Emphasis by Directionality …

As I have made many presentations using mind mapping, one of the things that I think that can help with the visual presentation is to use formatting by directional propagation of ideas as a means to provided emphasis to the picture.

Let me give you an example of this concept … this first diagram is a map created by Mindmanager 8 in the usual organic formatting  style that is inherent in all mind mapping products.  This map is meant to convey several elements that are distinct but related as shown on the diagram … if you look at the center, this is the title or the main idea … feeding the concept are ideas that gave birth to the title and that are shown by the two branches on the right (Idea I & II).  The main idea needs implementation and this gives rise to the Metrics we will use to measure success and the various projects that the idea will spawn … I default to 3 items as I find that is really the conceptual sweet spot.  The last branch is Supporting Ideas and examples … in a presentation this makes great sense and you can follow the idea flow and go for it …. BUT …

Take a look at a reorganization of the ideas by simply taking the directionality of the branches and the way you distribute the information on the document … you now have the same information but formatted in a visually appealing style that allows for almost instant recognition of the flow and emphasis in the document … 

This one works for me and I love sharing things that may enable better use of our basic tools … hope this gives you ideas …