Advanced Information Management Skills (AIMS™)Effective working strategies to absorb, understand and organise information. Avoid information overload through Mind Mapping, Memory and Speed Reading techniques.
Compact 1 day or
Comprehensive 2 day
We work in a 24/7 knowledge economy that requires us to absorb ever-increasing volumes of information from reports, emails, the internet, presentations and journals, to keep up to date.
AIMS™ gives you the skills to manage large amounts of information and avoid overload, through Mind Mapping, Memory and Speed Reading techniques.
AIMS™ will increase your productivity and effectiveness, improve your memory and enhance how you think and plan.
Benefits
- Learn how to Mind Map® - how to save professional and personal time through Mind Mapping, its applications and benefits
- Improve how fast you read - dramatically improve your reading speed, comprehension and information retention
- Use techniques to improve your memory - remember more and recall information faster
- Establish a framework for the effective acquisition of knowledge
- FREE copy of The Extraordinary Reader - book by Clive Lewis and Anthony Landale
Who Should Attend?
Anybody who has to work with large amounts of information including:
- Managers and leaders in private and public sectors
- Professionals and technical experts
- Individuals studying for exams and professional qualifications
Content
Know your brain - its structure, how it works and how you can use this information to think, learn and work more effectively
- Principles of effective learning - what is required to make learning effective
- Mind Mapping - what is it and how to use this versatile tool to manage information, make notes and improve thinking and planning
- Introduction to the INSEAK® system - an overview of the unique 'Intelligent Strategy for Effective Acquisition of Knowledge'
- Speed Reading - understand how the eye and brain work together and how to dramatically improve your reading speed, comprehension and information retention
- Memory principles and rhythms - introducing the principles of effective memory, how we remember (and forget!) during and after learning and how to remember anything you need to
- Learning to learn - how we learn new skills and how to make that easier
Your Choice
We offer AIMS™ as a comprehensive 2 day or compact 1 day course. In addition the 2 day course offers:
- A more in-depth look at Mind Mapping, speed reading and memory techniques
- The opportunity to develop a personal framework based on the INSEAK® system. You will confidently decide what to read, be able to devote appropriate time and employ a range of tools and techniques to extract the relevant information
- Memory systems - a number of techniques to dramatically improve your memory
- Increased confidence when using the techniques; more time to practice with additional time for trainer input
