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How to Make a Mind Map - The Basics

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    This clip titled How to Mind Map
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    is about the basics to get you started
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    with mind mapping, and it's brought
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    to you by MacGrercy consultants.
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    Mind mapping is a very visual way
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    to capture your thoughts and ideas so
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    that you can easily plan things,
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    remember things, and also take notes.
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    It uses lots of color and keywords,
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    so your brain is attracted to it.
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    Mind mapping was invented by Tony Buzan,
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    and the term "mind map" is a registered
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    trademark of the Buzan organization.
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    Mind mapping is used all over the world
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    in both studying and business situations.
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    To start your mind map, begin by putting
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    an image in the center of the page.
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    This way it's really easy to tell
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    what the subject of the mind map is.
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    In this case, I'm making a mind map about
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    a lady called Chrissy,
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    so I've drawn a picture of her
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    in the middle of the page to start.
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    The next step is to add main
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    branches which organize your
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    ideas about your subject.
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    So, I'm doing a mind map about
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    Chrissy and Chrissy's life.
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    So the key branches I've used about her
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    life are her children, her job,
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    her husband, Rich, her hobbies,
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    where she lives, and then finally,
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    the last branch in the top
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    left corner is her age.
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    Now it's time to add more detail by adding
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    smaller branches, keywords,
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    pictures, and always using color.
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    So, if you look in the top right-hand
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    corner of the mind map, you can
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    see more detail about the children.
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    And going around clockwise, you can see
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    more branches added for each category.
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    I'm not going to talk you through all
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    of the details of this mind map,
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    but what I want you to notice is that I've
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    used pictures and keywords throughout,
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    as well as lots of color.
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    Notice that the details are written on top
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    of small branches which are connected back
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    to the main branches so that there are
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    lines and curves that flow through
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    connecting all of the details together.
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    I've used single keywords,
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    and there are no cases where I've used
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    any long sentences or long phrases.
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    It's much easier for the brain to remember
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    single keywords, especially when
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    you use lots of color and pictures.
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    So, to summarize,
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    begin with a central image.
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    Use color throughout the whole mind map.
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    Print the single keywords on the branches
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    and make sure those branches are curvy
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    because it looks more interesting
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    and also connected to each other.
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    Also, use pictures throughout
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    the whole mind map.
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    Thanks for watching this clip
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    about the basics of mind mapping.
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    I'm soon going to be adding other clips
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    which go into more details and provide
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    other examples of how to mind map.
Title:
How to Make a Mind Map - The Basics
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Video Language:
English
Team:
BYU Continuing Education
Project:
ART-059(BYUIS)
Duration:
02:52

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