GRAPHIC EXPRESS: First steps to graphic facilitation in youth work
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Table of content
1 - Learning process
4 Reasons For Using Graphic Facilitation For Learning Support
5 Drawing For Sharing A Message Through History
6 Thinking About Learning
7 How’s Your Inner Readiness For Drawing?! 8 Having And Growing That Inner Readiness 10 A Picture Paints A Thousand Words
11 Got what you need?
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2 - Drawing basics and techniques
12 4 Basic Principles
14 5 Basic Elements
16 Have A Go
18 Doodle Like Crazy
19 My Visual Vocabulary 20VisualWaysTo Show“Learning” 21 Metaphors And More
22 Big Picture And Positioning 23 Templates
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3 - The appliance of science
25 How To Apply It In Preparing Your Work
26 How To Apply It In Delivering Your Work 28 Graphic Facilitation
30 How To Apply It In Documenting Your Work 32 How And When To Involve Others
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4 - What next?
34 Using The Results After An Event 36 More Fun With A Pen
37 Reference
2. Welcome to Graphic Express! Our aim is to guide you through some elementary introductions and
experiences for Graphic Facilitation with ideas, tools and methods for developing your visual literacy
and competence.
There are 4 main sections:
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facilitation is a great source of learning;
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graphic facilitation;
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Joonmedia – the two creatives with wide experience and expertise of delivering Graphic Facilitation;
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a team last year to develop, plan, and deliver a Graphic Facilitation training course as a precursor for
the 2013 edition of the SALTO EuroMed Tool Fair in Delphi, Greece. The training allowed us to test
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Graphic Facilitation and the annual Tool Fair
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of graphic snapshots and recordings which were added to an
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34 Using The Results After An Event
36 More Fun With A Pen
37 Reference
4 Reasons For Using Graphic Facilitation For
Learning Support
5 Drawing For Sharing A Message Through
History
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8 Having And Growing That Inner Readiness
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Using drawing, words and visual
tools to present, facilitate or
document a process such as
a training course, exchange or
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process and the outcomes of a meeting,
training, or conference for example. One
version of this is sometimes referred to
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essence of a meeting, what people said
and what people have agreed on, as well
as the outcomes and agreed actions.
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has happened, or a concept,
or a result. To use more poetic
language: a drop of water
representing the ocean!
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which includes drawings and
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or shading in order to pass a
clear message.
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ensure we are touching the needs of the wide range of learners we come into contact with.
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depicting around 50 different scenes
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using visualisations to explain their
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class during the Industrial
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example: the list of the lowest scores
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try new ways, choosing
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strengthen inner readiness
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this third part of competence really is. We prefer to use the term “inner readiness²
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fear of criticism – internally from ourselves and externally
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that they are also open to different
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graphic facilitation
engages and interacts
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and some paper.
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1 – drawing with a black line
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pictures more effective and therefore
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colour to the most important images
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way to start creating your own style. We explore
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10 times a team and
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you might have to draw them in the
middle of a training or meeting with only
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words, you already have them. Same goes
with the drawing language. You might want
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start to use it in communication.
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Stairs going up
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or
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can see the same thing
differently from different
points
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showing how its
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different things Someone diving into a
pool and coming up the
other side
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different stages
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opportunity to use layering, metaphors and fantasy. These methods draw attention
and are therefore a good memory tool.
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together or you could mix two different things together.
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this picture
came from
mishearing someone
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Have a go
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Visual ways to show
learning
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If you draw together with other people on
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are going to position images on the paper.
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how you all organise the images on
the paper. Then you could also agree to
change that person for another session,
in order that everyone gets a chance to
experiment.
One of the great advantages of graphic
facilitation is that you can put loads and
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with small simple drawings and use it as
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together with all the other people!
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visually distinguish
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you draw these
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to analyse the
whole and its
different parts
And you could systemise different parts
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picture!
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or you could decide the positioning related to
the content. Choose yourself which positioning
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There are loads of
templates and some
examples are here,
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invent a new one.
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positioning for it, you can also add a playful and exciting
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metaphor for the whole content.
The template should respond to the main idea. When
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could go deeper in understanding the associated and
systematic visualisation. Templates act as attractors for the
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information contained playful and creative. Also after the
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35. They usually start from the middle
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to which you start to add the
associated responses, words,
pictures, concepts and ideas that
come to your mind.
