PD Bootcamp #9 | After Work Workshop (In Person)

Bringing Ideas to Life: Graphic Note-Taking for Work & Beyond

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
5:00–6:30 pm
MMAC | 301 W Wisconsin, Suite 220, Milwaukee, WI

This workshop introduces you to the power of graphic note-taking—a method that merges simple sketches with clear text to create memorable, insightful visuals. Led by Sherrill Knezel, an experienced listener, graphic recorder, educator, illustrator, and artist, you’ll discover how visual note-taking can help people see the big picture, remember key points, and feel genuinely heard.

Whether you’re recording your own thoughts, capturing brainstorming ideas at work, or looking to visually document a larger event, you’ll walk away with strategies to elevate your note-taking into an engaging, creative process. Sherrill’s dynamic approach will show you how to enrich communication, spark collaboration, and inject warmth into any conversation—all by making your notes come alive on the page.

What You’ll Learn

Basic elements of graphic note-taking, including simple drawing techniques and layouts
Tips to capture ideas in real time and enhance clarity for yourself and others
Methods for sharing your visuals to increase connection, retention, and impact

Come discover how to transform your everyday notes into vibrant tools for collaboration and meaning-making.

About The Instructor
Sherrill Knezel, Graphic Recorder
https://www.meaningfulmarks.net/

A dedicated listener and lifelong doodler, Sherrill combines her background in Studio Art, Art Education, and a Master of Arts in Teaching to amplify generative and inclusive work in communities. Since 2014, she has been graphic recording for organizations in search of deeper engagement, trust building, and transformative change. Through her workshops and consulting, Sherrill encourages professionals to think, communicate, and collaborate more visually—creating a better world one drawing at a time.

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