1. St Thomas a Becket STUDY SKILLS FOR SUCCESS
MINDMAPPING
St Thomas a Becket
STUDY SKILLS FOR SUCCESS

2. A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information.
It is useful for ORGANISING your ideas and notes for an essay or a project.
It can help you CONNECT different ideas.
It is a really helpful way to REVISE.
You can use it for taking NOTES too.

4. How to
create a
Mind Map

5. PUT YOUR TITLE IN THE CENTRE AND THEN CREATE A “BRANCH”
FOR EACH MAIN IDEA OR SUBSECTION, USING KEY WORDS.
USING DIFFERENT COLOURS MAKES IT EASIER TO SPOT THE
DIFFERENT IDEAS AND HELPS YOU REMEMBER THEM BETTER.

6. Now add more detail by adding smaller branches with extra information.

7. Add pictures – helps you find
and remember different ideas

8. MAKE THE STYLE YOUR OWN –
So far we know to:
Put the title in the centre
Have a branch for each main idea
Make each branch a different colour
Add smaller branches to carry more details
Use pictures to help you find and remember information
NEW TIP:
MAKE THE STYLE YOUR OWN –
LOOK AT THESE DIFFERENT EXAMPLES

17. SO
Now you’ve seen lots of examples,
here are a few different ways to
sum up building a mindmap.....

23. So remember to
Put the title in the centre
Have a branch for each main idea
Make each branch a different colour
Add smaller branches to carry more details
Use pictures to help you find and remember information
Make the style your own – you’ll understand and
remember it better