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You remember Tom Crawford, right? We did a screencast together on a gondola! Tom is our guest on this month's episode of The Forge. Tom is an expert at Visual Communication.

I need your help. What do you want to know from Tom about Visual Communication? Here's your chance to ask him questions that he can answer on The Forge. Leave a question in the comments here on this blog post or email them to us.

Tune into The Forge next week:

• When: April 21 at 2:00pm EST.
• Where: Tune in here on the Visual Lounge to watch the show.

On Facebook? There is an event set-up for this month's The Forge that you can RSVP to here.

Here's more about Tom:

Tom Crawford is the Owner and Principal of VizNetwork, providing education and hands-on experiences for leaders who need to solve problems and communicate more effectively. Before starting the current business, he was CEO of VizThink, an organization dedicated to the creation of a sustainable, global community of people who use any form of the visual arts for learning and communication.

With an extensive background in technology, 2007 was Tom's 20th year as a professional programmer. However, in 2000, his career began to diverge from enterprise systems design and implementation into corporate education, simulation, and gaming. He spent 6 years at Root Learning starting the e-Learning team. Root's strong use of art and metaphor introduced him to the power of visualization for learning and communication. Through extensive testing with customers such as Blockbuster, Pepsi, and Bank of America, he developed extensive theories on interactivity, engagement, and visualization. In 2006, Tom became Vice President of the Masie Center, an association of learning executives and professionals. Later, he continued a focus on visualization and learning when he was named CEO of VizThink. Through his company VizChef, he also designs all-visual cooking applications for mobile devices, helping people create amazing dishes in the kitchen.

In the past several years, Tom has run workshops on learning, simulations, visualization, and communication all over the world for thousands of people. He is a well-respected and often requested speaker for organizations of all shapes and sizes.