Be a Graphic Recorder Programme
Graphic recording turns key messages into memorable, engaging, big (analogue or digital) pictures that can be cascaded throughout an organisation, shared with stakeholders and referred to long after the meeting or event.
Perhaps you’re already comfortable drawing and want to add a new dynamic skillset to your business. Perhaps you’re already a Graphic Recorder and you want to boost your skills with support and feedback directly from an industry expert.
This is your unique opportunity to learn in a small group environment from one of the most experienced practitioners out there, all from the comfort of your home (or office).
This is a course that could change your working life! It already has for many people who’ve done the Programme.
Registration closes on 15th September 2026. Join us now!
Your tutor Cara Holland
Cara has been a professional graphic recorder for 20 years, working in the UK and around the world. She has built up a successful graphiking business with all kinds of organisations as clients, from the NHS to Google and IKEA. She’s developed her own personal style and methods through trial and error and has put all of that learning into this course.
Developed over years of running face-to-face graphic recording training, this online Programme is full of tips, techniques and insights from Cara to boost your graphic recording skills, whether online or in person, in just 12 weeks.
What Cara says about this Programme
The thing with doing Graphic Recording is that a big part of the ‘magic’ involved is not magic at all… it’s totally learnable. Ideas + techniques + practise makes a graphiker (yes, it is a word!). Practise helps you build muscle memory and also a good set of foundational Visual Thinking instincts.
As someone who’s done my 10,000 hours of practise, I can tell you, many of those hours of doing were taken up learning from mistakes…of doing things the hard, long way because I didn’t have someone to learn from and I didn’t know any better.
So I knew we had to build an online course that wasn’t about learning information. It wasn’t about ticking boxes on a quiz to see if you’ve briefly remembered facts. Or watching videos of someone talking at you in a way you can’t absorb. Be a Graphic Recorder had to be about getting a pen (digital or analogue) in your hand and getting you drawing. And also giving you lots of ideas, tools and techniques to absorb, practise and then make your own to take out into the real world. And ideally giving you a fast track so you don’t have to make the mistakes I made! (I wish I’d had a me when I was starting out…)
So, I give you the ideas, skills and techniques and you bring the practise. It’s the deal we make when you sign up to Be a Graphic Recorder. And when we both do our bit …well I don’t mind saying that bit is the magic! I look forward to you joining me in 2026 to build graphic recording skills that you can take straight out into your work, even whilst I’m supporting you.
What students say about this Programme
“This course was amazing. I went into it knowing very little about graphic recording and was generally scared by the idea of doing it. My confidence has grown during the course and I have learned so much. Cara was a very patient teacher and the programme was really well organised. I loved the mix of assignments, lessons, video classes and the community group. The opportunity to get feedback on my assignments from Cara was invaluable. Thank you so much for a great course!”
“I found this course incredibly useful in helping me to create a more ordered approach to my graphic recording. I think the best words to describe my previous approach were “chaos” and “hope for the best”!… Having you walk us all through your approach and giving us loads of great prompts and exercises to build our visual vocabulary helped me to redistribute the work and planning into the window before the graphic recording, which meant that I was able to concentrate on listening, having fun, and getting way more visual in my recording during the drawing process.”
In this online Programme you will…
Expand your portfolio with practical graphic recording, graphic translation and sketchnoting techniques
Improve your flow and creativity with my repeatable step-by-step method of live graphic recording
Gain confidence by walking through the end-to-end process of graphic recording for an event
Boost your practise with shortcuts, hard lessons learned and tips from an expert
Take away invaluable real world industry insights into being a professional Graphic Recorder
Explore your post-course ambition with your newfound skills and confidence
You're ready for this Programme if...
you can hold a pen (we teach you drawing fundamentals in week 1!)
you want to learn to tell stories or explain theories, strategies or plans more visually
you want to learn by doing - applying your learning directly to real life even before the course finishes
you would benefit from a supportive learning programme to keep you accountable in your learning
This Course will give you
the techniques to create a professional graphic recording, whether with pens and paper or in digital formats
the skills to take your sketchnotes to the next level
the confidence to capture live meetings and sessions visually to bring them to life for participants and a wider audience
Programme Content
Graphic recording turns key messages into memorable, engaging, big pictures that can be cascaded throughout a company, shared with stakeholders and referred to long after the meeting or event.
Perhaps you’re already comfortable drawing and want to add a new skillset to your business. Perhaps you’re already a Graphic Recorder and you want to get some support and feedback directly from an industry expert.
This is your unique opportunity to learn by doing in a small supported group environment from one of the most experienced practitioners out there, all from the comfort of your home or office.
Here’s an overview of what we cover in the 12 week Programme…
Invisible
Drawing Skills
4 fast-track lessons to give you a foundation in functional drawing techniques:
- Buildings
- Objects
- People
- Shapes
Week 1 - Basics
To start you off gently we cover the basics of
1. Equipment – a walkthrough the equipment you’ll need as a Graphic Recorder
2. Colour – a deeper dive into using colour to communicate in your recordings
3. Text – a deeper dive into getting text right – the right words drawn right
Week 2 - Dream
The most important part of being a Graphic Recorder is YOU. So this week we’re using graphic recording skills to focus on your dreams, your experience and where you want to take them.
