Unlock the Creative Thinking Power of Your Mind

Unlock the Creative Unlock the Creative Thinking Power of Thinking Power of

Your MindYour Mind

Learn to Mind Map Learn to Mind Map Now!Now!

How to Mind Map

Some Benefits of Mind Mapping

It helps develop Creative Thinker skillsIt helps develop Creative Thinker skills It mirrors the way the brain looks at thingsIt mirrors the way the brain looks at things It stimulates the right (pictures) and left (words) sides of It stimulates the right (pictures) and left (words) sides of

the brainthe brain It helps link ideasIt helps link ideas It makes use of different learning stylesIt makes use of different learning styles It makes ideas easy to rememberIt makes ideas easy to remember It saves time – you only record the key wordsIt saves time – you only record the key words It is easy to review, easy to recreate from memory and It is easy to review, easy to recreate from memory and

brilliant for revision!brilliant for revision! It makes use of many different types of intelligence It makes use of many different types of intelligence

The Quick Start Guide to Mind Mapping

The following 10 Steps to Making Steps to Making Great Mind MapsGreat Mind Maps have been

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10 Steps to Making Great 10 Steps to Making Great Mind MapsMind Maps

1. Decide on your TOPIC, 1. Decide on your TOPIC, PURPOSE, GOAL or FOCUSPURPOSE, GOAL or FOCUS


2. Start in the CENTRE of a blank 2. Start in the CENTRE of a blank piece of paper turned to piece of paper turned to LANDSCAPELANDSCAPE view view


3. Using a PENCIL, quickly sketch a 3. Using a PENCIL, quickly sketch a small IMAGE of your topic, small IMAGE of your topic, purpose, goal or focus in the purpose, goal or focus in the centre of the papercentre of the paper


4. Keep using PENCIL and leave lots 4. Keep using PENCIL and leave lots of SPACE around your key ideas so of SPACE around your key ideas so you can add ideas as you develop you can add ideas as you develop your mind mapyour mind map


5. Use SYMBOLS to reflect your 5. Use SYMBOLS to reflect your ideas and ARROWS to guide the ideas and ARROWS to guide the eyeeye


6. 6. COLOUR stimulates the right COLOUR stimulates the right hemisphere of the brain so use a hemisphere of the brain so use a DIFFERENT COLOUR for each of DIFFERENT COLOUR for each of your main branch linesyour main branch lines

Use at least 3 ADDITIONAL Use at least 3 ADDITIONAL COLOURS for emphasis, structure, COLOURS for emphasis, structure, texture and creativitytexture and creativity


7. Draw GENTLY CURVED lines, radiating 7. Draw GENTLY CURVED lines, radiating from the centre (thick tapering to thin) from the centre (thick tapering to thin) CONNECTING the main branches at each CONNECTING the main branches at each level to the central image level to the central image

Remember to make the main branches Remember to make the main branches thicker to show the importance of the thicker to show the importance of the ideas on themideas on them


8. Use only ONE KEY WORD or 8. Use only ONE KEY WORD or IMAGE per line for more power and IMAGE per line for more power and to reflect flexibility in your thinking to reflect flexibility in your thinking

The length of the lines you draw The length of the lines you draw needs to fit the length of the key needs to fit the length of the key wordswords


9. Use CAPITAL LETTERS for the main 9. Use CAPITAL LETTERS for the main branch ideas and make all the key branch ideas and make all the key words sit words sit onon the linesthe lines

Use LOWER CASE letters for any Use LOWER CASE letters for any

additional explanatory words additional explanatory words These words will go These words will go close underneathclose underneath

the main branch lines the main branch lines


10. Use IMAGES throughout to attract the eye10. Use IMAGES throughout to attract the eye

Images stimulate the right hemisphereImages stimulate the right hemisphere

Eyes take in images faster than words (and Eyes take in images faster than words (and recall them for longer too) recall them for longer too)

Remember - a picture paints a thousand Remember - a picture paints a thousand words!words!


Remember:

PERSONAL STYLE is very important PERSONAL STYLE is very important It is your mind map for YOU It is your mind map for YOU Develop your own styleDevelop your own style


Finally:Finally:

When learning is FUN, you learnWhen learning is FUN, you learn

faster and you remember it morefaster and you remember it more

10 Steps to Making Great Mind 10 Steps to Making Great Mind Maps – A SummaryMaps – A Summary

1. Decide on your TOPIC, PURPOSE, GOAL or FOCUS 1. Decide on your TOPIC, PURPOSE, GOAL or FOCUS

2. Start in the CENTRE of a blank piece of paper turned to 2. Start in the CENTRE of a blank piece of paper turned to LandscapeLandscape

3. In the centre draw a small IMAGE of your topic, purpose, goal or 3. In the centre draw a small IMAGE of your topic, purpose, goal or focusfocus

4. Keep using PENCIL and leave lots of SPACE around your key 4. Keep using PENCIL and leave lots of SPACE around your key ideas so you can add to them as you develop your mind mapideas so you can add to them as you develop your mind map

5. Use SYMBOLS to reflect your ideas and ARROWS to guide the eye5. Use SYMBOLS to reflect your ideas and ARROWS to guide the eye

6. Use a DIFFERENT COLOUR for each of your branch lines and at 6. Use a DIFFERENT COLOUR for each of your branch lines and at least 3 ADDITIONAL COLOURS for emphasis, structure, texture least 3 ADDITIONAL COLOURS for emphasis, structure, texture and creativityand creativity

10 Steps to Making Great 10 Steps to Making Great Mind Maps – A SummaryMind Maps – A Summary

7. Draw GENTLY CURVED lines, radiating from the centre (thick 7. Draw GENTLY CURVED lines, radiating from the centre (thick tapering to thin) CONNECTING the main branches at each level to tapering to thin) CONNECTING the main branches at each level to the central image. Remember to make the main branches thicker the central image. Remember to make the main branches thicker to show the importance of the ideas on themto show the importance of the ideas on them

8. Use only one key word or image per line for more power and to 8. Use only one key word or image per line for more power and to reflect flexibility in your thinking. The length of the lines you draw reflect flexibility in your thinking. The length of the lines you draw needs to fit the length of the key wordsneeds to fit the length of the key words

9. Use capital letters for the main branch ideas and make all the key 9. Use capital letters for the main branch ideas and make all the key words sit words sit onon the linesthe lines

Use LOWER CASE letters for any additional explanatory words Use LOWER CASE letters for any additional explanatory words These words will go These words will go close underneathclose underneath the main branch lines the main branch lines

10. Use IMAGES throughout to attract the eye. Images stimulate the 10. Use IMAGES throughout to attract the eye. Images stimulate the right hemisphere. Eyes take in images faster than words (and right hemisphere. Eyes take in images faster than words (and recall them for longer too). Remember - a picture paints a recall them for longer too). Remember - a picture paints a thousand words!thousand words!

A Few Mind Maps to Get You A Few Mind Maps to Get You ThinkingThinking

• These are on a wide range of subjects These are on a wide range of subjects including including The Life and Achievements of The Life and Achievements of Marie CurieMarie Curie and and HappinessHappiness!!

• Remember that you can mind map Remember that you can mind map anything you like – just put the topic in anything you like – just put the topic in the middle of the piece of paper and off the middle of the piece of paper and off you go!you go!

Now it’s over to you! Now it’s over to you!

Just choose your topic!Just choose your topic!

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