Mindmaps, flowcharts and infographics

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Overview mind map with the central topic “Mindmaps, flowcharts, infographics” and six branches: Why?, What?, MindMap Skills, SmartArt, Adding icons and Other tools. The text of every branch is given in the list below.

Why?
1. Better planning
2. Easier navigation
3. Better comprehensions
What?
1. Mindmaps and outlines
2. Smart Art
3. Icons and images
MindMap Skills
1. Brainstorming
2. Outlining
3. Keyboard skills: Tab; SHIFT Tab; Alt-SHIFT Arrows
SmartArt
1. Convert outlines to art
2. Keep things short
3. Use colour to differentiate
Adding icons
1. Insert Icons in Office365
2. Use FontAwesome
3. Change colour
Other tools
- Chart makers: LucidChart; Pencil
- Mind mapping tools: Coggle.it; OpenMind
- Outliners: Workflowy; Checkvist

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Mind map branch “Why?” with three numbered points: 1 Better planning, 2 Easier navigation, 3 Better comprehensions.

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Slide 4: Why?

Why?

Graphics
Text
Better comprehension

Diagram on a dark blue page headed “Why?”: a dark circle “Graphics” plus a lighter circle “Text”, with an arrow to a large circle “Better comprehension”.

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Mind map branch “What?” with three numbered points: 1 Mindmaps and outlines, 2 Smart Art, 3 Icons and images.

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Slide 6: What?

What?

Mindmaps and outlines
- Outlining
- Sharing
- Keyboarding
SmartArt
- Converting
- Shortening
- Adding icons
Icons and images
- Office 365
- Colour changes
- Other sources

Three rows of chevron shapes on a dark blue page headed “What?”: Mindmaps and outlines (Outlining, Sharing, Keyboarding), SmartArt (Converting, Shortening, Adding icons) and Icons and images (Office 365, Colour changes, Other sources).

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Slide 7: Three Principles of Readable Formatting

Three Principles of Readable Formatting

Space
Chunks
Guides

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Mind map “Space”. Why?: speed of processing, speeding metaphor. How?: large font, line spacing +1.2, character spacing +0.2, short lines, avoid text distortions.

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Mind map “Chunks”. Why?: easy to scan, easy to skim, less intimidating. How?: paragraphs, bullets, headings.

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Mind map “Guides”. Why?: improves comprehension, improves clarity, easier to skim/scan. How?: highlight key passages, use flowcharts and mindmaps, add icons to sections, use images to illustrate.

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Slide 11: Building the conceptual structure with outlines and Mind Maps

Building the conceptual structure with outlines and Mind Maps

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Mind map “MindMap Skills” with three numbered branches: 1 Brainstorming, 2 Outlining, 3 Keyboard skills (Tab, Shift Tab, Alt-Shift Arrows).

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Mind map “Outline creation” with branches Tools (Word, XMind, Outliners), Skills (Speed, Numbers / icons, Keyboard shortcuts) and Process (Brain storm, Structure, Relationships).

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Process
- Brainstorm
- Structure
- Chunks

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Brainstorm

What do you want audience to know / do
What you know about it
What are common questions

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Structure

What are the top line things
What are the elaborations
Which things belong to each other

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Chunk

Put things together to fit on one slide
Make list of related images

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Tools
- Word
- XMind
- Outliners

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Slide 19: Pen and paper are great for outlining

Pen and paper are great for outlining

Photograph of a hand drawing a sketch in a notebook beside a pink cup: the word “BUSINESS” in a box with arrows, charts, a light bulb and other icons radiating from it.

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Slide 20: Word as outliner

Word as outliner

Screenshot of Word with the Navigation pane showing headings (Section 1, Subsection 1, Subsection 2) beside a document with Section 1, items 1 to 3, Subsection 1 with nested items, and Subsection 2 with a numbered list with lettered subitems.

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Slide 21: Universal outlining shortcuts

Universal outlining shortcuts

The left part of a keyboard with the Tab key marked by a red box and the Shift key marked by a green box, on the slide “Universal outlining shortcuts”.