4. Head Shot – create your unique head shot
5. Here to There – starting your graphic recording journey
6. About You – define your unique skills (visually of course)
Week 3 - Jump in!
We’re going to use the basic skills you’ve learnt so far to set a baseline – let’s jump in to doing some graphic recording!
7. Graphic Recording
8. Graphic Translation
9. Sketchnoting
Week 4 - Reflect
One of the most important parts of developing your technique is the ability to review and reflect on your work. But it’s a step people often miss. So this is a chance to practise this with my support.
10. Critical Friend – it’s time to review your work so far
11. Reflect
Week 5 - Pre-session
This week we’re unpicking the vital techniques I use when preparing for a graphic recording session. I've learnt these over years so you can learn them in days!
12. Agendas – how to unpick an agenda with a graphic recorder’s eye
13. Weighting – how to plan your page
14. Questions to ask – the key critical questions you’re going to want to ask your clients before you walk in / dial into the room
Week 6 - In Session
As a Graphic Recorder there’s as much going on in your head as on the page. This week we take a deep dive into those hidden skills.
15. Listen – how to actively listen
16. Filter – how to decide what to capture and what to leave out
17. Layouts – explore your layout choices and understand what difference they make
Week 7 - On the Page
One of the most common things I get asked is how to make your recording look good. This week I show you how to put it on the page to make an impact.
18. Relationships – how does one thing relate to another on the page
19. Space – how to best use the space you have
20. Scale – how size impacts the message on the page
21. Continuity – how to harness continuity to your advantage
Week 8 - Pause
This is a week to reflect, revisit and catch up. I'm here to answer any questions you have at this stage. This pause will give you the energy to complete the course.
22. Reflect
Week 9 - Perfectly You
This week is meta. Let’s use your new graphic recording skills and thinking to focus on you as a practitioner
23. Connect the Dream – where are you going next?
24. Style – what’s your graphic recording style?
Week 10 - Do Over
You’ve got the knowledge. You’ve been putting it into practise IRL. Let’s see how far you’ve come.
25. Graphic Recording
26. Graphic Translation
Week 11 - Catch Up
A week to review, reflect and catch up if you’ve fallen behind. I’m here for you this week for any new questions or realizations that you’ve uncovered.
Week 12 - Finishing Touches
We’re coming to the end of your course and the beginning of your graphic recording future!
27. Disasters! – I really have been there and done it. I share some real-life disasters and solutions to save you pain!
28. Meta Record – time to capture all that learning
+BONUS GUIDE TO DIGITAL GRAPHIC RECORDING
This Programme comes with a bonus 8 lesson Guide to Digital Graphic Recording online course. The Digital course is an enhancement, not a replacement for any Programme content.
This bonus course covers:
- Your digital graphic recording set up
- Digital Basics:
- Space
- Colour
- Movement
- Layers
- Visual Dictionary
- Before a digital graphic recording session
- In session
- After session
Why we’re different
We’re visual thinking practitioners running a small business. This has great benefits for you…
we don't do mass online training
– we see you as an individual and we keep our class sizes small so you get the support to succeed and finish
your learning experience is as individual as you
– do online lessons when you want, take part in your Class Community, show your coursework for tutor feedback… take as much or as little as you want
you join our Graphic Change Community
– to practise being a visual practitioner in a safe environment. Learn with and from classmates in a private forum supported by your tutor. Make valuable connections with other visual thinkers
your tutor is an experienced practitioner
– so they’ve been there and done it IRL. They’re still doing it! This gives you real world scenarios and tips, hacks and best practice from a professional graphiker
we built our own visually pleasing Academy
– tailored for visual thinkers and learners. Lessons are a mixture of text, pictures and videos that build up your skills step by step with hands-on exercises you can apply to your work
this online course is tutor supported
– fill in a Profile so your tutor understands you and tailors your feedback. Post your coursework in your Class Community for tutor feedback and coaching
your tutor offers 1-1 Coaching
– take your learning further with optional coaching by video meeting. Ideal if you want to be a graphicking professional, or to enhance your existing practise
our support is personal and direct
– so you get a direct reply from a helpful person who responds to your individual needs. Try us out! If you have any questions about this course, email Natasha at support@graphicchange.com
Be a Graphic Recorder Programme 2026 at a glance
Start your course upon payment
Bonus Guide to Digital Graphic Recording
12 Weekly Modules
Private Community to share coursework
Full payment £847 or AUD$ or USD$ equivalent
12 weeks from when you join
Go at your own pace to fit in with your life
4-5 hours a week study / practise recommended
Downloadable certificate
3 month Payment Plan £285 month or AUD$ or USD$ equivalent
*As we’re a company based in England, we take payments in GBP£. To pay in AUD$ or USD$ click here:
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