Do you use MindMaps to Evaluate Speeches? (Video version)
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04 June 2011
A few years ago I experimented with a new speech evaluation technique. I used a MindMap to plan, record, and orchestrate my speech evaluation. (Just a simple pencil-and-paper MindMap). It worked tremendously!! I was hooked and have been using it ever since!
In this video, I'm going to show you why using MindMaps is going to revolutionize the way you evaluate speeches and why it may be the only speech evaluation technique you'll ever need -- making your evaluations well structured, on target, and laser focused!
If you'd like to see some of the other ways I use MindMaps, just let me know in the comments below.
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"The MindMap Map Book" by Tony Buzan
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"MindMapping: Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving" book by Joyce Wycoff
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Do a google search on MindMaps, there are LOTS of blogs and websites that cover it
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If you wanted to use software for your MindMapping, I'm using MindJet's MindManager and have become absolutely addicted to it.
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MindManger has become a very integral part of my personal and professional life
e.g. brainstorming, speech writing, planning and managing, workflow management, managing my use of my computers, note-taking, recording meeting minutes, etc). -
Some of my mentors use mindmaps to plan, organize, and in some cases distribute their material
Example: Rich Schefren did a "Dream Team 2008" multi-day seminar with his brain trust of mentors. His DVD product (videos of every session) also includes mind-map based notes for every session. Those MindMaps provide an Incredible record & reference for everything! -
Over the past week, I've been creating a "Rick's Life Central" mindmap (and network of related maps) that organize, manage & streamline pretty much everything I do:
- My workflow management
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Managing my business planning, goals, projects, resources, and reference materials
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Managing my personal life planning, goals, projects, resources, and reference materials
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Managing my primary software tools -- both organizing them and providing hyperlinks to launch them
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My social networking (people networking, not computer networking e.g. my use of LinkedIn FaceBook, Twitter, etc.)
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My recreational activities
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The indexing system I use to manage my file cabinets
- Providing more structure and flexibility to the way I store and access comptuerized documents
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MindMaps are a truly Profound Paradigm!
For more information, I recommend:
What has been your experience with MindMaps? (How) do you use them for writing speeches? Evaluatiing? How else do you use them? What worked well for you? What challenges did you have?
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