Reflection – Mind Mapping

Challenge & Selection

Mind Mapping is a visual technique for structuring and organising thoughts and ideas. We can  use Mind Mapping in a general and wide-ranging fashion, whether generate Mind Maps with a  pen and paper or with special Mind Mapping software.

I attended a number of talks, lectures and presentations, and I am not remember much about  any of them. However, I have no doubt recall that some of them were very good and others  rather bad, and I have used the technique to prepare and structure lectures, talks and  presentations.

Application

An example of a lecture manuscript which I’ve already prepared is shows in Figure 1. It shows a  lecture manuscript for a talk lasting around 40 minutes on Lisbon (Portugal) about the Scrum  culture. Scrum is a framework that helps teams work together and encourages them to learn  through experiences, self-organize while working on a problem, and reflect on their wins and  losses to continuously improve.

I gave this lecture last week ago. The Mind Map contains only basic keywords, sufficient for  recalling content. As I have already some knowledge about this theme I didn’t need any  additional information. The Mind Map was drawn with Cloud micro software  (https://miro.com). The Mind Map was my personal manuscript, seen only by me and not by my  audience. The lecture was accompanied by photos and graphics which supported the main  theme.

The procedure for preparing talk and lecture notes step by step with Mind Maps was:

  Step 1: The first step involved assembling my initial ideas and thoughts on the  topic and collecting them in Mind-Map format.  Step 1 was essentially the basis  on which I construct my talk.

  Step 2: To turn the content of step 1 into a structure suitable for delivering a  lecture I had to take after other structural criteria into account, such as the  dramatic aspects of the lecture and the nature of target audience. I did this this  by adapting the content of the Mind Map from step 1. In light of the above,  thought about the potential main branches of the new Mind-Map manuscript  which present the main themes of your talk or lecture.

  Step 3: After you’ve established the broad outline of my talk i added the details  to the main branches as I liked.

  Step 4: Before you deliver the lecture to audience I tested it twice

Figure.1

Insight & Approach

With Mind Mapping now I can prepare lecture notes that:

  Allow me to speak freely and naturally.

  Provide an assurance that me always have all the information you need at your  fingertips and haven’t forgotten anything.

  Contain the points of a lecture or talk on a single page or just a few pages,  meaning that I don’t need to have a whole sheaf of papers.

The great thing about Mind Mapping lecture manuscripts is that:

  I can manage content in a particular sequence or abandon this sequence at any  time.

  I can present some elements elaborately and in detail but pass over others  quickly. For example, I can gauge how much detail to provide according to the  reactions and knowledge of my audience or how much time I have left. I use a  Mind Map first and foremost as my personal ‘crib’. If I am presenting a lecture not  only verbally but also graphically, then the Mind Map is no substitute for  visualisations used in the lecture and these should be prepared separately. With  Mind-Mapping software, Mind Maps can be displayed in such a way that I can use  my manuscript entirely as a prompt for the lecture.

Valdecir Pereira

16-03-2015


Reflection – Mind Mapping Challenge & Selection Mind Mapping is a visual technique for structuring and organising thoughts and ideas . We can use Mind Mapping in a general and wide - ranging fashion , whether generate Mind Maps with a pen and paper or with special Mind Mapping software . I attended a number of talks , lectures and presentations , and I am not remember much about any of them . However , I have no doubt recall that some of them were very good and others rather bad , and I have used the technique to prepare and structure lectures , talks and presentations . Application An example of a lecture manuscript which I ’ve already prepared is shows in Figure 1 . It shows a lecture manuscript for a talk lasting around 40 minutes on Lisbon ( Portugal ) about the Scrum culture . Scrum is a framework that helps teams work together and encourages them to learn through experiences , self - organize while working on a problem , and reflect on their wins and losses to continuously improve . I gave this lecture last week ago . The Mind Map contains only basic keywords , sufficient for recalling content . As I have already some knowledge about this theme I did n’t need any additional information . The Mind Map was drawn with Cloud micro software ( https://miro.com ) . The Mind Map was my personal manuscript , seen only by me and not by my audience . The lecture was accompanied by photos and graphics which supported the main theme . The procedure for preparing talk and lecture notes step by step with Mind Maps was :  Step 1 : The first step involved assembling my initial ideas and thoughts on the topic and collecting them in Mind - Map format . Step 1 was essentially the basis on which I construct my talk .  Step 2 : To turn the content of step 1 into a structure suitable for delivering a lecture I had to take after other structural criteria into account , such as the dramatic aspects of the lecture and the nature of target audience . I did this this by adapting the content of the Mind Map from step 1 . In light of the above , thought about the potential main branches of the new Mind - Map manuscript which present the main themes of your talk or lecture .  Step 3 : After you ’ve established the broad outline of my talk i added the details to the main branches as I liked .  Step 4 : Before you deliver the lecture to audience I tested it twice Figure.1 Insight & Approach With Mind Mapping now I can prepare lecture notes that :  Allow me to speak freely and naturally .  Provide an assurance that me always have all the information you need at your fingertips and have n’t forgotten anything .  Contain the points of a lecture or talk on a single page or just a few pages , meaning that I do n’t need to have a whole sheaf of papers . The great thing about Mind Mapping lecture manuscripts is that :  I can manage content in a particular sequence or abandon this sequence at any time .  I can present some elements elaborately and in detail but pass over others quickly . For example , I can gauge how much detail to provide according to the reactions and knowledge of my audience or how much time I have left . I use a Mind Map first and foremost as my personal ‘ crib ’ . If I am presenting a lecture not only verbally but also graphically , then the Mind Map is no substitute for visualisations used in the lecture and these should be prepared separately . With Mind - Mapping software , Mind Maps can be displayed in such a way that I can use my manuscript entirely as a prompt for the lecture . Valdecir Pereira 16 - 03 - 2015