They continue to grow
with active participation
and lines and circles can
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used to visually represent
thoughts and information.
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presenting illustrations and images in a
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It is commonly used in the development
of TV programmes, motion pictures,
video games, songwriting and lots more.
It helps to formulate your ideas, connect
them and tell a very clear story through
using a range of templates.
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long road through a
paper and draw the
main parts of your
training in and next
to the road.
Adding small images and
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to the main points of the
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training plan visual and
clear.
You could use it to explain
to the participants what
will happen and you could
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your training where you
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while facilitating.
While planning
your training you
could create a
visual map of your
training plan.
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use of your time line
in delivering your
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nice drawing of it on
a huge paper for the
participants of your
training.
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com
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and use them all to create
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images on that will guide
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using them.
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where people can
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using pictures,
illustrations and
images.
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of the future, or one
that represents your
achievements. Guide
people through these
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change to the usual
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of learning, roads of
discovery and pathways of
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39. The only limit is your own creativity here! There are so many opportunities to visualise
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content of your theme OI][SVHW OI]MQEKIW
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the programme of an event
Most presentations have a tendency to overload us with words, facts
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instructions visualised programme
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44. 7-+2TSWXMRK GER FI XLI HIGSVEXMZI RSXMGIW XLEX QEOI
participants feel welcome in a new environment. Simple things
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MW[LIVI´HIPMZIVIHXLVSYKL7-+2TSWXMRKGERLIPTWQSSXL
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you have made the effort to help them feel at home.
Edugraphics are
infographics used
in education and
learning.
A simple edugraphic would ensure you would
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Can you create an edugraphic for the history of your
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to develop your drawing competences
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you.
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and clearly.
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used in presenting the weather on
tv – they are now a part of our visual
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in maps, road signs and more
recently throughout social media.
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the walls where you are
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your colleagues to see how wide
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summary of a wider system of
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island to another. It gives them chance to digest the information.
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45. IE[EVIXLEXMJ]SYXEPO
with your participants
while drawing you might
RSXFILIEVHWS[IPP
]SY GSYPH GVIEXI SRI QEMR FMK
picture during your activity.
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from a distance at your drawing –
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OI]GSRXIRXWGPIEVP]ZMWMFPI#
8VEMRMRK IGLERKIW [SVOWLSTW WIQMREVW ERH WS
many more of our activities all offer an ideal arena
for graphic facilitation.
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summary of your activity simultaneously with
facilitating it.
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pictures
or
The advantage of one main
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participants can see the whole
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[MXLSYX KIXXMRK XSS HM^^] SV PSWX
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the room.
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with your plan as a
facilitator or leader
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to have some creative
equipment around
the participants get
the overall picture of
the main plan
it helps to focus
where they are
exactly during the
activity
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ERHVIQIQFIVMXEPP
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information they have
already gone through
and what lays ahead
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46. 9WIEZIV]XLMGO
FPEGOQEVOIV
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XIQTPEXISREFMKTETIVXSFI
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can represent the structure
of your training or seminar.
You could use an image of a
road, landscape or something
else as a metaphor for the
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47. WIIXLI
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You could add main signposts/
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training where you want to
reach. Then while starting
your training you could
introduce a plan of it using
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[SVOWLST[MXLTVITEVIHXIQTPEXI
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integrating participants in the drawing
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HVE[MRKMRXLIFIWXWTSXMRXLI
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%W XLIVI´W RSX XSS QYGL
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LEZI ]SYV ZMWYEP ZSGEFYPEV]
prepared (see the chapter
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could also prepare some
drawings on small papers to
FIEXXEGLIHXSXLIFMKTETIV
during the training with
[LMXIXEG
While running a training you
could visualise the process
drawing simple images and
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WXEVXMRK JVSQ XLI FIKMRRMRK
of the road (or somewhere
IPWI [MXL SXLIV XIQTPEXIW
So during the whole training
you will draw the process on
XLIFMKTETIV
You could also integrate
participants in the drawing
process (see the chapter
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In the end you can conclude
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you have created with all its
content.
