Author Archives: Michelle Laurie
2011 in review – Thanks WordPress!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. It’s been great to review the stats they generated including the top 5 referring sites, top blog posts, searches by visitors and more. Thanks WordPress for all … Continue reading
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DIY Wall Board for Graphic Facilitation
A few months back I posted a question on the International Forum of Visual Practitioners Linked In Group asking: Has anyone made a portable ‘wall’ (that fits into a car) to bring to meetings that don’t have great walls and … Continue reading
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Ode to Rossland
I work from a home office in this beautiful mountain town in southern British Columbia. I recently wrote a post about feeling isolated so I thought it only right to also share why most of the time, I am grateful! … Continue reading
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Discover Your Passion
Discover Your Passion was one of the messages Christian Begin shared with a small yet captivated audience at Rossland Mountain Filmfest’s Journey of An Adverture Filmmaker. Christian gave an animated account of his career from starting out in Quebec, then … Continue reading
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Reflections of a home-based consultant living on the edge of the woods
“Be patient. Good things come to those who wait.” This is the Chinese fortune cookie wisdom I received Sunday night after eating out in a town nearby. The town of 10,000 people is the hub of the region I live … Continue reading
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Reaching out via Twitter
In the last couple months I have come across an info graphic on Twitter that is definitely worth sharing. Thanks to @SocialBttrfly for reposting yesterday. As a recently new ‘tweeter’ (6 months) these stats are helpful in understanding the power of Twitter … Continue reading
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Vizualize me?
I just tested out a website that ‘visualizes’ your CV. It’s an interesting concept and I like some of the ways it portrays information. In other ways, I am not sure it does my experience justice. What I like is: … Continue reading
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Getting to visual…
As I plan for a graphic facilitation workshop in October I am thinking about the power of visuals and visual thinking. Below are some inspiring places online I have been visiting: A Ted Talk by Suni Brown speaks to how people … Continue reading
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