THE ARTFUL FACILITATOR is a fun, easy, hands-on introductory program on using basic visuals, graphics and images in your facilitation. In this highly interactive two-day course led by graphic recorder Avril Orloff, you will learn the basics of graphic language and its potential to enhance your facilitation effectiveness. Designed to build confidence in incorporating graphics and visuals into the meetings you facilitate, the session is chockful of opportunities to put your knowledge into practice. (Download PDF brochure.)Benefits: You will walk away with an understanding of the core principles of visual thinking and acquire basic techniques for drawing simple shapes, icons and people, including the effective use of colour and graphic metaphors. You will know how to translate abstract concepts into concrete images and will walk away with your own inventory of ready-made graphic icons (see Visual Dictionary from recent session). You will acquire a dashboard of standard formats for a variety of facilitation processes, and create impactful posters and charts for standard meeting visuals like Agendas, Norms, and Group Instructions. You'll also be able to capture "live" meeting results such as lists, brainstorming, action plans, and other facilitation processes in more memorable ways, with powerful titles and meaningful conceptual images. Finally, you will put it all together to create templates for several different meeting outcomes.
Who Should Attend: This program is for any group facilitator interested in enhancing their overall skill and effectiveness by developing a repertoire of useful images, icons, lettering conventions, visual metaphors and much more! Anyone wishing to learn the essentials of graphic recording is also welcome to attend.
When: 2-days in April (specific date/location TBA) - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Where: Vancouver, BC
Program Leader: Contact Avril Orloff: (604) 876-8418 or a.orloff@shaw.ca.
Cost: Includes handouts, materials, light breakfast, breaks - (rates for 2-day program TBA). Early Bird Rate and team savings available.
Register: (not open at this time).
Accommodation Choices: See possible hotel options in downtown Vancouver.
