Advanced Information Management Skills (AIM) (2 day)

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Course Overview

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.

Audience

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

Skills Gained

• Learn how to Mind Map(R) - 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

Course Outline

• 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(R) system - on 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
• In-depth look at Mind Mapping - speed reading and memory techniques
• The opportunity to develop a personal framework based on the INSEAK(R) 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

Advanced Information Management Skills (AIM) (2 day) / CM030943