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Write on the lines and use key words rather than whole sentences.  \n􀀁 Add subtopics to your main topics to however much detail you need, but remember that mind maps are good memory triggers so you probably won’t need as much detail as normal notes.  \n􀀁 The final touches include drawing links between ideas, grouping ideas and including pictures that will act as memory triggers.  \n2  \nProduced by The University of Hull  \nIf you are using Inspiration, orjust prefer its style, you can produce mind maps more like this  \n3  \nvary link thickness  \nHere you can see many of the same features as used in the Tony Buzan version (i. e. use of colour, grouping, playing with different line thicknesses and using pictures to act as memory triggers) but here there’s more emphasis on your   pictures/bubbles rather than you writing that information on the links.  \n(in the top right hand corner you can see an example of a Tony Buzan style mind map)  \nwrite on links  \nnumbering  \nWHEN?  \nable to contain a  \nlot of information all on one  \npage  \nactive learning  \nin lectures  \naids memory  \nhelps in directing research  \nvisual  \nHOW?  \nSpider diagrams  \nhumour  \nshapes and geometry  \nkeywords  \ncolour  \nlink information  \nplanning assignments  \nMIND MAPPING  \nbrainstorming  \nzones & grouping  \nProduced by The University of Hull  \nHOW TO TURN YOUR MIND MAPS INTO LINEAR NOTES  \nIf you’re planning an assignment you may need to order your ideas, prioritising them and putting them into a logical order: this will help you express your arguments to the reader.  \nThere are three main things you can do at this point:  \n1. You can rearrange your mind map so that if you go round it clockwise (or anticlockwise) it follows a logical order.  \n[2. you](2. you) can number your points and your subpoints  \nSub Idea  \n5.3  \n3. You can convert them into a linear plan, e.g.  \nBasic Theme  \nh Idea 1 h Idea 4  \nh bIdeasb idea h Ideab 5 sub idea 1  \nh Idea 3 b sub idea 2  \nb sub idea 3  \netc.  \n5  \nProduced by The University of Hull","cbCaiods23lddMwm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiods23lddMwm","pdf",410087,"English","# HOW to MIND MAP\n## Spider diagrams & pyramids\n## Mind maps by pen and paper\n## Mind maps with Inspiration software\n## HOW TO TURN YOUR MIND MAPS INTO LINEAR NOTES","[{\"question\":\"What are spider diagrams and pyramid diagrams in mind mapping?\",\"answer\":\"Spider diagrams place the main idea in the centre with ideas radiating out. 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