Mind Mapping Training Course

Practical training course in Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping Training CoursesMind Mapping is a visual thinking tool and note-taking technique used to stimulate you to think, learn and communicate more effectively and efficiently.

Created by Tony Buzan, Mind Mapping is one of the world’s best thinking tools. This course is designed to teach the mind mapping technique and show you how to use mind maps within the work environment. Specifically, you will learn how to use mind maps to brainstorm, make decisions, plan and prioritise, solve problems, make notes, take notes and prepare reports and presentations.

Key Outcomes:

  • Be able to read and produce mind maps
  • Know how to use mind maps to brainstorm, make decisions, solve problems, plan and prioritise, take and make notes, write reports and other documents and present information

What You Will Learn:

  • How to produce your own mind maps
  • Brainstorm new ideas using mind maps
  • Use a mind map to make a decision
  • Organise your thoughts using thinking and planning maps
  • Take better notes in meetings
  • Make notes from books and other printed material using mind maps
  • Present information using mind maps as a communication tool

Agenda

  • Thinking About Thinking
  • The Mind Mapping Technique
  • Mind Maps At Work
  • Practical Mind Mapping
  • Applied Mapping

Course Outline

Thinking About Thinking

This session introduces the thinking process. You will discover why the mind map is a reflection of the way the brain naturally thinks by participating in a series of thinking tasks.

The Mind Mapping Technique

During this session, you will learn how to read and produce mind maps. You will learn the technique to build a map from start to finish and explore how to enhance your map for memory and learning purposes. You will also learn how to do quick-think maps which will be of benefit in the work environment.

Mind Maps At Work

This session focuses on how to use mind maps to brainstorm new ideas, make decisions, plan and prioritise, solve problems, take notes in meetings, make notes from printed materials, prepare and present information. You will create several mind maps to enable you to practice your new skills.

Practical Mind Mapping

This session gives you the opportunity to work on your own mind mapping project. You will create your own mind map(s) from materials you personally bring to the workshop e.g., reports to summarise, documents to plan, produce and present, ideas to brainstorm, plans to create, decisions to make, study books to revise etc.

Applied Mapping

The course concludes with a review and summary of the content. You will also create your personal mind map to capture your learnings from the day and to think about how you will use mind maps everyday.

Methodology

  • Practical demonstrations
  • Individual mind mapping tasks
  • Group mind mapping exercises
  • Presentations and discussions

Availability

    • In-house – for up to 10 delegates per course. We can deliver this course in the UK and internationally.To book an in-house course, contact Jayne Cormie on +44 (0)1483 243624 to discuss your requirements.

 

Who Should Attend?

  • Individuals who would like to learn a practical tool to help them to be more effective and efficient at work
  • Specifically beneficial if you want to be more creative, manage large amounts of information and/or know how to take fast, effective notes

½ Day Option

We can also deliver a ½ day workshop which focuses on teaching the basic principles of Mind Mapping. Delegates will learn:

  • What is a Mind Map?
  • The Benefits of Mind Mapping
  • How to Read Mind Maps
  • How to Make Mind Maps

It is a very practical workshop as the delegates create their own mind maps.

Tailored Course

We can also customise the 1 day course to reflect your specific training needs including focusing on the applications of mind maps that are most relevant to your business.

Testimonials

“Jayne, many thanks for your input at last week’s course. It was the best course ever presented so well done.”Tony Buzan ~ Creator of Mind Mapping

“Sorry not to have said anything other than ‘Excellent’ but it was the best training day I have ever done – primarily due to the genuinely practical nature of the content.” 
Liz Waldy ~ Head of Fundraising, TearFund

Hi Jayne,
We had a really good day and it seemed to get everyone engaged. I particularly liked how we can apply mind-mapping to our work straight away. In fact, Lesley has spent the last 2 days doing mind-map to help with planning her projects already!
Senior Bid Manager ~ Hogg Robinson Group

(Mind Maps® is a registered trademark of The Buzan Organisation)