Map your way to speech success! The use of Mind Mapping as a Speech Preparation Technique

• In Event: G.I.F.T.S. Session II

Abstract

A mind map is defined as a graphic technique (Buzan, 1990) which “harnesses the full range of cortical skills – word, image, number, logic, rhythm, color and spatial awareness – in a single, uniquely powerful manner” (Buzan, 1994, p. 13). This activity is designed to assist students in preparing for a speech. As a result, mind mapping may aid students in retaining information, reducing levels of public speaking apprehension (PSA), and increasing levels of performance.

Author

• Christina Gabrielle Paxman, Western Washington University