What do pinterest, tumbler and facebook have in common with VisualsSpeak? Images. Visuals. Pictures. Over the last year, we’ve seen the popularity of visuals rise. From Pinterest to infographics, images are everywhere. The reason is simple. Images are highly effective. That’s what makes VisualsSpeak tools so powerful. The ability to “paint a thousand words” in [...] Click to continue reading »
Engaging Curiosity in a Group
When you’re working with a group, there are times when things just work well from the beginning — people are sharing and the dynamic is good. Then there are the other times. If you find yourself in the unfortunate situation where people just aren’t opening up to each other, work at engaging their curiosity. When [...] Click to continue reading »
Tell your clients to stick it!
Yes, that’s right. Tell your clients to stick it. The photographs! To the wall! What did you think I meant? Painters Tape! When facilitating VisualsSpeak processes we recommend you carry a couple of rolls of painter’s tape with you. These are the blue rolls of tape you can find in most hardware stores. Painter’s tape [...] Click to continue reading »
Visuals can Save You TIme
Visuals are not just another thing You’ve got 45 minutes. And easily an hour’s worth of content to cover. As it is, you’ll be racing through things, trying to make sure you get to all the key points that the folks in the room need to know. And now you have to add visuals, too!? [...] Click to continue reading »
Tip: Don't Try To Keep All The Balls In The Air
When facilitating a session–particularly one with VisualsSpeak–there is often a need to record, to keep track of what people are saying and doing. But even more than that, there is a need to be present, to be immersed in what’s going on. Sometimes, those two roles conflict. It’s hard to be present when you’re also [...] Click to continue reading »
Tip: Good Tools for Bad Rooms
Heading to present or facilitate at a conference, but they won’t give you tables? Or working in a room that is all set up with lecture or classroom seating? Consider using the VisualsSpeak mini-tools: Building Great Teams or Developing Great Leaders. These sets have smaller cards, and are easier to handle on your lap. They [...] Click to continue reading »
Who provides the content for your sessions?
I’ve been using a format for sessions lately that have been getting great reviews from participants. Instead of deciding what information I want to impart, I create a framing question that allows the people in the room to share what they know. How it works I was asked to create a session on diversity and [...] Click to continue reading »
Instructional Design Guru for iphone
Connie Malamed has released a new reference and performance support app for instructional designers. It defines 450 terms all related to developing learning. Here’s what Instructional Design Guru looks like: I don’t know about you, but I’m always rustling through my bookshelves trying to remember which book explained a term or theory. Now it’s at [...] Click to continue reading »
Using images for personal development
Using images is a great way to get past the places of stuck. You know the times when you try looking at a particular situation or problem from many angles and no solutions emerge? Doing an exercise with photographs can help you tap into your inner wisdom and get past the place of stuck. Here [...] Click to continue reading »
What do images mean?
Many people want us to tell them what the images we use mean. Or what the arrangements mean. Here’s the thing. After watching thousands of people tell us what the same images mean to them, we know it varies. There are some patterns, with about 60% having similar idea, but the rest are all over [...] Click to continue reading »