2. Ubiquitous Who I Am Slide
Marilyn Martin
• Front line manager
• Instructional designer
• Technical writer
•Small business owner
• Grandmother
• Habitual doodler
• Not an expert!
3. What I’m Gonna Talk About …
• What Works for Me
– Mind Mapping
– Visual Note Taking
• How I Do It
• Challenge: Try It
7. The Moving Parts
• Bullets
• Frames
• Connectors
• Images
• Headings (Typeface)
8. Your Turn!
• Mindmap:
– Key Influences In Your Life
• People
• Events
• Etc.
– Things to Accomplish Before Thanksgiving
9. 7 Elements of Mind Mapping
1. Start in center – landscape orientation
2. Create image for central idea
3. Use colors
4. Branches (main, 2ndary, tertiary)
5. Make branches flow/curve
6. Use key words (1 per line)
7. Add images
When I Combine Three Senses:
Improved recall
Better listener – listen actively
Easily identify what is important – edit actively
Increased understanding
See causal relationships / linkages
Increase creativity
Have taught a 2 hour class on MindMapping
Imagine my dismay when I saw a 3:40 video on You Tube!
Jack’s Melon
Demonstration:
Star People
Standing
Running
Collaborating (standing next to one another)
Money
$$
Money bag
Love
Puzzle
Brain Storm
Demonstration:
BULLETS
FRAMES
CONNECTORS
IMAGES
Star People
Standing
Running
Collaborating (standing next to one another)
Money
$$
Money bag
Love
Puzzle
Brain Storm
TYPOGRAPHY
Can be large scale or small scale
Requires ACTIVE listening
Don’t know where it will go
Free flowing
Own final product
Demonstration – Have participants create map of “What’s New Since We Last Met”