Mind Mapping: Their Brain Dump

Mind Mapping: Their Brain Dump is a 2-hour workshop exploring how Mind Mapping techniques can transform how you and your learners approach challenges, putting you in charge and them at the centre.

Are your learners anxious, over-confident, or completely lost? Whether your drivers are anxious, overloaded, or just fixated on "getting through the test" even though you know they are not ready, this workshop gives you techniques to help slow them down, make sense of their learning, and move forward with confidence.

You will be able to help them map out precisely where their skills are lacking, and without judgement and frustration.

"This is a practical tool you can use in your very next lesson."

A mind map isn't just paper and pens, it's a pause button, a plan and an easy path forward.

What is Mind Mapping?

Mind Mapping is a proven method to externalise thoughts, ideas, and information, before organising it all into clear, useful structures. It's not about drawing diagrams, it's about gaining clarity and direction through visual thinking.

Often, the problem isn't a lack of knowledge. It's a lack of clarity. Learners struggle to organise everything in their head: road layouts, hazards, decision-making, rules, pressure from other road users and their own internal dialogue. Mind Mapping gives learners a simple way to see their thinking clearly and make sense of their learning.

What you'll learn

• Use Mind Mapping to help drivers link new learning to existing knowledge
• Visualise decisions, options, and outcomes with your learners
• Turn "brain dumps" into structured plans for progression
• Deal with common learning challenges in a calm, collaborative way
• Support drivers who feel overwhelmed or stuck with clear next steps
• Build a coaching environment where ideas flow and ownership grows
• How to manage over-confidence
• How to work with anxious drivers
• How the mind mapping technique can be used for drivers with additional needs

Course details

• Duration: 2 hours, delivered online through Zoom
• You will need access to a computer or device with an internet connection, camera and microphone
• No prior qualifications needed, but you'll get the most from this if you're an ADI or PDI