Mind Mapping For Lawyers

Repeat steps 3 to 9

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Once you’ve completed steps 1 to 9, if your mind map topic is worthy of extra attention, it would not hurt to repeat steps 3 to 9 to enhance your mind map content, appearance and layout. However, you need really only focus on three things: Read the rest of this entry »

Reduce your text strategically

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STEP 8: ‘Reduce’ The Text In Your Mind Map

The biggest mistake you can make with mind mapping is to get carried away with writing slabs of text on each branch. Although your mind map is still useful (because the power of mind mapping comes from the fact that it is a visual representation of text), you will be massively limiting the impact your mind map could have on you or your readers if you don’t ‘reduce’ the text in your mind map.

There are two (2) things you need to do when reducing text: Read the rest of this entry »

STEP 2: Dump Content Onto Branches

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STEP 2: DUMP Content Onto Branches

Rapidly insert (or “dump”) all you content into your mind map. 

Start with your high level branch concepts (ie, Level 1 Branches) to your central theme.  

With computer mind mapping software type out your Level 1 Branch concepts quickly. You can always go back and move them around once you have a better picture of the ‘whole’ and what you’re trying to achieve.  

NOTE: I only Read the rest of this entry »

The hardest mind mapping law to follow is ...?

Mind mapping is based on “laws” (first documented by Dr Buzan) that should be followed in full to extract the very best that mind mapping has to offer. With the onset of computer mind mapping software, a number of good software programs have automatically incorporated a number of the critical mind mapping laws into their functionality. This leaves you with the task of simply inserting the content, adding images/style and re-arranging your content for maximum readability.

Having said that, one of the hardest mind mapping laws to follow is Read the rest of this entry »

The SimCAMM Rules

I’m always looking for a faster, easier and more effective way to do things. So when I first studied Dr Buzan’s Mind Mapping Rules, I found them to be accurate (in almost all respects) but too long to remember and unnecessary to remember in other circumstances as a result of the introduction of high quality computer mind mapping software.

As a result, I formalised (initially just for my personal use) a set of Read the rest of this entry »