Comments on: Take effective notes with mindmaps http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/ Pure Geekery Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Chris Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:48:34 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=308#comment-298 LOL - don't worry about it :) LOL – don’t worry about it :)

]]> By: John Ager http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-296 John Ager Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:48:44 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=308#comment-296 D'oh! Sorry to steal your thunder! Didn't read the last sentence of the post properly!! Feel free to delete comments! D’oh! Sorry to steal your thunder! Didn’t read the last sentence of the post properly!! Feel free to delete comments!

]]> By: Chris http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Chris Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:35:43 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=308#comment-295 Hah - that (www.mind42.com) was the website I was going to move onto later :) Not to worry, we'll still have a look at it to see how easy it is to use, etc. Hah – that (www.mind42.com) was the website I was going to move onto later :)

Not to worry, we’ll still have a look at it to see how easy it is to use, etc.

]]> By: John Ager http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-294 John Ager Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:03:39 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=308#comment-294 Check out: http://www.mind42.com "Collaborative mind mapping in your browser Isn't 42 the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? Well, in this case it means FOR TWO and indicates the collaborative character of mind42. Manage all your ideas, whether alone, twosome or working together with the whole world - collaborative, browser-based and for free." Check out:
http://www.mind42.com

“Collaborative mind mapping in your browser Isn’t 42 the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? Well, in this case it means FOR TWO and indicates the collaborative character of mind42. Manage all your ideas, whether alone, twosome or working together with the whole world – collaborative, browser-based and for free.”

]]> By: Mike http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Mike Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:56:05 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=308#comment-293 First reaction was that I was looking at an expanded diagram from my college days of diagramming sentences. I think this would be a good process for public speakers to flesh out their message before putting it on paper. It seems that many public speakers create rabbit trails that head all over the diagram. Doing this first, would help us focus better and communicate better. I wonder too about using the diagrams as part of PowerPoint presentations to better communicate your message. First reaction was that I was looking at an expanded diagram from my college days of diagramming sentences. I think this would be a good process for public speakers to flesh out their message before putting it on paper. It seems that many public speakers create rabbit trails that head all over the diagram. Doing this first, would help us focus better and communicate better.

I wonder too about using the diagrams as part of PowerPoint presentations to better communicate your message.

]]> By: Chris http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Chris Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:26:16 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=308#comment-289 Thanks for the explanation Matthew! Do you take the time to do thinner branches if you're mindmapping in a hurry? I do it if I have the time, but it's often one of the things I just forget about if I need to get ideas down quick :) The software I'm posting about tomorrow does the whole thinning thing for you, which is handy. Thanks for the explanation Matthew! Do you take the time to do thinner branches if you’re mindmapping in a hurry? I do it if I have the time, but it’s often one of the things I just forget about if I need to get ideas down quick :)

The software I’m posting about tomorrow does the whole thinning thing for you, which is handy.

]]> By: Matthew Lang http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/2008/07/take-effective-notes-with-mindmaps/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Matthew Lang Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:41:10 +0000 http://www.geek-speak.co.uk/?p=308#comment-284 The reason the branches start thick at the middle and thin out is due to the organic way a mind map should be laid out. Take a look at a tree, the branches start from the thick trunk and progressively get thinner as it gets bigger. By using thicker branches in the middle of the mind map and thinner branches going out, you get a more organic feel to the mind map which is easier to read. The thick branches highlight the main keywords of the mind map, but draw your eye out to the smaller, thinner branches. Good article btw! The reason the branches start thick at the middle and thin out is due to the organic way a mind map should be laid out.

Take a look at a tree, the branches start from the thick trunk and progressively get thinner as it gets bigger.

By using thicker branches in the middle of the mind map and thinner branches going out, you get a more organic feel to the mind map which is easier to read. The thick branches highlight the main keywords of the mind map, but draw your eye out to the smaller, thinner branches.

Good article btw!

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