mind mapping for cpas
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Visually connect ideas, information and people to save time, solve business problems and improve business processes with Mindjet's solutions for CPAs.TRANSCRIPT
Using
Mind Mappingto increase your
Productivity
Meet
MindManager
A.K.A
a new way to Work Smarter, Not Harder
Why would a CPA need
a Mind Manager?
Lets start with an experiment…
Which side of your
brain do you rely on most?
Left brain
Right brain
Here’s what you do…
Interlock your fingers placing one thumb on top of another
Come on, do it…
Which thumb of yours is on top?
Left brain
• logic• numbers• words• details• sequence• linearity
(right thumb)
Right brain
• big picture• rhythm, color• imagination• daydreaming• spatial• gestalt (global)
(left thumb)
WHY?
WholeBrainThinking
See the big picture…
See the big picture…
and all the details!
Use your skills…
to innovate!
Use your skills…
Use your intuition…
Use your intuition…
but back it up with logic!
agenda
agendaa. Visual Thinking
agendaa. Visual Thinkingb. How to Create a Mind Map
agendaa. Visual Thinkingb. How to Create a Mind Mapc. MindManager CPA edition
agendaa. Visual Thinkingb. How to Create a Mind Map c. MindManager CPA editiond. Mind Mapping in a CPA's world
visual thinking
Visual thinking is thinking through visual processing
using the part of the brain that is emotional and creative
to organize information in an intuitive and simultaneous way.
WHY?
Non-visual communication…
loses 75% of your audience!
This isn’t how you want your audience to
respond!
visual communication
effective
is more
6x Retention
Source: ”Presenting Effective Presentations with Visual Aids,” U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Office of Training and Education
Oral Visual Oral + Visual0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
83%
Source: ”Presenting Effective Presentations with Visual Aids,” U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Office of Training and Education
of learning occurs visually
67%
Source: ”Effectiveness of Visual Language Presentations,” MacroVU, Inc., www.macrovu.com.
more persuasive
80%increase in willingness to read
using color visuals
Source: Ronald E. Green: “The Persuasive Properties of Color” Marketing Communications
Vs.
WHEN?
diffi
cult
d
eci
sion
s
complex problems
Source: http://www.wordle.net/create
uncertain
strategy
?
intractable change
H AG E
CN
WHY?
rules are changing
acronym overload
FIN 48SFAS 141R
403(b)ERISACIFiR
COSO
EITFFSP FAS
IFRS
XBRL
economy
common languageLa vérité vous
placera libre!Die Wahrheit stellt Sie frei ein!
Η αλήθεια θα σας
απελευθερώσει!
La verità lo regolerà libero!
真実は自由に置く !
A verdade ajustá-lo-á
livre!
Правда установит
вас свободно!
¡La verdad le fijará libre!
De waarheid zal u vrijgeven!
WHAT is a
mind map
Visual Thinking
Min
d M
ap
Defin
ed A mind map is a diagram
used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea.
you can
draw’em
the
GOOD news
no art skillsare
required!
mind map
to HOW
central topic: start with central idea
bloom: add ideas to central idea
flow: take an idea deeper
mind maps: combine blooms & flows
software advantages
Source: http://www.wordle.net/create
There’s a lot more
underneath!
But…
it’s really easy to get started!
Mind Maps
steps3in
open a new map or template…
0.
add new topics (bloom)…
1.
add subtopics (flow)… 2.
drag & drop to organize…3.
sounddifficult?
HOW could a CPA use
MindManager?
CPAtemplates to help
you with...
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synthesize information
manage processes
communicate effectively
Let’s take a
closer look
Manage
processes
Audits and Other
the BIG picture of your audit…
and all the details…
zoom in and focus…
add notes to any topics…
assign tasks, track status…
attach or link to supporting files…
Research & implement
InitiativesXBRL & IFRS
think, plan, act, learn…
perform online research…
join the conversations…
plan your work…
work your plan…
capture lessons learned…
“CPAs are called upon
more and more to ‘make
sense of a changing and
complex world’ and this
special edition of MindManager helps CPAs do just that…Every CPA should have this in their toolbox.”
- Tom Hood
CEO, Maryland Association of CPAs
Let’sReview
STOP using only
½ your
capabilities
BIG see the
picture
Dra
w r
ela
tion
ship
sb
etw
een
Ideas, Info, Insights
Career ProfessionalDevelopment
ProductivityDo morewith less!
Master your
Communicate
Effectively
Translate what’s really happening
Demonstrate Competence
Meet
you.Thank
Email: Michael.Deutch@Mindjetcom twitter: @MichaelDeutch
Michael Deutch
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