Memory

Why you should ditch the computer and make study notes by hand

Especially these days, when we are so dependent on our trusty computers both for finding information and also for filing it, it’s tempting to make our study notes on them too. But there’s a problem with this. Well, only a problem if your reason for making the study notes is [...]

Studying Techniques

How to send your brain to sleep

Did you know that most people do one of two things when it comes to revision – even though neither works! Which do you do? Strategy #1 Copying, word for word the content of your manual. Some people write down every word for fear of missing something important. Oh dear! [...]

Learning

7 Tips for successful revision

1. Spend enough time with the information for your brain to make a pattern of it. 2. Make your notes in a form your brain likes, so it can see the patterns and relationships. 3. Revisit your revision according to the Learning Cycle. 4. Split your revision into short chunks. [...]

Studying Techniques

Pay attention if you want Chartered exam success!

Anything that goes into your brain is likely to disappear again unless you pay attention to it in such a way that your brain gets the idea that it’s important to remember it. Now, of course it’s important for you to pass your Chartered  exams, but in the grand scheme [...]

Studying Techniques

What to study for the Advanced Diploma exam

Knowing what to study and how to study for your Advanced Diploma exam when faced with a gargantuan course manual full of dry text, is a common problem among IFAs. And who could be surprised? Most of us have never been taught how to revise and most people don’t know [...]

Memory

One of the Best Memory Improvement Strategies

It’s official! Moving your body is one of the best memory improvement strategies. Manuela Macedonia and Thomas Knosche at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have discovered that language students remember significantly more words when they are taught with movement to accompany them. What’s [...]

Learning

Best Time for Study Success

So! When is the best time for study success? The simple answer is – whatever works for you. We know you’re busy and have lots of important things to juggle already, so doesn’t it make sense to try to fit your study times around your commitments bearing in mind whether [...]