Thanks, IFVP!
When I started graphic recording 6 years ago all I really knew about it was that it involved drawing pictures at events and, since I was a professional picture-drawer already, I figured I could do it. It turned out graphic recording was a lot more complicated and there were many crucial aspects, like the basics of facilitation and an understanding of how meetings are run, that I had no experience with at all. Even my art background could only get me so far, since graphic recording was very different from anything I'd done before.