Keys marked on the keyboard: Tab (red box) and Shift (green box).

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Slide 22: Creating a nested list without a mouse

Creating a nested list without a mouse

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Slide 23: Super advanced and productive shortcut

Super advanced and productive shortcut

The slide “Super advanced and productive shortcut”. A cropped keyboard with the Shift key marked by a red box and the Alt key marked by a green box, a plus sign, and the four arrow keys.

Keys marked on the keyboard: Shift (red box) and Alt (green box)

The four arrow keys.

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Slide 24: Creating a document outline without a mouse (Shift-Alt-LEFT/RIGHT)

Creating a document outline without a mouse (Shift-Alt-LEFT/RIGHT)

Original slide 24 as rendered: a still from a screen recording of Word with the Navigation pane and a bulleted list (Item 1, Item 2 with Item 2.1 and 2.3, Item 3) beside the Styles pane. The video itself is not part of this package.

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Slide 25: Moving items without a mouse (Shift-Alt-UP/DOWN)

Moving items without a mouse (Shift-Alt-UP/DOWN)

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The XMind logo: a red tile with a white X beside the word XMind.

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Slide 27: XMind is free (for all the necessary features)

XMind is free (for all the necessary features)

Screenshot of XMind with a mind map “Outline creation” (Tools, Skills, Process) beside its Outline pane listing the same branches.

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Slide 28: Mindmaps as outlining tools

Mindmaps as outlining tools

Screenshot of XMind showing the central topic “Mindmaps, flowcharts, infographics” with its branches beside the Outline pane that lists them as a nested list.

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Slide 29: Outline made with Checkvist

Outline made with Checkvist

Screenshot of Checkvist showing an outline “Writing skills and tools”: What is writing and why know more about it (Learning writing, Many components of writing, Kinds of writing), Writing process tips, Writing skills to practise (Outlining, Keyboard shortcuts, Composition) and Writing tools.

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Slide 30: Mindmap made with XMind

Mindmap made with XMind

A large mind map made with XMind. The central topic is “What is writing and why know more about it” with three root branches on the left and four on the right; the full text of every branch is given in the list below.

Central topic: What is writing and why know more about it

Writing tools
- Distraction free editors
  - Well known tools: iA Writer; Focus Writer; WriteMonkey
  - Key features to look for: Hemingway mode; Typewriter mode; Focus mode; Headings and outlines
- Outliners / Mindmapping: XMind; FreeMind; Checkvist; Workflowy; Bear App (Mac, iOS only)
- Language help tools
  - Grammar / Spelling Checkers: Grammarly; Ginger
  - Readability: Heamingway app; Readability.io
  - Word suggestions: WordQ; Co:Writer
  - Thesaurus / Dictionary: iWeb Corpus - Word
- Long-form writing tools: Word; Google Docs; Scrivener; Gingko; Manuskript
- Dictation tools: Google Voice Typing; Microsoft Dictate; Dragon Naturally Speaking; Rev (transcription)
- Referencing tools: Zotero; Zbib; Mendeley; Endnote; Word
Where to get more help
- Take a course: University Language Centre; Online: Coursera, FutureLearn, EdX
- Sample writing (Monash - assignment samples)
- Writing coach
- Writing buddy
Writing skills to practice
- Outlining: Tab / Shift Tab; Shift-Alt-Arrows
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Composition: Half an hour a day; Brainstorm key ideas; Arrange them hierarchicaly in an outline
- Learn the rules of the genre: Document structure; Vocabulary; Ways of expressing ideas
Learning writing: Writing is a skill and can be learned / improved; But it is not a unitary skills
Many components of writing
- Mechanics / Logistics: Typing; Tools; Habits; Environments; Monitoring
- Language: Spelling; Grammar; Vocabulary
- Composition: Word choice; Sentence formulation; Paragraph; Narrative / Argument; Genre / Style / Voice; Document structure
- Process: Planning / Outlining; Writing / Composition; Revision / Editing
Kinds of writing: Take down speech; Take notes / summarise; Learn / formulate / express; Share ideas / inform; Demonstrate competence
Writing process tips: Set time and place; Set goals; Measure your progress - practice; Write in small chunks; Divide composition from editing - Hemingway mode; Separate writing what you know and writing what you want to formulate; Listen to what you wrote (Read it out (record it); Text to speech); Use tools

