Brain Training

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Brain Training

• How to improve learning and achieve more
  efficiently

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Four steps to learning

• MEMORISING
• MINDPOWER
• MANAGEMENT
• MAKING SURE

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The 3 pound Genius
The Primitive Brain Controls basic life
functions breathing, sleep, body clock etc
The Middle Brain Controls emotions, moods,
feelings and long term memory
The Thinking Brain This is your intelligent
brain the grey matter, divided into two
hemisphere
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What are these two sides?
The Left Half (Academic Brain)
The Right Half (Creative Brain)
Deals with Order, Sequences, logic, numbers,
words,Language. Likes a step by step
approach. activated in normal lessons.
Deals with Colour, shape, 3D pattern, rhythm,
meaning/experience awareness prefers to look at
the whole picture.
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The effect on you..

• You will learn best through your preferred style.
• It is important that you use your most successful
  tactics (see handout)
• Equally important to mix them up then you will
  learn best link hemispheres.

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How do we learn

• Information received by senses ?
• ? Stops in SHORT TERM MEMORY ?
• ? With repetition it starts to be burnt in ?
• Hopefully information lodged in LONG TERM MEMORY.

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Four steps to learning

• MEMORISING
• MINDPOWER
• MANAGEMENT
• MAKING SURE

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WHY ARE WE HERE?

• Choose yourself an aspiration what do you want.
• Write it down and stick on the wall where you work

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Positive thinking!
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How to be positive

• See a difficult task as a challenge not a threat
• See opportunities not problems
• Consider that all ideas and suggestions are
  possible
• Avoid negative and damaging moaners
• See failure as temporary
• Speak act positively enthusiastically
• Use positive gestures smile often, cheerful tone
  of voice
• Look forwards not back.

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Dont just take my word for it

• George Bernard Shaw
• You see things and say why. I dream of things
  that never were and say Why Not?
• Henry Ford
• Whether you think you can, or whether you think
  you cant, youre probably right.
• W.Somerset Maughan
• If you refuse to accept anything but the best,
  you very often get it.

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Four steps to learning

• MEMORISING
• MINDPOWER
• MANAGEMENT
• MAKING SURE

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Your workspace an ideal

• Plenty of fresh air
• Natural light
• A desk near a window
• Ideal temperature 18 degrees
• Resources equipment at hand
• Good chair to match desk height
• Motivational poster!
• Music.ideally no lyrics and quiet!

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Planning your work session

• Set yourself an objective
• Estimate your limits dont do too much
• 30-40 minutes are best
• 5-10 minute breaks are all you need
• Plan in a review period to check what you have
  done
• 5-6 session per half day is best and REVIEW
  everything in the evening.

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Work Area
Planning
IDEAL WORK SESSION
Review
Concentration
Whole Brain
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Four steps to learning

• MEMORISING
• MINDPOWER
• MANAGEMENT
• MAKING SURE

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Making Sure

• Being reflective
• Review your own view of things to be aware of
  possibilities and opportunities
• Do this before a problem forces you to
• Make it a daily / weekly process
• If you continue to do what you have always done,
  then youll continue to get what youve always
  got!

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In conclusion..

• Mistakes are simply what you will get right next
  time NOT failures
• Concentrate on positives
• You are unique and capable
• Your brain has all the tools you need
• Record ALL successes
• And finally..

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SUCCESS COMES IN CANS