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Introduction

When did you last stop to think about how you work at work – and whether the way you work could be changed to help you be more successful? The Business Brain Train Seminar provides a thoroughly enjoyable environment for you to explore these questions. It shows how to make yourself more effective using mind mapping; teaches techniques for faster, more effective reading, and shows how to use memory systems to remember information. It examines techniques for idea generation, creativity and problem solving; planning; time management; and inter-personal communication skills (including making a speech and how to improve meetings. It focuses on core skills required for success in any enterprise. The seminar helps individuals:

Read faster and read better (combining speed reading with techniques for better comprehension)
Learn how to use mind mapping for planning, note-making and clearer-thinking
Learn the secrets of memory systems – and how to use them to remember information
Generate ideas and use problem-solving techniques
Develop strategies for managing time, priorities and pressure
Understand the importance of the whole brain effect on business effectiveness

Objectives

Read faster and more efficiently. Tackle reading tasks with more confidence
Combine fast reading, mind-mapping and memory skills with time management techniques to help handle “information overload”
Develop effective strategies for managing time, priorities and pressure
Be able to explore and develop new ideas and approaches
Be more confident in your ability to work in groups, to contribute ideas and to take initiative and responsibility
Understand how to create a “success culture” using “business brain skills”

Training Methodology

This programme is enjoyable, practical and inter-active. The techniques are presented in a clear and easy-to-learn way using a mix of individual experiment, group work and discussion. You will find plenty of opportunities to participate, comment and question – but will never be put under pressure to express opinions or compete. You will be invited to learn at your own speed and to focus on developing your own skills.

Organisational Impact

Organizations can expect delegates to:

Better equipped to handle information overload
Be more effective readers (saving time and improving efficiency)
Able to use simple memory systems to remember information (e.g. procedures, processes, facts, speeches)
Able to use creative thinking tools and be more confident about working in groups and contributing ideas
Understand how everyone in an organization has a part to play in creating a success culture

Personal Impact

A better understanding of ‘brain skills’ as a foundation for personal effectiveness and working success
Improved self-belief and self-confidence in ability to handle information overload
More confidence and success when reading and remembering information
Be more confident in ability to work in groups and contribute ideas
Able to apply creative thinking skills to difficult challenges
Better able to prioritize and manage own time and resources

SEMINAR OUTLINE

Module I : Handling Information Overload

DAY 1 : Brain Skills, Fast Reading and Mind Mapping

Thinking about reading - and challenging your existing assumptions
Check current reading speed and understanding of the reading process
How the brain works and its relevance for reading more effectively and remembering more
The mechanics of how the eye works in tandem with the brain
Breaking delusions: challenging beliefs and assumptions about reading
Reading environment
How to be a 'successful' reader
Different approaches to note making
How to mind map

DAY 2 : Reading Strategies and Memory Systems

Reading strategies: the theory
Successful reading: increasing reading speed and effectiveness
Reading practice
Thinking about remembering
Memory systems introduced (Memory magic?)
Remembering numbers
Using mind mapping to help you remember what you have read
Review of skills learnt

DAY 3 : Reading at Work, Memory Rhythms and Thinking in Groups

More memory magic
Different approaches for reading documents, text books, emails and the web
Getting control (how to read a book in a hurry)
How we remember - and how we forget (and what to do about it!)
Using mind mapping and reading strategies together
Thinking and working in groups
Project: mind mapping in teams
Revision

DAY 4 : Time Management and Outcome Planning For Better Results

Team mind mapping presentations
Outcome planning for better results
Better time management as a tool for handling information overload
Reading: understanding an article and extracting key points
Mind mapping software (e.g. Mind Manager, iMindMap, NovaMind)
Mind mapping: when to use software, when to use paper
Developing listening skills as part of the note-making process
Revision in context

DAY 5 : Problem Solving, Meetings and Planning for Success

Putting it All Together: Your Toolkit for Handling Information Overload
Reading, remembering
Communicating in working life
Preparing for and participating in meetings
Reflective review (what have you learnt and how can you apply it in the read world?)
Planning for success and planning to practice

Module II : Managing Personal Effectiveness to Get Results

DAY 6 : Planning for Success

Tools for Handling Information Overload: review
Using the tools during the week
The 4 Steps to Successful Time management
Getting control of your in-tray
Tackling time stealers
Planning to succeed
Reading research project
Barriers to communication

DAY 7 : Creativity Unplugged (and other business brain tools)

Creativity: what is it, why is it important and can it be learnt?
Great modern thinkers
Creativity unplugged: approaches to problem solving
Creative thinking tools
Balancing information and creativity to get results
The power of perception - a business brain tool
Silo thinking versus other people’s views
Using Memory Systems for business?

DAY 8 : Understanding Groups and Organizations

How organizations work (understanding the OTHER parts!)
Proper housekeeping: why money matters in your job and in your own organization
Getting to grips with numbers
Being better at business
Memorize a speech (plus tips for speaking in public)
Thinking and working in groups
Group mind mapping project: ‘Dilemma’
Results planning (the ORCA strategy)

DAY 9 : Creating a Success Culture

Self confidence and initiative
Assertiveness, fluff-busting and attentive listening
Getting your point across (outcome planning)
Body language: speaking without words
Making a presentation
The whole brain effect in leadership and management
Working with multiple stakeholders to get results
Creating a success culture

DAY 10 : Managing Personal Effectiveness to Get Results

Manage time and pressure
Open thinking and learning
Understanding meetings: hats, humour and how to get out of a hole
Teamwork: your role and job in the context of any organization
Perceptual positions
Managing Personal Effectiveness to Get Results
Planning for success and planning to practice
Feedback and final presentations

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Business Brain Train: The Whole Brain Approach To Business Effectiveness

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