brain dump

1. The act of writing down all of one's current thoughts or necessary tasks, as to help one become more organized. Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, a brain dump really helps me to sort out my thoughts and see all of the things I need to do. A: "What is this jumbled list of things?" B: "Oh, that's from my brain dump earlier. Those are all the things I have left to do before I leave for vacation." If you're feeling scattered, you might want to do a brain dump and then map out all the things you have left to do before your thesis defense.

2. The act of communicating a large amount of information all at once or in a short span. Sorry for the brain dump—I just have a lot on my mind. The boss has no patience for meandering brain dumps like that, so make a list of the most important things you have to tell him and stick to it. I really don't think that a brain dump full of jargon is the way to convey this information to your audience.