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

• Conferences Deliver large amounts of
  information 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 did
  last 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 library
     Here 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 me
  to recall the info more easily

• I’ve included some others examples
@MattBalara
http://www.flickr.com/photos/overlobe/3991988471/
Sketchnoting

Sketchnoting

  • 3.
    The Context • Iattend Too many meetings – Brain can’t cope with all the logical stuff • Conferences Deliver large amounts of information in a small amount of time • Want to strengthen the way I Convey ideas
  • 4.
    The Journey • UXAustralia – Scribble Your way to success Matt Balara http://www.mattbalara.com • Search “Sketchnote” on flickr • Great book - “Back of the Napkin” by dan roam
  • 5.
    The Art • Itsnot fine art… It’s a communication tool • Can you draw these things? …Then you can sketchnote.
  • 7.
    Right Brain • Rememberwhat you did last weekend?
  • 8.
    Visual Thinking • Betterunderstand 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”
  • 10.
    Getting your Sketchon… • Speaker Rhythm • Don’t get caught up in how it looks - Sketchnotes are for yourself
  • 11.
    Technique • Focus onword pictures • Listen to Sound bites • Structure your notes but allow yourself to be fluid/flexible – not necessarily a list from top to bottom
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    Technique cont. • Listento filter ideas • add some personality • Practise with podcasts and Webcasts • Build your own pictorial library Here are a few of mine…
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    Personal outcomes • Helpedme show/ describe things to others • Better recall • Non-linear sketching helped me uncover the connections between things
  • 17.
    Some Sketchnotes • Don’tforget they are for yourself • Mine aren’t pretty, but they allow me to recall the info more easily • I’ve included some others examples
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