Organizing your ideas part 1

Organizing your ideas part 1

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  Organizing Your Ideas1 http://www.businessenglishpod.com/2012/10/21/business-english-skills-360-organizing-your-ideas-1/
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  • Is brainstorminga practice adopted by many people now-a- days? • How well do you think it works? • Do you utilize brainstorming at work? • Do you have any special ways of brainstorming ideas? • Think of someone who you think speaks well. How does he/she organize ideas? • Do you ever write out lists of advantages and disadvantages (pros and cons)?
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  To deep-six To illustrate To crank out Mind mapping Clearly articulated Branching Handy Easier said than done To run on at length Framework Chaotically Vague Radial Fair game To come to mind To get the ideas flowing To tune out Say To put together To jot down To tame (To) Lay it all on the table
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  Now read andlisten to the podcast on organazing your ideas http://www.businessenglishpod.com/2012/10/21/business-english-skills-360-organizing-your-ideas-1/
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  Brain storming andmind mapping are great ways to organize ideas and have a more clear picture of what is important and what is not. These tools are also great when you are working on a project and want to visualize what needs to be done, when and how it needs to be done and by whom? And what about when we are feeling overwhelmed, and our head is about to explode, because we have too much in our plate? The first feeling that we have might be: ¨I don´t even know from where to start!¨ But what do you do when you feel this way? How to you get started and prioritize things? After all, we need to get things done, and more often than not we need to get things moving fast. And what do you do when you face situations in which things are not within your control or, how do you strip away things that are not important? Are you the type of person that keeps dragging things on or you have some tools that you use to handle this type of situation?
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  Creating mental whitespace ?
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  Now watch MarieForleo´s video and answer these questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYjO10vnC0c&list=PL4FE61E9B84760E4A&index=3 • Is her idea of creating mental white space the same as yours? • Are her tips on how to deal with overwhelm useful?