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50. W
Programme ¯ *MVWX MX´W KSSH XS ORS[
the programme and the content. That way
]SY GER PIEVR [LEX [MPP FI XLI QEMR FPSGOW
of your drawing and how they are situated
in relation to each other (see the chapter
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%PWS]SYGSYPHTPER[LEX
EVIXLIQEMROI][SVHW[LMGLWLSYPHFI[IPP
seen from a distance.
Integration ¯ -X´W QSWX MQTSVXERX XLEX
you are in a dialogue with the facilitator
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GSRXIX ERH ETTVSEGL SJ ]SYV [SVO [LEX
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dialogue with the participants during the
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SYXMR[LMGL[E]WXLIVI[MPPFIGSRRIGXMSR
TSMRXW FIX[IIR KVETLMG VIGSVHMRK [MXL XLI
rest of the programme. (See the chapter
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Paper size ¯ EWMGEPP] XLIVI EVI X[S
STXMSRWIMXLIV]SYHVE[SRFMKWM^ITETIV
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MX´WFIXXIVWIIRJVSQEHMWXERGI7QEPPIVWM^I
TETIVEPPS[W]SYXSFI±MRZMWMFPI²ERHJSGYW
on your drawing without distraction, you
could even scan and print the outcome for
the participants on the spot, the outcome
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Content – Graphic recording is visually
similar to graphic facilitation – you will
record the steps of the event. You draw the
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WYQQEV] WLSYPH VI¾IGX XLI TEXXIVR SJ XLI
event. If the pattern was well structured then
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you choose, it helps participants to follow
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order the drawings were made.
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]SY WLSYPH FI UYMGO [MXL ]SYV HVE[MRKW
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SR ³XLI TETIV´ 8LIVI´W RS XMQI JSV XEOMRK
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Participatory drawing ¯ -X´W EPWS
TSWWMFPI XS QEOI E KVETLMG VIGSVHMRK SV
graphic snapshots together with someone
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XSGLIIORIXXSIEGLSXLIVERHEPPS[IEGL
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Visibility ¯ KVETLMG SYXGSQIW WLSYPH FI
[IPP WIIR EPWS HYVMRK XLI FVIEOW ERH SXLIV
MRJSVQEP XMQIW 7S MX´W KSSH MJ XLI KVETLMG
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7SQIXMQIW MX´W KSSH XS HVE[ MR JVSRX SJ EPP
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again this will depend on the agreements
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made on small
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52. Experience has shown that
MX QMKLX FI IEWMIV XS WXEVX
practising with graphic
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graphic recording.
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VIGSVHMRKSVHVE[MRKWSQIKVETLMGWRETWLSXW,IVI´WWSQIIEQTPIW
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If graphic recording is more a visual summary of the
whole event then graphic snapshots are more a way to
capture visually some of the ideas of the event. Graphic
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QEMR OI] MHIEW 8LI EHZERXEKI SJ KVETLMG WRETWLSXW MW
that they allow you to focus on capturing more funny
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HVE[IVGERWXE]QSVI±MRZMWMFPI²¯HVE[MRK[LMPIWMXXMRK
among others.
57. QMRYXIW
JSVEPP
the participants to get connected to this simple
drawing technique.
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EFSYX XLMROMRK SJ ]SYV PIEVRMRK JSV XLI GYVVIRX
IZIRX 4EVXMGMTERXW GSYPH HVE[ SR TSWXMXW ERH
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which is related to the theme. If you are a drawer
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to attach their drawing inside your picture.
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[VMXI HS[R OI][SVHW ERHSV W]QFSPW [LMGL EVI
somehow connected with the current event. Then
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metaphor for their thoughts and visualise it. It can
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it at the very end. As you go through an event, it is important
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them to go through the drawings and identify the things they
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those participants in utilising this learning tool. They
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to others.
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might send them a photo documentation of all
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instead of a more traditional written report. That
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front of the graphic recordings. This gives the trainer/
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memory tool for all the participants.
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60. Of course, in this way you are using different types
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clearly where your images come from and why
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are seeing.
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reality.
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lives in Estonia and is a passionate
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documenting a vast amount of seminars,
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Facilitation training in the Tool Fair at 2013,
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which is a platform for visual creative
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video techniques, softwares of graphic
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Photos: Tanel Rannala
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Facilitation Training Course
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