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Graphic Recording
As a graphic recorder, Paula works in conjunction with the meeting facilitator. She creates visual displays that capture meeting content.
Graphic Facilitation
As a graphic facilitator, Paula facilitates the meeting along with creating visual displays that capture meeting content.
Meeting Follow-Up and Meeting Reports
After the meeting, the chart images are photographed digitally and processed. The charts are a powerful tool for reinforcing meeting results and keeping momentum alive.
Chart images: The images can be made available to participants via CD, email or posting on a web site, providing an engaging touchstone to reinforce learning and commitments.
The chart images can be printed and provided as hand-outs at future meetings, to bridge to continuing work.
Meeting Reports: Charts can be included in meeting reports, along with annotations describing the session the chart illustrates. Meeting reports can be produced as power point files or bound and printed.
Originals: The original charts can be posted at a work place to keep results visible or at future meetings to link to previous accomplishments. They can be laminated for long-term durability.
Meeting Design
Paula is available to consult on meeting design to help best facilitate using graphics to support group processes and desired outcomes.
Pre-charting
These are done ahead of time in the studio.
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Information Maps - Sometimes there is information that the group needs to keep in mind for the duration of a process or meeting. Large-scale visual displays are effective for that purpose, and can be done ahead of time and brought to the meeting.
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Custom templates - A custom template can be designed to support a specific group process. The examples below were from a community meeting for an economic development project.
An example of a custom template:
The template helped focus group discussion:
Summary Charts
A Summary Chart gives a one page overview of the meeting content and is valuable communication tool.
This chart was created as a summary chart from a series of meetings held for an economic development project in the Puget Sound region.
This chart was created after a series of global symposiums and used in the final report.
Classes
Paula is available to teach classes in Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Recording. Classes can be tailored to meet client needs and can range from a half-day to a multi-day format. Participants will learn and get hands-on experience in:
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How to use graphics to support, energize and clarify meeting contents and processes
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Drawing fundamentals, including how to draw many basic icons
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How to determine what graphic format to use
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How to think visually to evaluate and improve your charts
Illustrations
Paula is available to create illustrations for meeting reports and publications. See examples on the right.
Illustrations
These icons captured key points from a focus group session, and were to be included as graphics in the meeting report.
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Paula recording discussion of Green Industry development in Oakland. The sketches below were used to illustrate the final meeting report, showing green roofs, green industry, bicycle lanes and tree-lines streets.
