Visual thinking? Isn't that just drawing pictures? I'm not an artist and I don't have fancy tools. I'll "never" be able to do that. Besides, that's just for kids.
Welcome to the book that will debunk each of those myths. This book was designed to walk the proverbial talk, to teach you about the impacts of visuals in myriad contexts, with learners, participants, and stakeholders from pre-k to gray, kids and adults alike.
The book is designed as more of a reference book, something for trainers and educators of all kinds to flip through for boardroom or classroom inspiration, to refer back to, or even to print out the sketches for mini posters. You'll find one page of text followed by a sketch that models what corresponding visual notes can look like, both complementing and supplementing the text. Leaf through the book to analyze the sketches, to see what works for you and what doesn't, what you notice, what you would either do differently or mirror, and how you might express your own style in your own context.
My hope is that you will feel empowered along this journey and see that you have both the tools and the means to accomplish the delightful hat trick of learning: engagement, relevance, and application while enhancing both the encoding (the memory-stashing part) and recall aspects of learning using visual thinking. This comprehensive reference on visual communication is perfect for the beginner as well as the experienced practitioner. You will find many ways to show others the benefits of visual thinking and learn how you can bring others along the visual thinking and communication path.
