From the course: Practical UX Weekly: Season Two

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Whiteboarding

Whiteboarding

- The whiteboard is a tool that can elevate a meeting and put your team in a better position to succeed. In this design drill session, we'll be using a whiteboard. If you have a whiteboard handy, then I recommend following along to begin building your skills and confidence around the whiteboard. I break this drill into two lessons, preparation and practice. Let's start with preparation skills. Preparation can happen in many ways. To begin, let's say you have a meeting coming up. Consider where you'll decide to sit in the room. Imagine you walk into your conference room. How do you know where you should sit? In this scenario, you should pick a corner seat closest to the whiteboard. This will enable you to be less disruptive when you get up and down to document and brainstorm or explain an idea. This also reduces the time it's going to take you to navigate the room. Once the session or meeting has begun, you'll want to…

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