Do you use MindMaps to Evaluate Speeches?

If you want more information about MindMapping, check out:

• "The MindMap Map Book" by Tony Buzan
  
• "MindMapping: Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving" book by Joyce Wycoff
  
• Do a google search on MindMaps, there are LOTS of blogs and websites that cover it
  • e.g. here's one of Tony Buzan's pages on it: http://www.buzanworld.com/Mind_Maps.htm
    (though for my Evaluation MindMap, I didn't use the images and colored pens that Tony recommends, my map didn't get as elaborate as those Tony showcases).
    
• If you wanted to use software for your MindMapping, I'm using MindJet's MindManager and have become absolutely addicted to it.
  • MindManger has become a very integral part of my personal and professional life
    e.g. brainstorming, speech writing, planning and managing, workflow management, managing my use of my computers, note-taking, recording meeting minutes, etc).
  • Some of my mentors use mindmaps to plan, organize, and in some cases distribute their material
    Example: Rich Schefren did a "Dream Team 2008" multi-day seminar with his brain trust of mentors. His DVD product (videos of every session) also includes mind-map based notes for every session. Those MindMaps provide an Incredible record & reference for everything!
  • Over the past week, I've been creating a "Rick's Life Central" mindmap (and network of related maps) that organize, manage & streamline pretty much everything I do:
    • My workflow management
    • Managing my business planning, goals, projects, resources, and reference materials
    • Managing my personal life planning, goals, projects, resources, and reference materials
    • Managing my primary software tools -- both organizing them and providing hyperlinks to launch them
      
    • My social networking (people networking, not computer networking e.g. my use of LinkedIn FaceBook, Twitter, etc.)
    • My recreational activities
    • The indexing system I use to manage my file cabinets
    • Providing more structure and flexibility to the way I store and access computerized documents
      

MindMaps are a truly Profound Paradigm!

For more information, I recommend:

What has been your experience with MindMaps? (How) do you use them for writing speeches? Evaluatiing? How else do you use them? What worked well for you? What challenges did you have?

Please leave a comment with your feedback, questions, experiences, and anything else you'd like to learn about.