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Slide 31: Checkvist is an online dedicated outliner

Checkvist is an online dedicated outliner

Screenshot of Checkvist showing the outline “Video workshop outline”: About video, Video history in education, Why video, Video specifics, Why video now, with further nested items under Why video now.

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Slide 32: From conceptual structure to impactful visuals

From conceptual structure to impactful visuals

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Slide 33: Should you use Visio?

Should you use Visio?

Screenshot of a Visio mind map template: a central “Main Topic” with several “Multiple Topic” and “Topic” branches, a legend with symbols for Meeting, Needs follow up, Good, To do, Task and Attention, and buttons Change Topic Shape, Add Topic and Add Legend Shapes.

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Slide 34: Visio is for drawing, not for brainstorming

Visio is for drawing, not for brainstorming

A flowchart titled “Medical Patient Process”, drawn in Visio on a green background, with a start oval, five decision diamonds, process boxes and an end oval. Its paths are listed in the text below.

Flowchart “Medical Patient Process”, read from the start:

Patient arrives, then the decision Patient in the system? — No: Patient completes paperwork, then back to the same question. Yes: continue.
Nurse available? — No: Waiting room, then back to the same question. Yes: Take pulse, blood pressure, weight and urine.
Doctor available? — No: Waiting room, then back to the same question. Yes: Patient consults doctor.
Need follow-up appointment? — Yes: Make an appointment, then continue to the next question. No: continue to the next question.
Need medication? — Yes: Patient takes prescription to pharmacy, then Dispense medication at pharmacy, then Patient leaves. No: Patient leaves.

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Slide 35: Visio is for drawing, not for brainstorming

Visio is for drawing, not for brainstorming

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Mind map branch “SmartArt” with three numbered points: 1 Convert outlines to art, 2 Keep things short, 3 Use colour to differentiate.

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Slide 37: SmartArt

SmartArt

Convert outlines to art
Keep things short
Use colour to differentiate

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Slide 38: How to convert outlines into art

How to convert outlines into art

Other tools
- Chart makers
  - LucidChart
  - Pencil
- Mind mapping tools
  - Coggle.it
  - OpenMind
- Outliners
  - Workflowy
  - Checkvist

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Screenshot of PowerPoint’s “Choose a SmartArt Graphic” dialog with categories All, List, Process, Cycle, Hierarchy, Relationship, Matrix, Pyramid, Picture and Office.com, and a preview of a vertical box list.

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The SmartArt text pane with the outline Chart makers (LucidChart, Pencil), Mind mapping tools (Coggle.it, OpenMind) and Outliners (Workflowy, Checkvist), beside the resulting vertical box list.

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PowerPoint with the SmartArt Design ribbon open above the text pane and the vertical box list of chart makers, mind mapping tools and outliners.

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Chart makers
- LucidChart
- Pencil
Mind mapping tools
- Coggle.it
- OpenMind
Outliners
- Workflowy
- Checkvist

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Slide 43: Adding icons

Adding icons

Mind map branch “Adding icons” with three numbered points: 1 Insert icons in Office365, 2 Use FontAwesome, 3 Change colour.

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PowerPoint’s Insert Pictures dialog over the SmartArt, offering From a File, Online Pictures and From Icons.

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Chart makers
- LucidChart
- Pencil
Mind mapping tools
- Coggle.it
- OpenMind
Outliners
- Workflowy
- Checkvist

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PowerPoint with the Format Graphic pane open while a red bar-chart icon is recoloured on the Chart makers card; the other two cards have grey circles.

