If you saw last week’s eZine you know I’ve just returned from an amazing trip. I’m still processing all the stuff that happened at multiple levels … my head is literally still spinning from all the downloads. In short, it was heavy duty powerful. I received confirmation that I’m right on track with my professional… Read more »
Most of my client and teaching work is online nowadays … I love the flexibility this brings for both clients and myself. It’s practical, convenient and works surprisingly well for those who can stick with that kind of structure. However, once a year I host two special Visual Skills courses that are IN-PERSON in my… Read more »
SINCE THE TRAININGS I’VE CRAFTED OVER A DOZEN GRAPHIC CHARTS FOR USE IN MY CLASSROOM, OTHER FACULTY MEMBER’S CLASSROOMS, THROUGHOUT MY DEPARTMENT, IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS, IN TEACHER TRAINING, IN EDUCATION COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND EVEN IN A COLLEGE WIDE PRESENTATION TO OVER 500 PEOPLE! “Last year I participated in Christina Merkley’s 3-day in-person Fundamentals of Working… Read more »
Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here If you are new to me, hello I’m Christina Merkley. I’m a seasoned Visual Practitioner and teacher of various process skills including Studio Work, Graphic Recording, Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Coaching (which are… Read more »
MY MIND WAS BLOWN. INSTANTLY, GRAPHIC RECORDING AND FACILITATION MOVED TO THE FOREFRONT OF MY BUSINESS AND I HAVEN’T STOPPED DOING SINCE. “I had been an admirer of Christina’s work for many years and was immediately drawn to it. Yet I constantly rejected the idea that I could learn to do such a thing as… Read more »
Graphic Facilitation Workshop: Learn Online Via Online Class FYI, Online Version of our internationally acclaimed Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals workshop starts October 5th. I’ve had the adventure, pleasure and honour of being in this field for over two decades now —- and have witnessed its growth from a small niche enclave in California to its spread throughout the… Read more »
Writing a post on the left and right brain has been brewing within me for a while. More particularly, I’ve been gathering speed for an impassioned holler for equal respect for the right brain as well as the value of integration between BOTH sides of the brain – taking a decidedly HOLISTIC approach. Holistic Process… Read more »
“Excited. Love This Work! Going For It With Conviction Feels Scary! Ready to Take It To The Next Level. Scared Yet I Want to Feel Confident” Those are some of the conflicting phrases expressed by participants as we kicked off the spring online version of Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals this week (my course that teaches the… Read more »
RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I KNEW I WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE “I can’t describe how grateful I am that I invested in Christina’s Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals. What an amazing course. Right from the beginning I just knew I was in the right place. Even though I had been doing Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Recording… Read more »
Have you recently fallen in love with Graphic Facilitation or Graphic Recording … or, has it been a while and you are finally ready to give it a go? Do you use Graphic Facilitators and/or Graphic Recorders in your meetings? Or want to do this role yourself? Did you know these effective visual methods also… Read more »
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