In her book The Extended Mind, Annie Murphy Paul explores the power of thinking outside of the brain – how we use resources outside of our heads that help us …
Learning Styles vs Dual Coding
The education theory of learning styles suggests that we each have a preferred mode of learning (visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic – VARK for short) and that we learn best …
Wendy MacNaughton on Drawing and Paying Attention
In her 2021 TED Talk, Wendy MacNaughton encourages us to slow down and look at the world more closely, using drawing as the activity to get us there. As a …
Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff – A Visual Summary
I’ve got twin toddlers who are right in the middle of the so-called terrible twos. For that reason I’ve been closely reading Michaeleen Doucleff’s book Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient …
The Impact vs Effort Curve
How much effort do you put into the projects that you take on in your personal or professional life? What impact does that effort have? I think it’s worth exploring …
How I Use Concepts for Live Sketchnoting
Each week inside of Verbal to Visual I host a workshop in which we explore some particular aspect of the sketchnoting process. As a way of practicing what I preach, …
How to Teach Kids Emotional Intelligence
My twin boys turned two years old earlier this month, and toddlerhood is in full swing. They are voracious explorers and often have big emotions. To help them develop the …
Sketchnote Showcase: Making Videos on the iPad
I’m regularly impressed by the work that I see from community members inside of Verbal to Visual. That’s why I’ve started hosting Sketchnote Showcase events where I interview a community …
The Map of Emotions
For much of my journey as a visual note-taker, I avoided drawing facial expressions because it seemed too hard to get the right emotion across (anything besides happy or sad, …
How to Raise Helpful Kids – A Visual Summary of Hunt, Gather, Parent
I’ve got twin boys who are about to turn two years old. For the most part, I have no idea what I’m doing as a parent. That’s why I turn …