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Unlock your brain's potential using mind mapping
Mind mapping is a popular technique that can be applied in a
variety of situations and settings. Students can make sense of
complex topics and structure their revision with mind mapping;
business people can manage projects and collaborate with colleagues
using mind maps, and any creative process can be supported by using
a mind map to explore ideas and build upon them. Mind maps allow
for greater creativity when recording ideas and information
whatever the topic, and enable the note-taker to associate words
with visual representations.
Mind Mapping For Dummies explains how mind mapping works,
why it's so successful, and the many ways it can be used. It takes
you through the wide range of approaches to mind mapping, looks at
the available mind mapping software options, and investigates
advanced mind mapping techniques for a range of purposes, including
studying for exams, improving memory, project management, and
maximizing creativity.
Suitable for students of all ages and study levels
An excellent resource for people working on creative projects
who wish to use mind mapping to develop their ideas
Shows businesspeople how to maximize their efficiency, manage
projects, and brainstorm effectively
If you're a student, artist, writer, or businessperson, Mind
Mapping For Dummies shows you how to unlock your brain's
potential.
Auteur
Florian Rustler is a licensed Mind Mapping trainer based in Munich, who trained with Tony Buzan. Within the last six years he has given more than 300 Mind Mapping seminars. Some of the organisations he has worked with include Bosch, MTU, Siemens and Volkswagen as well as various trade chambers and universities.
Résumé
Unlock your brain's potential using mind mapping
Mind mapping is a popular technique that can be applied in a variety of situations and settings. Students can make sense of complex topics and structure their revision with mind mapping; business people can manage projects and collaborate with colleagues using mind maps, and any creative process can be supported by using a mind map to explore ideas and build upon them. Mind maps allow for greater creativity when recording ideas and information whatever the topic, and enable the note-taker to associate words with visual representations.
Mind Mapping For Dummies explains how mind mapping works, why it's so successful, and the many ways it can be used. It takes you through the wide range of approaches to mind mapping, looks at the available mind mapping software options, and investigates advanced mind mapping techniques for a range of purposes, including studying for exams, improving memory, project management, and maximizing creativity.
Contenu
Foreword xvii
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Conventions Used in This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 2
How This Book is Organised 2
Part I: Mind Mapping: The Swiss Army Knife for the Brain 3
Part II: Traditional Mind Mapping in Practice 3
Part III: Mind Mapping Software 3
Part IV: Advanced Strategies for Mind Mapping 3
Part V: The Part of Tens 4
Icons Used in This Book 4
Where to Go from Here 4
Part I: Mind Mapping: The Swiss Army Knife for the Brain 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Mind Mapping 9
Presenting Information Visually 9
Give it a try! 10
Taking the Mind Map a stage further 12
A little reflection please 13
A Simple Technique with Many Applications 14
'Cribs' for lectures and presentations 15
Taking notes from texts and books 15
Taking notes from presentations and discussions 15
Project management 16
Knowledge management 16
Pen and Paper or Computer? 17
Revising Mind Maps 18
Advanced Strategies Using Mind Mapping 19
Chapter 2: Visualising Information 21
How and Why Visualisation Can Help You 21
Text as a form of visual information 22
Reducing complexity and presenting information in a different way 22
Two examples 22
Visualising Information as a Core Skill 24
What science has to say 25
The visualisation method used for Mind Mapping 27
Chapter 3: Generating Mind Maps 29
The Basic Rules: Helping You to Use Mind Mapping Effectively 30
Branches it's all connected 30
Keywords instead of phrases 32
The exception proves the rule 34
A Picture Says More Than a Thousand Words 35
Colours not just pretty to look at 35
Your personal set of symbols 36
Boxes and clouds highlighting what's important 38
Making arrow connections quite clear 39
Chapter 4: Why Mind Mapping Works 41
Different Routes to Information 42
Pictures: Unique and unforgettable 43
A picture says more than a thousand words 44
How we think 45
Mind Mapping as a Brain-Friendly Technique 46
More Than Just the Sum of its Parts 48
The big picture and details 48
More information dimensions and greater information density 48
Part II: Traditional Mind Mapping in Practice 51
Chapter 5: Preparing Talks and Lectures Using Mind Maps 53
Freedom and Flexibility with Mind Maps at All Times 53
Preparing Lectures: Step by Step 55
Step 1: Marshalling your initial thoughts 55
Step 2: Determining the main themes 57
Step 3: Adding detail 58
Step 4: Testing the Mind Map 59
And Now for an Example 59
Chapter 6: Handling Text with Mind Mapping 61
Converting Text and Sentences into a Mind Map 61
Example: Motivation 62
Example: Email guideline 65
Interlude: Scientific Definitions as a Mind Map 67
Processing Whole Books with Mind Mapping 68
The best way of dealing with the text 70
Chapter 7: Note-Taking in Talks, Lectures and Meetings 73
Block Text or Mind Map 73
Characteristics of talks, lectures and meetings 75
Give it a try! 77
Colour and symbol codes 79
Informative Conversations 80
Just Write It Out Using Your Wandering Thoughts 80
Mind Mapping = in out to the power of ten 81
Part III: Mind Mapping Software 83
Chapter 8: Software versus Traditional Mind Mapping 85
Software versus Pen and Paper The Main Differences 86
The advantages of Mind-Mapping software over pen and paper 88 Mind-Mapp...