You can put ideas in bubbles or ovals as they come into your mind. Sub-ideas can be added to your bubbles, adding to the diagram in any order as the ideas pop up. Usually your ideas come in an order, but sub-ideas may arise or you may jump to another area of your diagram, as ideas come into your mind. The following figure is an example of a graphical diagram for this lesson. The central theme, problem or idea as designated with the red cloud figure above.
All ideas branch off from that theme.
The yellow bubbles represent the first level thoughts or ideas. The blue bubbles represent the second level ideas. They are other possible formats for graphical outlining diagrams. Another common one is to write your comments and ideas on the lines instead of the bubbles. Try different methods and use what suits you the best.