Graphic facilitator Brandy Agerbeck, Loosetooth.com, creates conceptual maps of conversations. Since 1996, her drawing and thinking skills have facilitated groups in finding clarity and understanding their work. Brandy‘s favorite work as a graphic facilitator is with corporate clients with big, complex, abstract issues and messy conversations. Her work tends to be very diagrammatic and colorful.

Lynn Carruthers has been the in-house graphic recorder at Global Business Network for 6 years. "Graphic Recording combines all the things I'm best at:  writing neatly and clearly, listening intently, lots of color, making messes with art supplies, and being involved with a group - though comfortably to the side. 

Lynn and Brandy used TED talks as content for participants to practice their new graphic recording skills. Brandy also recording to give everyone a point of reference and some salient tips. At right, she is drawing the very fast 5 Dangerous Things talk. She uses yellow marker to space out the 5 areas she'll draw in. Also, she writes all the text first. When she has time, she adds in the orange lines for organization.

Brandy found it gratifying to see her students instantly learn and use these tips in their subsequent recordings.