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Beyond Words: A Guide to Drawing Out Ideas

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If you are spending 2 hours to make the perfect PowerPoint, this book gives you the confidence to make your own drawings, pictorals, and basic diagrams on any whiteboard or paper easel. I was a statitican (so you know I can't draw) but often needed to work out ideas of my own and in groups. The simple pictures learned in this book helps everyone understand the discussion that's going on. Connect words, ideas, and your audience with esy to draw colorful pictograms of your ideas.

Not sure if you can draw, the publishers sample made me get the book.
http://www.handsongraphics.com/index.htm
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Milly has been able to show in concise, clear terms and through visual example, how easy it is to draw basic images for illustrating anything. An excellent resource for trainers, presenters and anyone designing flip charts or other graphic materials to aid in communicating a message.An excellent tie-in to the workshops that she conducts around the country.

All my 50 years I was convinced i could not draw and I was not artistic. This book proved me wrong. Quickly my intuitive mind grasped the concepts and I started drawing. Folks comment all the time how long I have been drawing. Their jaws drop when I tell them for only a year. This book's style was instrumental in making it easy to enjoy drawing.

All these reviewers are right. I opened the book and within 30 seconds i drew the first picture which looked EXACTLY like the one in the book. I have spent hundreds of dollars on books on drawing - all wasted. The beauty of this book is that every concept is applied instantly and transferred to your brain subliminally.

I absolutely love this book!! I couldn't even draw good stick people. Now, watch out!!! I am going to add drawings to my currently "boring corporate" driven lessons and make them colorful and fun!!!

Milly R. Sonneman has really done it: written a book that demonstrates in easy, concrete steps that anyone can draw well enough to enhance their communication skills!

Sonneman takes you through initially simple and then progressively more advanced steps that can teach any person--in spite of self-doubts--how to make compelling drawings that will clarify ideas and make them more interesting. If you have any doubts that this book can help YOU, just have a look at the other reader reviews!

Doni Tamblyn is author of Laugh and Learn: 95 Ways to Use Humor for More Effective Teaching and Training and The Big Book of Humorous Training Games (Big Book of Business Games Series)

I ordered this book as I was preparing to give a workshop on downsizing for senior citizens. I was able to make my concepts understandable and interesting on flip chart paper and be spontaneous with the group's interactions. I came across as a pro because I didn't need index cards or a script. My drawings gave me the prompts for my talk.

Easy to follow diagrams and instructions. I am able to quickly locate the information needed. Good investment.

Excellent guide for communicating concepts, ideas, etc.

Very disappointed in the quality of technique and content of this book. I had high expectations based on the reviews and was surprised that this book had very little value. I returned for a partial refund and did not bother reading the entire book.