Yikes! You've been asked to present to senior management or write a research paper. You know what message you want to share, but you have no idea how to organize your thoughts.
Writers can brainstorm and expand on their idea using a mind map. Mind maps provide a visual diagram to organize ideas and tasks. You can think of mind maps as a digital brainstorming session. Users start with one subject and create branches that connect or relate to the subject.
You can find several free or open source mind map software to use to start organizing their thoughts.
http://www.xmind.net/
freemind.sourceforge.net
https://bubbl.us/
I totally agree with mind maps. When teaching elementary school writing, we often have used planning maps. There were many graphic organizers we would introduce the kids to. I think they are the main reason our kids could form a solid paragraph as early as 1st grade. For us visual learners, mapping ideas is a skill that cannot be overlooked! Thanks for the sites!
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