1. Accelerated Leaning Talk
David Ringsell MCSD MCT MCAD
David Ringsell MCSD

2. Your Consultant David Ringsell MCSD MCSD.Net MCAD MCT
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3. Content What is Accelerated Learning? Your Fantastic Brain
Learn More Effectively By Knowing Your Learning Style BREAK
Access the Power of Your Brain using Mind Mapping
Enhance Your Memory
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4. Presentation Methods
A talk accompanied by PowerPoint slides and flipcharts
Demonstration of creating a mind map with audience participation
Pairs answer questions & discuss points
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5. Books and Slides Accelerated Leaning by Colin Rose
Master it Faster by Colin Rose
Use your Head by Tony Buzan
The Mind Map Book by Tony & Barry Buzan
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6. 1. What is Accelerated Learning?
A way of coping with the today’s information overload
Techniques developed over last 15 years, based on brain research
Techniques that can enhance the learning of any subject
Techniques that can improve memory of any subject
Q? Are you fully up-to-speed with current developments in the technologies you work with?
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7. What is Accelerated Learning?
Can lead to leaning a new language 10 times faster
Studies have been done around the world on its effectiveness
The methods are widely used in education & business
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8. The Evidence for Accelerated Learning?
The Hungarian Evidence
Conventional Learning: words in 4 years
Accelerated Learning: 2000 words in 31 days!
With no mental fatigue and only 45 minutes per day
Employees at Nestle learnt 50 – 60 words per hour without stress
Does it last?
416 students learnt 1600 French words in 31 days
The original correct recall was 93%
after 6 months the recall was still 86%
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9. What is Accelerated Learning?
I use the techniques as an IT technical trainer, to study effectively & quickly for new courses
I incorporate the techniques in to my courses to ensure delegates also learn effectively & quickly
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10. 2. Your Fantastic Brain
You already have the raw materials for accelerated learning
The unused potential of your brain, not 10% unused but more probably 4%
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11. Your Fantastic Brain
Brains contain cells (neurons) and the pathways between them
The specialisation of the brain’s left and right hemispheres
Using both you creative right brain & the logical left brain
Which side of your brain do you prefer to use?
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12. Your Fantastic Brain Modern IT interfaces embrace
both the left and right brain
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13. 3. Learn More Effectively By Knowing Your Learning Style
Are you a visual, auditory or kinaesthetic learner?
Visual learners like view and create diagrams, pictures and charts
Auditory learners like to listen to talks and discuss topics
Kinaesthetic learner like to do something to test it out for themselves
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14. Learn More Effectively By Knowing Your Learning Style
Listening to language clues to identify learning styles:
V. “I see what you mean”
A. “That sounds correct”
K. “Give me concrete example”
What is your preferred learning style and how
would you use it to learn and work more effectively?
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15. 4. Access the Power of Your Brain using Mind Mapping
Demonstration; delegates create a group mind map on a whiteboard of a given topic
Mind mapping is of the most powerful techniques in accelerated learning
The advantages of mind mapping: fast, fun, effective and flexible
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16. Access the Power of Your Brain using Mind Mapping
The uses of mind mapping: planning, meetings, reviewing, brainstorming, writing
Creating a mind map: use keywords, images, colours and branch out from the centre of the page
Using mind map to design and document IT applications
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17. 5. Enhance Your Memory There is no learning without memory
Accelerated learning contains many techniques to enhance memory
Why you remember and why we forget?
The difference between recall on demand and recognition
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18. Enhance Your Memory How short & long term memory work together
Improve recall by regularly reviewing material
Improve recall and concentration by taking planned regular breaks
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19. Summary What is Accelerated Learning? Your Fantastic Brain
Learn More Effectively By Knowing Your Learning Style
Access the Power of Your Brain using Mind Mapping
Enhance Your Memory
Copyright David Ringsell 2007
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20. Contact David Ringsell MCSD MCT MCAD Visit www.pc-talk.co.uk
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