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The SmartArt text pane with picture buttons beside three coloured columns, Chart makers (purple, puzzle icon), Mind mapping tools (green, network icon) and Outliners (red, hierarchy icon), over a grey double arrow.

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Slide 48: Other tools

Other tools

Chart makers
- LucidChart
- Pencil
Mind mapping tools
- Coggle.it
- OpenMind
Outliners
- Workflowy
- Checkvist

Original slide 48 as rendered: a large dark purple puzzle piece with the three groups listed beside it, each with an icon: a line chart, a network of nodes and a hierarchy diagram.

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Slide 49: Some visual elements can be generated by Excel

Some visual elements can be generated by Excel

Screenshot of Excel with a pie chart “Consumption pattern” (Books, Newspapers, Blogs, Videos), a “Media popularity” panel with rows of icons (65 Books, 87 Newspapers, 43 Blogs, 98 Videos) and a Settings pane for an icon-based graphic.

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Slide 50: Some charts can be generated by Excel

Some charts can be generated by Excel

Screenshot of Excel with a table of attendees by country and, beside it, a graphic “HIVE Attendees” with rows of person icons (United Kingdom 50, France 5, Germany 17, Belgium 23, Sweden 35) and a shaded map of Europe.

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Slide 51: More examples

More examples

Infographic with three boxes about RapidMooc: Visible in the room (RapidMooc cabinet on wheels, lights and stands, green screen, microphones, remote clicker), Inside the RapidMooc box (camera, screen for video preview, blackmagic switcher, video computer processing videos, Apple TV) and Software (interface for video processing and simple editing, interface for controlling playback, teleprompter).

Process steps for making a recording: plug USB stick with PPT into computer, launch presentation, start/stop recording, optionally cut off start and end, copy finished recording to USB.

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Slide 52: More examples

More examples

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Slide 53: More examples

More examples

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Slide 54: More examples

More examples

Nine white boxes with orange outlines in a three-by-three grid: Introduction videos to every Canvas course; Pre-metting pitches for custom clients; Staff development, initiative roll outs; Staff induction videos; Welcome videos for MBAs; Interviews with guest speakers; Faculty pitches of elective courses; Speaker portfolios (video CVs) for staff and students; Student project video reports.

The same nine boxes filled with colour, in the same grid order: orange, grey, yellow; blue, green, orange; grey, yellow, blue.

The nine entries, in grid order: Introduction videos to every Canvas course; Pre-metting pitches for custom clients; Staff development, initiative roll outs; Staff induction videos; Welcome videos for MBAs; Interviews with guest speakers; Faculty pitches of elective courses; Speaker portfolios (video CVs) for staff and students; Student project video reports.

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Slide 55: More examples

More examples

A timeline with the dates 1965 (Centre for Management Studies), 1990 (School of Management Studies), 1996 (Saïd Business School, first MBAs), 2002 (new facility at Park End) and 2012 (new wing for Executive Education).

Two copies of a web page about the Park End Street building: three photographs captioned Spires, Amphitheatre, and Columns and Cloisters, above the text of the Park End Street Design and Egrove Park paragraphs given below. The left copy sets the text in one wide column; the right copy sets it in two narrow columns.

Park End Street Design. Photographs: Spires; Amphitheatre; Columns and Cloisters.

The state-of-art design of Park End Street is the work of leading architects, Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones, also responsible for the Royal Opera House in London. While modern in materials and approach, the design draws upon academic tradition, with a classical outdoor amphitheatre, columns and cloisters, oak-panelled, horseshoe style lecture theatres, two large outdoor garden spaces, and a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Oxford dreaming spires.

Egrove Park. Our Egrove Park campus is set in beautiful parkland and is used for Executive Education. Built in 1967, in a modernist style, the campus has a combination of teaching, conference, residential, and recreational spaces.

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Slide 56: And finally

And finally

Chart makers
- LucidChart
- Pencil
Mind mapping tools
- Coggle.it
- OpenMind
Outliners
- Workflowy
- Checkvist

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Mindmaps, flowcharts and infographics

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