| How to Create a Mind Map |
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Take a blank piece of plain paper A4 size or bigger |
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| Turn the paper landscape i.e., the long side of the paper at the top |
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Start by drawing a coloured image in the centre of the paper. This central image represents the topic of the Mind Map®
- the image should be 3-5cm high and
the same width
- use at least 3 colours in the image
- do not put a frame around it
- allow it to have its own unique and natural shape |
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Draw the main themes of the Mind Map® on thick branches radiating out from the central image
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- PRINT the word
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- place the word on a line of the same length
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- make the central lines think, curved and organic
(like the branch of a tree attached to the trunk)
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- connected directly to the central image
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| Add other main theme branches around the map |
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Start to add a second level of thought. These words and/or images are linked to the main branch that triggered them
Remember:
Connecting lines are now thinner and words may be in lower case
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| Add a third or fourth level of thought as those thoughts come to you |
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Use images throughout your Mind Map®. Add an image to all the main branches to represent each key theme and also use images to visualise every important key word on your map. You can use:
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- pictures
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- line drawings
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- patterns
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- shapes
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- symbols
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- stick figures etc.
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| Add dimension to your Mind Map® by adding boxes and adding depth around the words and images |
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| Use colours throughout the Mind Map®. be as big, bold and imaginative as possible |
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Mind Mapping®, Mind Map® and Radiant Thinking® are registered trademarks of Buzan |
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