These recorded webinars cover a plethora of skills to help you revise efficiently and enjoy exam success. Why not schedule a regular time each week, and create a useful 'checking in' habit to keep you motivated?
(Excerpts from Calibrand training materials © Copyright Calibrand Limited 2012. All rights reserved. Moral rights as defined by the Copyright Designs and Patent Act 1988 are asserted. September 2012)
Please note the Online Revision Calendar (ORC) is currently unavailable. You will use the "bucket" system instead.
In a Nutshell
The Genius Material Methodology, from beginning to end
Less is More
How can you learn less, and yet remember more?
Creating Patterns
How to get even complex ideas into your memory banks
Useful Notes
Don't just write any old thing - make your notes useful
Pseudonumes 1
Here's a useful system for remembering numbers
Pseudonumes 2
How to put the Pseudonumes system to good use
How to Plan your Revision
Make sure you've got everything covered
MindMaps for Revision
Why MindMaps work
Be Organised!
Arrange your revision sessions like this
Different notes & folks
6 ways to create brain-friendly notes
MindMaps
A useful revision technique
Congratulations
Things to consider as you revise
Mapping
A useful revision technique
Brain Shrink
How to stay mentally agile well into old age.
Revising with MindMaps
Why MindMaps make good revision notes
What's the question?
How to create an appropriate test question
The Link Method
A useful revision technique
The Journey revisited
A useful revision technique
Your Brain is Amazing!
Your Amazing Brain
The role of the Reticular Activating System in Learning
Try this attention experiment
Video shown by kind permission of Dr Daniel Simons.
What sort of learner?
How should you approach revision?
Exercise - better memory
How exercise improves your memory
Making better notes
How to make revision notes work for you
Memory Consolidation 1
The importance of sleep
Memory Consolidation 2
The importance of sleep
Story Boarding
Vision, association & movement
Food for thought
Which food supports your brain?
Biggest Study Mistakes 1
Common revision errors. What not to do.
Biggest Study Mistakes 2
Common revision errors. What not to do.
Story Boards
A useful revision technique
Memorable MindMaps
Get your MindMaps to stick in your head
In a Nutshell 1
What do you need to know about revising?
Using MindMaps
Make your MindMaps easy to recall
Why you need the ORC
What it is and why you need it
Keynote to PFS 1
Why we forget and what to do about it
In a Nutshell 2
What do you need to know about revising?
Memory Pegs
Something to hang your revision on!
Stress & Learning
How stress impacts on your revision
Improving Notes
Make your study notes more memorable
Equations
An easy way to remember equations
What to do with keywords
How to find and use keywords
Found the keywords?
What to do with keywords
Brain food
Smart food & stupid food!
Mapping
Linking your revision to an activity
Improve your memory
Increase your memory power
The Journey Method
A useful revision technique
Brain-friendly notes
What sort of notes does your brain like?
Keynote to PFS 2
Why we forget and what to do about it
Genius Material Process
Just what it says on the tin! A reminder
Mnemonics & Journey
The favourite of memory champions.
The Process
What to do and how to do it
Exams? Be Prepared
Set yourself up for success
What to do & when
What to do and in what order
Equations
1 way to make equations easier and more fun
3 keys & the ORC
The 3 Keys & The Online Revision Calendar
Genius Material System
What to do and how to do it
Mnemonics
Techniques for easy recall
Stay Sharp
Slow the ageing of your brain
Brain-friendly keywords
How your brain learns best
Manageable chunks
Divide your book into bite-sized pieces
Organise yourself
No more excuses! You can do this!
Equations
Formulae, ratios and equations
The right 10%
How to find the right keywords
Better notes, better recall
How to make your notes unforgettable
How do you learn best?
We're all different.
The GM system
How to learn the Genius Material way
Better memory? Exercise!
One sure-fire way to improve your memory
MindMaps
A useful revision technique
How to conquer stress
Stress makes learning much more difficult
3 Keys to Learning
Master these 3 keys for learning success
Which 10%?
Identify the right 10% of keywords
Improve revision notes
Make your notes even more memorable