The Context

• I attend Too many meetings– Brain can’t cope with all the logical stuff

• Conferences Deliver large amounts ofinformation in a small amount of time

• Want to strengthen the way I Convey ideas

The Journey

• UX Australia – Scribble Your way to success

Matt Balara http://www.mattbalara.com

• Search “Sketchnote” on flickr

• Great book - “Back of the Napkin”by dan roam

The Art

• Its not fine art…It’s a communication tool

• Can you draw these things?

…Then you can sketchnote.

Right Brain

• Remember what you didlast weekend?

Visual Thinking

• Better understand and recall information– doodlers have a 29% improved recall

• Visual Thinking is a big topic… We won’t dive into it here.– But read Dan Roam’s “Back of the napkin”

Getting your Sketch on…

• Speaker Rhythm

• Don’t get caught up in how it looks -Sketchnotes are for yourself

Technique

• Focus on word pictures

• Listen to Sound bites

• Structure your notes but allow yourself to be fluid/flexible– not necessarily a list from top to bottom

Technique cont.

• Listen to filter ideas

• add some personality

• Practise with podcasts and Webcasts

• Build your own pictorial libraryHere are a few of mine…

Personal outcomes

• Helped me show/ describe things to others

• Better recall

• Non-linear sketching helped me uncover the connections between things

Some Sketchnotes

• Don’t forget they are for yourself

• Mine aren’t pretty, but they allow meto recall the info more easily

• I’ve included some others examples

@MattBalara

http://www.flickr.com/photos/overlobe/3991988471/