The document discusses using mind mapping to help structure and time presentations. It explains that mind maps can be used to visually layout content in a way that matches the allotted time for a presentation. The document provides an overview of what mind maps are, how they can be used to monitor time during a presentation, and includes examples of brief sample mind maps for a 5 minute presentation. Resources for creating mind maps are also listed.

1. Mind-mapping for time
keeping in presentations
Duncan Baker
Lydbury English Centre
IATEFL BESIG
20 November2010

2. Problem and Solution
 How to keep time.
 How to slow down or speed up.
 By how much?
 Graphical Interface.
 Controls content and time.

3. Overview
 What is a mindmap?
 Quick illustration?
 Clock watching with a mindmap.
 Practical exercise.
 Questions and comments.
 Conclusion.
 Resources.

4. What is a mind map?

5. Why use a Mindmap?
 Use right brain (visual, intuitive) as well as left
brain (logical, linear).
 Make new connections between ideas.
 Fast and easy to create.
 Multi-purpose.
 Easy to learn.
 Effective.

6. How to use a mindmap
 Work out the contents.
 Prioritise the contents.
 Format the mindmap.
 Build to fit the clock.
 Arrow where necessary.
 Rehearse.
 Deliver against the clock.

7. A very brief sample

8. A very brief sample

9. 5 minutes of fame!
• Introduce yourself.
• Start with an attention grabber.
• Make one main point in the presentation.
• Try to break this into list of three.
• End on a high point. This is what is
remembered.
• If you can add an element of suspense, so
much the better.

10. Resources
 How to make a mindmap with Powerpoint -
http://bit.ly/d4wtLl
 Mindmap - http://www.thinkbuzan.com/
 Freemind 2010
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/files
 Popplet - http://popplet.com/
 VUE - http://vue.tufts.edu/index.cfm

11. Popplet

12. Thank you
This presentation is online at:
http://www.lydbury.co.uk and follow the links
from downloads.
Email me on: duncan.baker@lydbury.co.uk