Sara Thompson Writes

Last week I spent the day with the University of Kentucky in Lexington with the state extension program's all-school conference. The topic was "Struggles in the Commonwealth: A Family Systems Approach." The first half of the day included an overview of Kentucky families right now - from demographics to food habits. The second half of the day offered breakout sessions on nine topics. I'll post a shot of the visualization.

An interesting thing happened at this conference. At the end of the day,...
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Thank you Sunni Brown! This is awesome!

http://www.ted.com/talks/sunni_brown.html
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This week I don't have much in the way of working IN my business, just working ON my business. Updating the website, for sure, and I'm having a logo designed so look for that soon! Still trying to generate good leads for both copywriting and graphic recording work. I've meet some interesting people with whom I believe great partnerships could occur. Fingers crossed!

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I just found this blog and I love the straightforward tone. Check it out.

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A friend sent me this video and I think it's brilliant. It captures the way words and visuals work together and I just love it.

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Last week I participated in a local networking event with the Seed 2020. I presented my graphic recording business and copywriting services to a group of 20 or so small business people. There were a few questions asked and I thought I would share the answers here:

Question: You talk about "experience teams." What does that mean?
Answer: At a former job with a Fortune 500 company, my group's work was to visually represent experiences with the company in the form of a map. So we would say, "Hi, C...
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I know there are fancy adhesives out there but I really rely on that plain old 3M blue painter's tape. For about $5 a roll, you can't beat the price and you can have fat or skinny tape. Last week, I tried using some high-falutin' yellow "artist's tape" which had me running from one end of the paper to the other as it let go of the wall. Granted, it was a cold window, not a wall, but my blue painter's tape saved the day. I've used more expensive white artist's tape, too, but the blue really is...
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So I'm probably safe. Yesterday I joined Stephanie Ringer and Eric Brown for their internet radio program on BlogTalk. Check it out here.

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Every artist has a weapon of choice when it comes to her toolbox. I have always been picky about my pens, and that's another blog post, but for graphic recording, I love my Mr. Sketch markers. Here's why:

1. CHEAP cheap cheap. Some day I will upgrade to the fancy refillable markers, but until then, my friend Mr. Sketch is coming with me to all my gigs. Also, any office supply store sells them for less than $10 a pack. If you lose some or have to replace them, it isn't a big deal.
2. Great inkin...
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