Episode 012 – Brainstorm Effectively and Take Notes Faster Using Mind Mapping

A passionate stargazer and American native flute player, Garland Coulson, an internet marketing speaker and entrepreneur by profession, shares with us how he helps and teaches other people to benefit from the internet and how he uses Mind Mapping to do this. In this interview, Garland shares how he uses Mind Mapping for brainstorming, especially with groups of people as well as how it helps him become more productive.  He talks about the immense benefits you can get from this powerful tool and tells us why he prefers using the software variant of Mind Mapping instead of the hand-drawn one. ……Here is what else you will discover. How To Benefit From Internet Marketing Why Mind Mapping Is A Phenomenal Tool For Brainstorming Why Mind Mapping Works Really Well With Small and Big Groups How You Can Stay Focused But Still See The Big Picture With Mind Mapping How Once You Get Used To Mind Mapping, You’ll Be Able To Grasp Its Power A Powerful Free Mind Mapping Software To Help You Get Started The Advantages of Using Mind Mapping Software Episode Show Notes 01:31 – Garland talks about his passion for Stargazing 02:46 – How he shares his Stargazing passion to others 04:56 – How he got into the American native flute 05:20 – He tells about her wife’s album 05:45 – How he started as an Internet Marketer 07:42 – How he uses the internet to help people 08:30 – His love-hate relationship with Mind Mapping 09:50 – How he uses Mind Mapping with groups 11:40 – Its benefits in working with groups 13:09 – The Mind Mapping software that he uses 14:30 – Why he prefers Mind Mapping with software 17:39 – Why its good for short presentations and sessions 18:59 – How he uses Mind Mapping 23:49 – Why Mind Mapping works 26:17 – Why Mind Mapping is a fast tool 26:48 – His advice about starting to Mind Map Garland prefers using the Mind Mapping software instead of the hand-drawn version and his software choice is XMind for its power for the price. It has a free version and a premium version as well. We discovered Garland Coulson through an article that he wrote entitled Mind Mapping: 5 Ways I Use It In My Business and if you want to know more about the services that he offers, you can find out more about it on his website.