title: Some tips for more effective white-boarding?
body: <p>I am occasionally called upon <em>impromptu</em> to white-board (non-virtually) data flows, architecture diagrams etc., for both a technical and non-technical audience. Unfortunately my drawing skills (and print legibility) are terrible.</p>
  
  <p>How can I become more effective at doing this? I am looking for tips on standard symbols and connectors to use, some standard ways of organizing and categorizing the information (e.g., <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swim_lane" rel="noreferrer">swim lanes</a>), etc.</p>
  
  <p>What can I practice to become better at this? I want these visual presentations to be effective in communicating my ideas, and badly presented diagrams can make the ideas appear convoluted and inelegant, even when they are not.</p>