It’s all about CONNECTION.

Between patterns, between ideas, between people.

I’m a graphic recorder. That means I use visuals in graphic recording, strategic illustrations, time-lapse explainer videos, and workshops to help you and your team increase clarity, communication, connection, and belonging.

Let’s work together to amplify your impact and create positive change!

 

Happy Birthday Heart Speak!

—ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION —

A creative collaboration with renowned author Parker J. Palmer. Learn more and get your copy here. →

As a graphic recorder, I am a partner and dedicated listener in the room.

That is the secret sauce and my superpower!

I listen deeply, synthesize the conversation, and make connections using images and text to create a visual summary. The drawings become an artifact of your group’s time together and can be used as powerful accountability and communication tools, as well as to foster further conversation after the meeting or event is over.

 

Why use visuals and graphic recording in a meeting?

Visuals are memorable. They also:

  • Help people connect with your message

  • Increase retention after the presentation

  • Help humans feel seen and heard

  • Enable your audience to see the big picture

  • Make thoughts visible (which feels exciting)

  • Amplify your impact

  • Are fun to revisit and share after your event

 

Services

 

Graphic Recording

Digital Graphic Recording

Strategic Illustrations

 

Time-Lapse Explainer Videos

Conference Solutions

Workshops

Heart Speak: A Visual Interpretation Of Let Your Life Speak

by Sherrill Knezel

in collaboration with Parker J. Palmer

"There's a reason the 'in case of emergency' instructions on airplanes are illustrations, not simply words—in crisis, the brain grasps images more readily than text. Parker Palmer's wisdom and practical philosophy have guided countless readers through challenges toward a more meaningful life. Sherrill Knezel gives additional depth and visual access to the power of Palmer's inspiring teachings. The paired wisdom of Parker Palmer and the clear, clean, whimsical instructions that Knezel provides for readers, even in the case of an emergency, offer a way to learn twice—by reading and seeing."

— Mary Anne Em Radmacher, author of Courage Doesn't Always Roar

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The Meaningful Marks difference:

  • DEEP LISTENER

    I’m listening to the presentation and to the audience—to the energy of the room and for the gaps of what isn’t being said. I listen with an inclusive, strengths-based lens to nurture connection and empower impact.

  • Graphic Recorder

    EXPERIENCED GRAPHIC RECORDER

    I have experience across sectors and have worked with Nonprofit, Education, Government, Healthcare, and Corporate clients across the country.

  • education background

    STRONG EDUCATION BACKGROUND

    All educators are facilitators on a daily basis! I have 30 years of teaching/facilitation experience to help plan your event or lead your team in a visual literacy workshop tailored to your needs.

What my clients say…

 
 

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