://sketchnotearmy.com/

Mike Rohdehttp://rohdesign.com@rhodesign

Sunni Brownhttp://sunnibrown.com@sunnibrown

David Sibbet @ the Grovehttp://grove.com

Dave Grayhttp://www.davegrayinfo.com@davegray

Sacha Chuahttp://sachachua.com@sachachua

Alexis Finchhttp://graphitemind.com@agentfin

Austin Kleonhttp://austinkleon.com@austinkleon

Eva Lotta-Lammhttp://www.evalotta.net@evalottchen

Doug Neilhttp://www.thegraphicrecorder.com/http://www.verbaltovisual.com/@douglaspneill

Jeannel Kinghttp://jeannelking.com/@jeannelking

Kate Rutterhttp://intelleto.com@katerutter

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Buy the book. There are 2.

Shameless plug

Sketchnotes-SF :: July 26, 2016 :: Talk & Listen with a Pen

Sketchnotes-SF Meetup

Tue Jul 26, 2016Kate Rutter | @katerutter

may the sketchbe with you!