I came across this unusual note-taking approach when chatting with 1 of the management training course trainers. It is not a method that I was familiar with. However this technique can help to save time and organise your ideas. It is referred to as mind mapping. If you have ever before found it hard to set your thoughts down on paper and to organise them during a meeting then do try using mind mapping.
This technique was created as early as the mid-seventies by the English mind specialist Tony Buzan. It facilitates with creating chronological notes during conferences, meetings with customers and in phone conversations.
You might use mind mapping to collect options, solve problems, plan, separate or summarise facts. Most people take notes in full or partial sentences. They jot down far too many words and rapidly lose the overview or find it very difficult to filter out the main details and differentiate between the critical and the non-essential.
Even if you restrict your self to core words, as a rule, up to 60% of the words are unnecessary for relaying the information accurately. On the other hand, with mind mapping you'll need only a single key word for each and every thought, provided that you choose the right word to assist you to remember the ideas.
This is how it works:
All you need for the mind map is a blank piece of paper. Start off by putting the theme you are taking notes about in the centre of the sheet, either as a title, a symbol or perhaps as a picture. Then draw a circle all around it. Branches, representing individual parts of your subject are drawn out from the circle.
These are the guidelines the tutor of the management training course said were important for drawing your mind map:
Start in the centre of your page
Stick to block capitals
Only 1 word per line
Stick to colors to emphasise word groups
Draw pictures. Images say much more than words.
Use symbols, signs or arrows to point out links amongst individual concepts.
Emphasise extremely important information, As an example: make your signs three dimensional.
Main words suffice as pegs for surprising ideas not put into words. As quickly as the idea has been incorporated into the mind map as a branch, your imagination is open to new thoughts. Key words relieve the mind from hunting for very long sentences.
The versatility of mind mapping lies in the actual fact that you simply do not have to carry a single concept to its conclusion before having another. You are able to move from 1 thought to some other on a single page of paper without losing the complete picture by concentrating on the detail. It makes no difference whether your key words are substantives, adjectives or verbs. The choice of key word is determined by the wealth of one's very own experience.
Right after the collection stage, the second step in mind mapping would be to organise and analyse the ideas. You can present independent and associated elements with arrows, groups of thoughts with circles or by the use of colour, and sequences by figures.
At first the mind mapping approach appears complicated and difficult to understand. However once you practice a little and produce your personal mind maps, you are going to recognize that a mind map is frequently more logical and better structured than linear notes. So next time you attend a sales or management training course look at using mind maps to take your notes!
This technique was created as early as the mid-seventies by the English mind specialist Tony Buzan. It facilitates with creating chronological notes during conferences, meetings with customers and in phone conversations.
You might use mind mapping to collect options, solve problems, plan, separate or summarise facts. Most people take notes in full or partial sentences. They jot down far too many words and rapidly lose the overview or find it very difficult to filter out the main details and differentiate between the critical and the non-essential.
Even if you restrict your self to core words, as a rule, up to 60% of the words are unnecessary for relaying the information accurately. On the other hand, with mind mapping you'll need only a single key word for each and every thought, provided that you choose the right word to assist you to remember the ideas.
This is how it works:
All you need for the mind map is a blank piece of paper. Start off by putting the theme you are taking notes about in the centre of the sheet, either as a title, a symbol or perhaps as a picture. Then draw a circle all around it. Branches, representing individual parts of your subject are drawn out from the circle.
These are the guidelines the tutor of the management training course said were important for drawing your mind map:
Start in the centre of your page
Stick to block capitals
Only 1 word per line
Stick to colors to emphasise word groups
Draw pictures. Images say much more than words.
Use symbols, signs or arrows to point out links amongst individual concepts.
Emphasise extremely important information, As an example: make your signs three dimensional.
Main words suffice as pegs for surprising ideas not put into words. As quickly as the idea has been incorporated into the mind map as a branch, your imagination is open to new thoughts. Key words relieve the mind from hunting for very long sentences.
The versatility of mind mapping lies in the actual fact that you simply do not have to carry a single concept to its conclusion before having another. You are able to move from 1 thought to some other on a single page of paper without losing the complete picture by concentrating on the detail. It makes no difference whether your key words are substantives, adjectives or verbs. The choice of key word is determined by the wealth of one's very own experience.
Right after the collection stage, the second step in mind mapping would be to organise and analyse the ideas. You can present independent and associated elements with arrows, groups of thoughts with circles or by the use of colour, and sequences by figures.
At first the mind mapping approach appears complicated and difficult to understand. However once you practice a little and produce your personal mind maps, you are going to recognize that a mind map is frequently more logical and better structured than linear notes. So next time you attend a sales or management training course look at using mind maps to take your notes!
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