anything having to do with visual skills, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, (working visually with groups and organizations).
Another client story from my coaching work with Process Professionals … this one’s about developing your niche and getting yourself out there as a content leader. My client is embedded in a well-known IT company. I think it was her first real job and she’s climbed herself up over 15 or 20 years. She has… Read more »
Whew, where is this year going eh!? Time is whizzing by. It’s May … so that means Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals, the In-Person version. Given the number of online courses I run now, this is one of the few opportunities that I actually get to meet folks face-to-face, and place markers in hot hands! It’s always… Read more »
Day 3 in Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals is the deep dive day — where we enter the juicy domain of Visual Coaching/Counseling. How to work visually with individuals and partners in coaching, counseling, therapy and other personal growth processes. It’s a very powerful day, often with huge breakthroughs for participants – as not only are they… Read more »
The wheels turned, the markers squeaked, the chalk dust flew — and this group churned out some really impressive work on their 2nd day of Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals. On Day 2 my aim is to really drill home what Graphic Facilitation is (as compared to Studio Work and Graphic Recording). No better way to do… Read more »
Today has been highlighted as an important day in my calendar for quite some time – and its finally here. Kick off day to my annual in-person Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals course. It’s a highlight cause I get to meet people interested in the visual way of working … in person (a novelty given most of my… Read more »
It’s Tuesday, so I’m about to lead the weekly session for this season’s Visual Coach Certification®. Today we’re covering “Focus on the Future”, ways to hold the aspirational space for clients, so they can effectively envision their desired “Next Self”. Visioning is one of my favorite activities, so it’s very fun and enjoyable to pass… Read more »
I had an interesting conversation with a wanna be Graphic Recorder last week that I wanna share about … My flagship training program is FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE-VISUALS. It teaches other Process Professionals (consultants, facilitators, trainers, managers, coaches, therapists, educators, budding scribes) how to effectively use visuals in their work with different kinds of groups and… Read more »
ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES! “My journey through Visual Coach Certification is one of my most favorite professional and personal experiences. I sought out Christina Merkley’s expertise to develop my Graphic Recording skills for use in the consulting business I own with my sister. What I found was my PASSION …… Read more »
I’m in the biz of helping grown adults SHIFT. And I do a lot of SHIFTing myself in the process too – as like attracts like. Often my clients are in the midst of a big developmental step. They are either younger folks (25-45) who really want to get clarity and traction on their professional… Read more »
Just an FYI, that the next Online Version of our internationally acclaimed Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals workshop starts this Monday. “Interactive-Visuals” is the umbrella term I use to sum up the four main ways of working visually with groups and individuals: Studio Work Graphic Recording Graphic Facilitation Graphic Coaching /Thera Working visually is a POWERFUL method… Read more »
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