3 Missed opportunities when you don’t re-purpose your visual representation

by V Fort | Sep 2, 2023 | Visual Facilitation, Visual Intelligence

Last week I attended a masterclass in which the trainers used many verbal visual metaphors to illustrate a model or process in words. Using verbal visual metaphors can be a very effective way to help the audience see a mental representation. Yet, when new people join,...

4 Steps to increase the satisfaction of training participantsrograms

by V Fort | Jul 22, 2022 | Training, Visual Facilitation, Visual Intelligence

“Who is your training for?” I ask participants in module 3 of my trainings. Most of my participants offer training in the field of communication, empathy or self-development. Basically a large audience can benefit from participating. A painful smile...

3 Causes of ‘power over’ in the facilitation style of a trainer

by V Fort | May 31, 2022 | Training, Visual Facilitation, Visual Literacy

Have you been a student to a professor, or a participant to a trainer who had excellent knowledge to share, but somehow it was really difficult for you to integrate their valuable teaching. Did you ever discover what made it difficult for you before you became a...

8 Technical facilitation challenges of digital presentations resolved

by V Fort | Sep 3, 2021 | Digital Presentations, Visual Facilitation

The fact is, technical errors during presentations always come unexpected. But your solution may be ready – if off course, you are known with what may happen while you facilitate your digital presentation. This video is a 12 minute piece of a video from my...

5 Simple ways to create a presentation title page

by V Fort | Apr 22, 2021 | Digital Presentations, Training, Visual Facilitation, Visual Literacy

Little time and only one or a couple of visuals available.You recall such a situation don’t you? Creating an attractive title page for you presentation doesn’t have to be neither complex nor expensive. Even with one single image you made yourself or found...

3 Keys to influence the engagement with your audience

by V Fort | Mar 30, 2021 | Digital Presentations, Training, Visual Facilitation, Visual Literacy

Keeping the attention of your audience is a challenge all speakers face. You can use many strategies to get the attention of your audience and lead them to engage themselves, but that doesn’t mean any of it will work. In this video I talk about why that is so...