Discover simple tips to elevate your virtual space using your iPad, camera, lighting, and a few creative touches. In this post, Diane shares a 5-minute highlight from her recent community call to help you feel confident and shine online.

Whether you’re teaching, presenting, or creating online, the way you show up in your virtual space matters. It’s not about being fancy—it’s about feeling confident, clear, and aligned with your brand.

Last week, we hosted a Community Call all about Setting Up Your Virtual Space, and I wanted to share this 5-minute highlight clip with you. In it, I walk through some of my favorite gear and tips for creating a setup that feels professional but personal.

Here’s what we covered in the full session:

✨ iPad Setup

I shared how I use my iPad for live drawing, screen sharing, and presentations—plus my go-to apps and stylus for creative sessions.

📸 Camera Angles

Whether you're using a built-in webcam or an external one, angle matters. We talked about si...

What Do You Do When You Need to Recharge?

A Simple Visual Activity for Self-Care & Team Connection

In our latest community conversation, I asked a powerful question:
“What do you do when you need to recharge?”

I collected responses and turned them into a visual—because sometimes, seeing it drawn out makes it all the more meaningful. In this quick 5-minute video, I walk you through the process I used and show you how to use this same activity for yourself or with your team.

Whether you’re feeling burnt out or just need a boost, this exercise is a creative and reflective way to build your Self-Care Transformation Toolkit. 🌿

🖊️ Want to Try It Yourself? Here’s How:

1. Draw a picture of yourself and a battery.

2. Make a list of the things that recharge you.

3. Add visual icons or doodles to bring your ideas to life.

This activity is perfect for personal reflection, team workshops, or even classroom settings. It’s a great reminder that we all recharge in different ways—an...

The Wheel of Life: A Visual Coaching Tool for Realignment

The Wheel of Life is one of the first coaching tools I learned over 16 years ago—and it’s one I continue to come back to time and time again. Why? Because it’s simple, powerful, and incredibly insightful.

Contrary to popular belief, the goal isn’t to create a perfectly balanced wheel. The true purpose is to identify areas of life where you feel out-of-balance and bring awareness to where you might need more attention, care, or focus.

If you're a coach, facilitator, or team leader working with people who feel stuck or overwhelmed, the Wheel of Life offers a meaningful way to spark conversation and self-discovery.

How It Works

In this example, I used the ten life domains inspired by Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus Planner:

• Intellectual

• Social

• Emotional

• Vocational

• Physical

• Avocational (Hobbies/Leisure)

• Marital

• Financial

• Spiritual

• Parental

These categories represent a full vie...

Feeling stuck on what to post? You’re not alone—and I’ve got a creative solution for you. In this mini-lesson, we’ll explore how to use the Mini Visual Mapping Cards to spark fresh content ideas and plan your next round of social media posts with clarity and ease.

One of my favorite templates is built around a single, powerful image: the phone icon. From this simple shape, you can map out an entire Social Media Visual Plan—whether you're creating for yourself, your team, or a client.

🖼️ How to Create Your Social Media Visual Map

Here’s a simple, five-step visual process to guide your planning session:

1. Start with a Phone Icon
   Draw a phone shape in the center of your page to represent your digital presence.

2. Divide into Sections
   Split the screen into 3–6 sections, like content blocks or categories.

3. Add Titles + Mini Icons
   Label each section with a content type or theme. Add mini icons for visual clarity.

4. Color in the Details
   Use colors to distinguish between sec

   ...

Today we are going to be talking about the fact that when you have no vision, you have no motivation. Vision & Clarity help you be decisive and know the direction you are taking with your business.

I want to share a simple activity I do when I am preparing to go into a Vision Planning session for my own business at the end of the year. Who are you going to be next year?

Here is a simple four square template you can use to help you. Start with a image of yourself in the middle and then in each corner write the questions:

- What do you know?

- What do you do?

- What's inside your heart?

- What is your impact?

Spend a little time thinking these through as you prepare for channeling your energy for next year.

