Maps Save Time, Increase Productivity
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Write less to communicate more with VanWrite maps
Maps take the guesswork out of what makes good business communication. Truly, a picture is worth a thousand words when you communicate with maps. These maps help writers
- capture the thinker's explosion of thought,
- separate the thinking from the writing,
- save time, and
- reduce rework.
The following maps accompany the mind-opening VanWrite High Impact Thinking program. The maps are free when you take VanWrite High Impact Thinking web-based or onsite training. You may also purchase this map set without training; see sidebar for details.
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MAPS HAVE MANY USES |
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Brainstorm | 1. | Explore an idea; meeting agenda - start with what's most important today; notes for a presentation; desk paper for brief conversations, or client discussions; grocery list; family chore chart. |
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Priority | 2. | Dinner menus; 7-day vacation; packing list; family or colleague responsibilities; speaker notes, project management - by deliverables or by team members. |
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Thought Bank | 3. | All of the above, less detail but more categories; space for unassigned/random thoughts. |
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Compare and Contrast | 4. | Decision making - buying anything; choosing anything; reorganizing; this map forces you to compare apples to apples! |
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Responsibility/ Assignment | 5. | Plan an event without writing any sentences; lets facilitator fully participate in meeting; all involved parties SEE what everybody else is doing; dissolves arguments about who is working more or less! |
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Who Does What? | 6. | All of the above plus minimum requirements for each task. |
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Conversation | 7. | Plan what you want to cover in a conversation; ask others to make call for you. |
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Box | 8. | Trip itinerary; process development; presentation plan; divide to show personal and professional responsibilities. |
