Category: Visual Skills

anything having to do with visual skills, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, (working visually with groups and organizations).

[Newly Minted Certified Visual Coach] Congrats Dr. Karen Gilliam

It’s my pleasure to announce the graduation of Dr. Karen Gilliam, from Cleveland, USA from our Certified Visual Coach program! A storyteller, grandmother and great-grandmother, it is as much for her familial legacy as it is in service to a greater good that she is called upon to inspire others to find, trust and use… Read more »


The Visual Bio: A Handy Marketing Tool

As a Process Professional (visual facilitator, visual coach, energy worker and educator), I often have to introduce myself and/or set context about my work before landing or diving into an engagement. A tool that helps me do that, both online and in-person is my “Visual Bio” What a Visual Bio Is: A Visual Bio is… Read more »




Learn Graphic Facilitation [BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT] New VISUAL SKILLS Home Study Kit Now Available

Learn Visual Skills for Process Work with Groups and Individuals … At Home And At Your Own Pace Via My New Home Study Kit BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: New Home Study Version of FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE-VISUALS Now Available!!! Launch Special for Next 5 Days: Dec. 11-Dec. 15th Only For New and Seasoned Process Professionals: Consultants,Facilitators, Trainers, Speakers,… Read more »


In Your Words: Geri Briggs-Simpson

CHRISTINA’S CLASSES ARE WELL PACED AND PROGRESSIVE … PROVIDE YOU WITH A SET OF PROFESSIONAL TOOLS  FOR YOUR REPERTOIRE.  I AM THRILLED I TOOK THE CHANCE  AND REGISTERED. “People I respect suggested I join them for SHIFT-IT Online by Christina Merkley. I reviewed her site and felt this program was exactly what I was looking… Read more »


Four Genres of Graphic Facilitation

Working visually, whether in a group or individual setting, can be very effective when done correctly. I’ve been in the Interactive-Visuals field since the mid 1990s – and have worked in all of the four main genres: studio work, graphic recording, graphic facilitation and graphic coaching. As the field continues to expand and generate more… Read more »


Tips for Color Use in Graphic Recording and Graphic Facilitation

One of my enjoyable activities this fall is shepherding a keen herd of visually interested professionals through The Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals via my 9-week online course. I use web conferencing technology, plus have the ability to do live scribing via the use of my digital tablet. Very handy for explaining concepts and demos of the… Read more »


The Changing Face of Marriage

As The SHIFT-IT Coach I regularly read, watch and study things that are of interest to my clients and myself. Take for instance this webinar series that the Psychotherapy Networker is doing with several star therapists on the topic of The Changing Face of Marriage. I heard about this series via Terry Real’s newsletter. I’ve… Read more »


[Four NEW Certified Visual Coach® Graduates] Welcome Patricia, Bernie, Stevi and Andrea!

It’s my pleasure to welcome these FOUR NEW GRADUATES into the Certified Visual Coach® community: Patricia Selmo, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. With a rocket scientist (really!) and psychology background, double PhD Patricia Selmo did a beautiful job of integrating visual process work not only into coaching but also into her organizational development and change management practice.… Read more »