Category: Visual Skills

anything having to do with visual skills, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, (working visually with groups and organizations).

THE TRANSFORMING EFFECTS OF CHAOS AND PRESSURE

At the time of writing (February 2015) I feel it’s fair to say that our world is in a swirl of chaos. Environmental degradation is closing in on us. Our financial system is in unethical disarray (greatly in need of a reboot). Surveillance of our every digital move is supposedly commonplace (thanks Snowden for heads… Read more »


[Amy Sparks] Miss the Meeting? Don’t Worry, She Took Notes

Just a quick shout out on Amy Sparks (attendee of our Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals and SHIFT-IT Online courses last year). Congrats Amy on your strong segue into Graphic Recording & Facilitation. Wonderful to see your skills in action … and great benefit to the community too. Nice! And really crisp photo of you and your… Read more »


ARE YOU FOOLISH TO WANT TO USE INNOVATIVE METHODS?

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Every week I do Exploratory Calls with people from various places that contact me because they are attracted to things I do and teach. This week I found myself repeating several statements to… Read more »


[Newly Minted Certified Visual Coach] Congrats Dr. Karen Gilliam

It’s my pleasure to announce the graduation of Dr. Karen Gilliam, from Cleveland, USA from our Certified Visual Coach program! A storyteller, grandmother and great-grandmother, it is as much for her familial legacy as it is in service to a greater good that she is called upon to inspire others to find, trust and use… Read more »


The Visual Bio: A Handy Marketing Tool

As a Process Professional (visual facilitator, visual coach, energy worker and educator), I often have to introduce myself and/or set context about my work before landing or diving into an engagement. A tool that helps me do that, both online and in-person is my “Visual Bio” What a Visual Bio Is: A Visual Bio is… Read more »




Learn Graphic Facilitation [BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT] New VISUAL SKILLS Home Study Kit Now Available

Learn Visual Skills for Process Work with Groups and Individuals … At Home And At Your Own Pace Via My New Home Study Kit BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: New Home Study Version of FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE-VISUALS Now Available!!! Launch Special for Next 5 Days: Dec. 11-Dec. 15th Only For New and Seasoned Process Professionals: Consultants,Facilitators, Trainers, Speakers,… Read more »


In Your Words: Geri Briggs-Simpson

CHRISTINA’S CLASSES ARE WELL PACED AND PROGRESSIVE … PROVIDE YOU WITH A SET OF PROFESSIONAL TOOLS  FOR YOUR REPERTOIRE.  I AM THRILLED I TOOK THE CHANCE  AND REGISTERED. “People I respect suggested I join them for SHIFT-IT Online by Christina Merkley. I reviewed her site and felt this program was exactly what I was looking… Read more »


Four Genres of Graphic Facilitation

Working visually, whether in a group or individual setting, can be very effective when done correctly. I’ve been in the Interactive-Visuals field since the mid 1990s – and have worked in all of the four main genres: studio work, graphic recording, graphic facilitation and graphic coaching. As the field continues to expand and generate more… Read more »