I found Doug Neill’s Verbal to Visual courses several years ago. I got really excited about the courses again when Doug started using the Mighty Network platform, where there’s an active community of sketchnoters. I really enjoy interacting with other engaged sketchnoters from all over the world who share their work, knowledge, and encouragement. The courses along with Doug’s weekly prompts and Zoom webinars on different aspects of sketchnoting have provided me with a no-pressure environment where I can learn at my own pace about what interests me most.

Verbal to Visual is a welcoming place to learn alongside others. The courses and activities have sharpened my skills, but more importantly the friends I’ve made inspire me daily. Diverse sketchnoters sharing their work and learning from each other is what this place is all about.

Sketchnoting has brought joy and playfulness back into the whole of my work, and I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of Verbal to Visual! I’m encouraged and I’m inspired constantly by what’s going on here. It does feel like I’m a part of something bigger, a community, so thank you for that.

This is what a community of practice should be. It is focused on a shared purpose (the use of sketchnoting to communicate and facilitate ideas). It is well organized with interesting content and consistent opportunities to engage at different levels and in different ways. The people! The people are fascinating and inspiring and generous. They do such cool work across industries and around the world. Doug is very thoughtful and naturally helpful and is the perfect leader of the tribe. Get in here!

I learned about sketchnoting and Verbal to Visual about 9 months ago. I quickly consumed Doug’s large catalog of YouTube videos and then signed up for his well-crafted courses. I have found sketchnoting to be a wonderful way to help me process information while harnessing and using the visual strengths of my ADHD/dyslexia “special sauce.” Doug has now taken his generosity to the next level by providing coaching calls to members as well as facilitating real-time discussions and classes…all through creating this new online “meeting spot” for all of us visual thinkers to chat, learn, and bounce ideas off of each other. If you’re looking for a place to grow your use of sketchnoting through shared learning and ideas then I definitely want to invite you to check us out – I think we’re a pretty fun group to hang out with!

For several years, I have followed specialists in graphic recording on social media, wishing & hoping for an opportunity to learn the craft. This winter I joined Verbal to Visual intent on applying sketchnoting to my work at a children’s museum. What a difference the past weeks have made! Now, after completing the Digital Sketchnoting course, I have found my unique style and workflow. Doug is a generous master & insightful guide. At Verbal to Visual, he has drawn together a diverse community of artisans, educators, and engineers from around the world. Together we learn and grow and experiment. I am excited today knowing I have much to contribute in this dynamic, expressive form.

What Doug has created with Verbal to Visual is simply amazing. Between all the awesome and useful video content and his gift at delivering value that goes above and beyond what you pay for, Doug really has nailed it. I’ve been a student since 2018 and I can honestly say that Doug’s teachings and his new community are the only resource I continue to come back to again and again. You just have to experience this for yourself.

Visual note-taking and brainstorming have revolutionized my writing life, leading to much better overview and clarity. With Doug’s excellent teaching and generous support I have gained an agility between left and right brain and regeneration of creative energy.