Try skimming the graphics first and then making connections to it as you read. Don't forget to include graphics in your grant proposals. Including photographs of potential participants, or people who would benefit from your work help humanize your request for funding. Charts and graphs demonstrating improvements that could be realized if you are awarded the grant funds are also effective. Community and school activities.
Graphics get attention.
Use this to your advantage by including photographs in your community newsletter. Create posters for special events using illustrations and decorative lettering. If you aren't comfortable drawing your own, you can find lots of clip art on the web or at your computer store in almost any subject area. Gannt charts and other visual scheduling techniques make it easier to track progress against a plan. If you are having a hard time understanding where your time is going, try charting it out as blocks of time in a table, using one column per day for a week or two.