Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning – Details, episodes & analysis

24 of my favourite tips, tricks and strategies to level up your study game instantly.

They're quick to absorb, quick to apply, and quick to start giving you big results!

From finding full focus to magical memory methods, there's something in here for everyone.

Which will YOU try first?

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/coaching

Study Smarter Network: https://examstudyexpert.com/network

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS: https://examstudyexpert.com/workshops

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Overcome procrastination when studying with my 3 favourite strategies to get moving NOW!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Printable calendar chain template: https://examstudyexpert.com/chain
• 1-on-1 exam success coaching: https://examstudyexpert.com/coaching
• The Scholars' Way mindset / productivity course: https://examstudyexpert.com/tsw
• Workshops for schools: https://examstudyexpert.com/workshops

Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

We're concluding our special "Teaching Learning Skills" mini-series this week with a case study on building a tutor time study skills programme.

Packed with highly practical details, with today's special guest Katie Holmes.

Follow Katie: @KatieEHolmes_, https://twitter.com/KatieEHolmes_

From your host:

Retrieval buy-in lesson resource:

>> https://ExamStudyExpert.com/retrieval-lesson

Discover the Revision Census

>> https://examstudyexpert.com/revision-census

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

TEACHING RESOURCES: https://examstudyexpert.com/workbook

SPEAKING / WORKSHOPS: https://examstudyexpert.com/workshops

Podcast edited by Kerri Edinburgh.

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Best of the September 2020 - June 2021 season: six of the most interesting, inspirational and downright useful moments from our guest interviews this year, to help you study smarter and ace your exams!

Featuring highlights from conversations with:

1. Dr Erika Patall - Study Motivation

What works and what doesn't when it comes to getting motivated to study?

Full episode: #43, https://examstudyexpert.com/erika for resources and audio

2. Prof. Tim Wilson - Power of Mindset

Why does mindset matter and how can you improve yours?

Full episode: #42, https://examstudyexpert.com/redirect for resources and audio

Or check out Prof. Wilson's book "Redirect: Changing The Stories We Live By": https://geni.us/changeyourstory*

3. Prof. James Lang - Focus & Distractions

Why is focus hard and what can you do about it?

Full episode: #58, https://examstudyexpert.com/james for resources and audio

Read more with James’ book: “Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus And What You Can Do About It”, available at https://geni.us/distractedbook*

4. Brian Tracy - Time Management for Students

How to get things done?

Full episode: #39, https://examstudyexpert.com/frog for resources and audio

Eat That Frog For Students (Brian Tracy with Anna Leinberger) is available at  https://geni.us/frog

5. Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel -Spaced Learning

How can the science of learning help you remember more and forget slower?

Full episode: #47, https://examstudyexpert.com/carolina for resources and audio

Mentioned in my comments: for more on "memory journaling", see https://examstudyexpert.com/back-to-school-study-tips/

6. Dr Veronica Yan - Interleaving For Success in Maths & More

What is interleaving and why is it such a powerful way to practice problems?

Full episode: #49, see https://examstudyexpert.com/veronica for resources and audio

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

1:1 Coaching to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

Download my free "study smarter" cheat sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips

Exam Study Expert Blog: https://examstudyexpert.com/blog/

Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams*

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Increase your productivity and efficiency, learn faster, and ace your exams with the help of these cunning and non-obvious tricks and shortcuts!

Now, that's clever!

Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams

Supercharge your learning with my free cheat sheet: https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips

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The art of teamwork, and how to ace group assignments at school and university:

• How to pick the right people: do you go for the most skilled teammates or the ones you get on with best?
• The questions to ask yourselves to establish a high-functioning group culture from the outset
• What to do if someone isn’t pulling their weight
• How to make the right decisions as a team
• Handling courageous conversations and resolving conflict

With Professor Mark de Rond, whose fascinating research has seen him study high performers in often extreme environments, as you’ll hear, from elite rowers to peace activists to trauma surgeons in a war zone.

His work has been featured widely by some of the world’s most prominent media organisations including the BBC, The Economist, The Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Times in the UK, The Los Angeles Times, Der Spiegel and Forbes Magazine.

He has a wonderful gift for teaching people to get big results for themselves in their own lives and careers, which is why he is in hot demand in running executive education for leaders at companies such as McKinsey, PWC, Rolls Royce, Shell and UNICEF. 

Further reading by Mark de Rond:

The Last Amateurs: a gripping window on team dynamics in elite sport (18+ due to language): https://geni.us/lastamateurs* 

There Is An I In Team: https://geni.us/iinteam*

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

Book 1:1 Coaching and let me help you find the shortcut to success in your exams this year: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

[free] Download the Exam Success Cheat Sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips

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Podcast Edited by Benoît André.

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Get the companion book to today's episode: "Outsmart Your Exams" at https://geni.us/exams!

In today's episode, I'll be sharing 22 "top tips" taken from the book, including:

- How to master your mindset
- Keys to written answers to get top scores
- How to create an exam gameplan for success
- Memory recall secrets to guarantee great results

No more “couldn’t remember”.

No more “ran out of time”.

No more botched exam essays.

The results envelope of your dreams could be in your hand.

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Outsmart Your Exams is now available in paperback: https://geni.us/exams

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases on suggested books.

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

How to concentrate on your studies?

I’m going to be talking to one of the world’s leading authorities on how to manage your attention, and focus on what really matters to you, Professor Stefan van der Stigchel.

We’ll be walking through an entire day of concentration to show you step-by-step what you can do to help maximise your focus, including:

• “Attention rituals” – learning from Darwin and Beethoven
• How to take effective breaks
• Designing your environment for maximum concentration
• Is it OK to listen to music?

Stefan leads the AttentionLab at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and is a regular face on national television and radio in the Netherlands, as well as speaking on prestigious conference stages around the world.

You can find out more about Stefan’s work at his personal website: https://www.stefanvanderstigchel.nl/ 

For a highly practical guide to maximising concentration, I highly recommend his book “Concentration: Staying Focused in Times Of Distraction”, available at https://geni.us/concentration*

“How Attention Works”, a guide to the psychology of attention, is available at https://geni.us/attention*

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

Book 1:1 Coaching and let me help you find the shortcut to success in your exams this year: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

[free] Download the Exam Success Cheat Sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips

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Podcast Edited by Benoît André.

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Boost motivation.

Sharpen focus.

Overcome procrastination.

Could all this really be possible through the Pomodoro Technique?

Join us today to go beyond the basics and discover exactly how to use this powerful technique.

A guide to the Pomodoro method for advanced users!

For more, see https://examstudyexpert.com/pomodoro-method/

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

Book 1:1 Coaching and let me help you find the shortcut to success in your exams this year: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

[free] Download the Exam Success Cheat Sheet at https://examstudyexpert.com/freetips

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Wish you could concentrate harder or for longer?

James Lang’s book Distracted took the world of education by storm: he’s here to share his top tips on overcoming distraction and maximising concentration.

Read more with James’ book: “Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus And What You Can Do About It” - get your copy from Amazon at https://geni.us/distractedbook*.

Discover more at:

• http://jamesmlang.com/
• On Twitter: @LangOnCourse
• On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimlang7/

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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.

BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/

Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams*

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Podcast Edited by Benoît André.

Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).