 Whenever you are ready, there are 2 ways I can help you:

✏️ 1. The Visual Facilitation Online Course + Playbook: Unlock an engaging toolbox filled easy-to-use visuals. You will learn how to create memorable visuals for your coaching calls, in-person events or even your o...

Welcome to theWorking Virtual Guide. Want to know what microphone I use, how I switch my camera from forward facing to drawing from above, to showing my iPad? Watch this week's FREE video lesson from the Center for Visual Facilitation and you will learn about it ALL!!

In today's lesson, I'm going to share with you my pro-tips for setting up your lighting, your camera and your microphone. Your virtual background has the ability to bring 80% of your energy when you are working online. So let's make it AWESOME!

Looking good on ZOOM is essential to your businesses success and a necessity to stand out as a leader. The graduates of the 8 Week Intensive who have mastered their studio set-up have had the most success this years not only maintaining their clients but growing their businesses.

Click this video link to watch the virtual tour of the exact set-up I have in my studio right now.

In a world inundated with information and tasks, finding effective ways to organize your thoughts, analyze situations, and gather feedback is essential. Visual tools can be your secret weapon in tackling complexity and improving productivity. In this week's lunch & learn, we'll delve into three powerful visual techniques: Mind Maps, SWOT Analysis, and Feedback Walls.

Mind Maps: Navigating Your Ideas

Mind mapping is a versatile technique that helps you visually organize thoughts, ideas, and information. It's like creating a roadmap for your brain's thoughts, making connections and relationships clearer. To get started:

• Choose a Central Idea: Begin by placing your central idea or topic in the center of a blank page. This could be anything from project planning to brainstorming new business ideas.
• Branch Out: From the central idea, create branches that represent different aspects or subtopics related to the main concept. These branches can be further extended with secondary br
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Coaching is a powerful tool that can help people make positive changes in their lives. However, one of the biggest challenges for coaches is helping their clients take action on the insights and strategies they develop during coaching sessions. Many clients can struggle with implementing the changes they want to make, either due to fear, self-doubt, or a lack of motivation.

Fortunately, there are many strategies coaches can use to help their clients take action and achieve their goals. In this blog post, we will explore some effective ways coaches can support their clients in taking action.

1. Set Clear Goals

One of the most important steps to helping clients take action is to establish clear, measurable goals. When clients have a specific target in mind, they are more likely to take action towards achieving it. Coaches can work with their clients to set SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. By setting clear objectives that are aligned with their v...

 Today we are talking about brainstorming and how to host a successful ideation session with your leadership and team. Here are 5 of my pro tips of how to make sure all your team walks away from the session feeling inspired, encouraged and connected.

1. Encourage Wild Ideas - Let your participants be creative and expansive in their thinking. 
   
   
2. Go for Quantity - Give your participants lots of post-it notes so they can keep writing down as many ideas as possible.
   
   
3. Create Space for Individual & Group Activities - Allow an opportunity for participants to brainstorm on their own and as a team.
   
   
4. Make Time for Play - Your role as the facilitator is to set the tone for participants to have fun.
   
   
5. Allow for Reflections - At the end of your event, make sure you plan for time for participants to step away from their ideas and then come back to them.

BONUS: Follow-Up - How will you share the results of your brainstorming session with the participants and your leadership team?

...and don't for...

 I love using visuals for coaching. The past two weeks I have opened my calendar for mini Private Coaching Sessions and the conversations have been amazing. I wanted to highlight one specifically around how to use visuals when coaching clients.

"How do you use visuals when your client is deflated?"

This was such a good question and a perfect opportunity to use visuals to facilitate a deeper conversation about how to help your clients get their good ideas off the ground. And why it is important for your client to separate themselves from their ideas.

Whenever you are ready, there are 2 ways I can help you:

✏️ 1. The Visual Facilitation Online Course + Playbook: Unlock an engaging toolbox filled easy-to-use visuals. You will learn how to create memorable visuals for your coaching calls, in-person events or even your online course.
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✏️ 2. Private Coaching Sessions: Are you feeling stuck in your business? Do you feel like you have hit a plateau or can't seem to grow? Or may...