In Your Words: Educator & Trainer Judy Southwell

“I have been involved in adult education for 25 years as an instructor, facilitator, and in curriculum design and program development. I really enjoy learning experiences where interactive, reflective and illustration methods are incorporated. It is an ongoing goal of mine to illustrate confidently, use colour effectively, and instinctively use visual processing methods to interpret… Read more »



A Note From Christina

Christina Merkley

Whew, that was a LONG run … January through June is my longest season. Not only am I running classes, but I took a few this season too. I LOVE what I do but running a little school and keeping up with the latest for my SHIFT-IT coaching practice is hard work! I thoroughly enjoyed… Read more »


In Your Words: Clare North

Clare North Internal Change Leader and Facilitator/Coach

HAS THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF MATERIALS, IS PROFESSIONALLY PRESENTED AND INCLUDES A HUGE RANGE OF RESOURCES “I participated from the United Kingdom in the online version of Fundamentals of Working Visually. The course has the highest quality of materials, is professionally presented and includes a huge range of resources. This program clarified my thoughts about… Read more »



A Note From Christina

Christina Merkley's Graphic Recording Demo

This issue of The SHIFT-IT eZine is a tad tardy … because most of the last two weeks have been filled with prep and fulfillment of our in-person visual skills trainings: Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals and Magic Marker Retreat. I LOVE leading these workshops and its fun to do them back-to-back for those who want to… Read more »



Working Visually: The Only Way Out Is Through

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here. I just finished leading 5 days of beginning and advanced trainings on working visually with groups and individuals (aka Graphic Recording, Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Coaching).  As a result, a new cohort of… Read more »