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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.