Why and How to Start Sketchnoting

When you attend a presentation, what do you do? Sit quietly and listen? Scribble notes? Live tweet? Get distracted by your smartphone? Take photos with a camera that has a surprisingly loud shutter effect?

There's yet another option: sketchnote.

Sketchnoting is like notetaking, but with more flair and more focus. Hand lettering and illustrations provide the flair; focus provides you the time to include the flair. Besides keeping you engaged during talks, visual notetaking makes it easier to retain what you've heard and share it later.

This session will review effective "plain text" notetaking, discuss what tools will help you sketchnote, and teach techniques for hand lettering and illustration. We will talk about how to juggle the required multitasking and about how the intention of your notes can influence the style you choose. When we finish, all you'll have left to do is start.

All beginners and active sketchnoters welcome!