Be a Graphic Facilitator Programme
Imagine running sessions and workshops full of impact, delivering the outcomes you need. People remember your key messages and your sessions become a talking point. This is graphic facilitation.
If you want to take your facilitation skills to the next level, this online 12-week Programme gives you a heap of visual tools and techniques that you’ll be able to start using in your workshops, meetings and training sessions, whether in virtual meetings or facilitating in-person events. Your learning is hands-on, so you can put your new tools to use in real life during the Programme, with support and feedback from your tutor, a graphic facilitation expert.
Perhaps you’re an experienced facilitator who wants to create your own visual tools and templates to take your sessions to the next level. Or you may want to step up at work, or offer facilitation as a freelancer. Graphic Facilitation will make your sessions easier to run and help you engage your participants.
Running group sessions in a visual way will ensure you get hired again and ensure people want to be in another one of your sessions!
This a Programme that could change your working life. It already has for many people who’ve graduated!
Next start date
Tuesday 4th April 2023 (04/04/23)
Your tutor Cara Holland
Cara has been a visual facilitator for over 2 decades, 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 visual facilitation methods through trial and error and has put all of that learning into this course.
Developed over years of running face-to-face graphic facilitation training, this online course is full of tips, techniques and insights Cara has learnt IRL. Boost your facilitation skills with visual tools, techniques and templates in just 12 weeks.
What people say about this Programme
You're ready for Be a Graphic Facilitator if...
you're a facilitator already, or want to become one, whether in-house or as a freelancer/consultant
you want to add visual communication skills to your facilitator toolkit, whether online or in person
you want to put your learning into practise by implementing graphic facilitation tools and techniques during the Programme
you would benefit from a supportive learning programme to keep you accountable in your learning
This Programme will give you
step-by-step methods to create visual templates and tools for stimulating, participatory group sessions
tips and techniques to run better visual group sessions
the confidence to use visual tools to deliver more engaging, inclusive sessions with a wow! factor
Programme Content
Graphic or Visual Facilitation transforms group workshops, meetings and training into memorable events that engage participants, provide a creative environment for ideation and deliver real outputs that can move an organisation forward. Graphic Facilitation makes your sessions easier for you to run and gives you the support and structure to do what you’re there to do – facilitate the thinking and cooperative discussions of others.
This is your unique opportunity to learn by doing in a small supported group environment from one of the most experienced visual 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
(identical to Graphic Recorder Drawing Skills)
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 Facilitator
2. Colour – a deeper dive into using colour in your visual communications
3. Text – a deeper dive into getting text right – the right words drawn right
Week 2 - Start Well
We start at the beginning - how you get ready for your engaging, participative visual meeting, workshop, training or session
4. Set the Room - tools, techniques and tips to setting up the room
5. Visual Agendas - learn how to create a simple, powerful visual agenda for online or in-person meetings
6. Ground Rules - learn what ground rules you need to lay out to make your visual session a success
Week 3 - Journey
We're going to walk through the step-by-step methods to create and use impactful visual journeys to enable group planning and visioning
7. Story Lines - a powerful but simple tool to use with individuals or small groups
8. Business Road Map - create a visual journey through a business or service
9. Story Road Map - create a visual roadmap to show the highlights of a story
Week 4 - Flipchart Hacks
Learn these 4 powerful flipchart hacks (that you can use in online meetings too) to transform any session you're facilitating
10. Hack #1 - Borders and Titles - add impact to a blank sheet/screen to set the tone and intention of your session
11. Hack #2 - Flow - help participants avoid cognitive load with this visual capture technique
12. Hack #3 - Tabletop Capture - engage small groups for round-table/breakout room discussions
13. Hack #4 - Templates - set up graphic templates as an in-session tool
Week 5 - Templates
This week we’re focussing on creating eye-catching re-useable visual templates ready for your engaging, participative sessions
14. Container Templates - how to run your workshop with a visual template to support and drive your workshop process to a successful outcome
15. Narrative Templates - how to help groups see the big picture with a big picture
Week 6 - Plan and Review
This week I give you more step-by-step instructions to build your own visual tools to either reflect backwards (review) or project forwards (plan) as a team
16. 3 Step Tools - 2 ways to use this key visual planning tool to also reflect and review
17. Business Snapshot - I walk you through creating and using a powerful business review visual template
Week 7 - Groups 1
This week is all about visual tools to engage and ideate with groups to deliver a memorable, dynamic and engaging session
18. Open Spaces - Make your Open Space workshops and World Cafe sessions more visual
19. Group Mind Map - a useful and participatory tool for groups
20. Ideate - a fresh visual take on an ideation group exercise
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.
21. Pause
Week 9 - Groups 2
We return to working with groups with more visual tools, techniques and templates
22. Focus Groups - create visual prompt sheets and learn to capture your group’s ideas fast
23. Group Scales - learn to use this tool to help people identify progress, movement, success or intention
Week 10 - Finish Well
This week I share advice, tips and techniques to end your visual sessions well
24. Challenges - tips for handling typical challenges in visual facilitation sessions - I've been there so you can learn from my experience!
25. End the Session - tips and techniques to make the most of your session by ending it well
26. After the Session - advice for ensuring your successful session is followed up with real action
Week 11 - Big Project
This week we're going to put together all the techniques and templates you've learnt into your Big Project (yes, that's the technical name!)
27. Big Project - you get most out of this week by choosing a real session you need to deliver, and preparing the visual materials for it with my support and feedback
Week 12 - Meta Record
We’re coming to the end of your course and the beginning of your future as a graphic facilitator!
28. Meta Record – time to reflect on and capture all that progress you've made...visually of course!
+ BONUS GUIDE TO DIGITAL GRAPHIC FACILITATION
This Programme comes with a bonus 8-lesson Guide to Digital Graphic Facilitation. The digital course is an enhancement, not a replacement for any Programme content.
- How to set up for Digital Facilitation
- Digital Basics:
- Movement
- Layers
- Templates
- Visual Dictionary
- Before the Session
- In the Session
- After the 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
we built our own visually pleasing online Academy
- tailored for visual thinkers and learners. Lessons are a mixture of text, pictures and videos that build up your skills step by step. They are full of hands-on exercises you can apply to your work
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, watch bonus video lessons, invest in yourself with 1-1 Coaching… as much or as little as you want
this online course is tutor supported
- fill in your initial Profile so your tutor understands you better and tailors your feedback. Post your coursework in your Class Community for supportive tutor feedback and encouragement
your tutor is an experienced practitioner
- so they've been there and done it IRL. They're still doing it! This helps you deal with real world scenarios and learn tips, hacks and best practice from a professional graphiker
we have our own Graphic Change Community
– so you can practise being a visual practitioner in a safe environment. Learn with and from classmates in your own picture-friendly private forum supported by your tutor. Make valuable connections with other visual thinkers
your tutor offers 1-1 Coaching
– so you can take your learning to a higher level 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 whether this course is right for you, email Natasha at support@graphicchange.com
Be a Graphic Facilitator Programme at a glance
Online course, any device, any time
12 Weekly Modules
28 Lessons with practical exercises
Private Community to share coursework
Extra video lessons as your course progresses
Bonus Guide to Digital Graphic Facilitation
Individual coursework feedback
Full payment £750, or $925
Register between 4 April to 12 Sept 2023
Go at your own pace to fit in with your life
Class size limited to 20 people only
Drawing Skills warm up lessons
Boost your practise with tutor Coaching upgrade
Downloadable certificate
3 month Payment Plan £260 or $320 a month
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