A 30 min presentation I've delivered to GCSE students prior to their study leave period, offering strategies and ideas to inform their revision strategies

1. Exam Preparation The Essentials

2. Cautionary Tales

3. “ I left my revision until the last minute – I figured I worked better under pressure – look at me now…” Michael – Fast food crewmember

4. “ I always found something else that seemed more important to do than my revision…” Kylie– Public Facilities Cleaner

5. “ I tried to revise but it was so boring – I just kept falling asleep at the desk and I’ve never really been a morning person so I missed a few of the exams” Sam – will work for food

6. “ I never did any revision – I just relied upon my God-given talents and raw intelligence and it worked out just fine… ” George – President

7. Seed moments and the fork in the road

9. Energy Levels and Health What would a world class athlete do in the 3 months building up to a major competition?

12. GCSE revision and examination is a long distance event – start now!

13. Attitude & Mindset Exam success comes at a price? What grades have you been predicted? What grades do you want? What are you willing to pay?

14. Genius: 1% Inspiration 99% Perspiration

19. When Should I Revise? NOW!

22. Dr. Evil & Mini me Sessions To make best use of the time you’ll have, plan dedicated study sessions but also make use of ‘dead time’ by using mini focused revision sessions of 10 min. or less.

23. Which are you?

24. Find your own rhythms but remember that the exams are during the day! Whenever you study, make sure you are focused and switched on

25. Attention Span

26. How long should I revise for? Followed by a physical break for at least 5 minutes

27. How to cheat your attention span!

32. The Ross Method 30 min 30 min 30 min

34. Why Stress is a GOOD thing! Boredom In the zone Distress

39. The Alchemy of Active Study

41. ‘ I know Kung Fu!’ Passive learning nothing!’ To actively revise you have to DO something with the information rather than just read it.

42. Converting course notes into visually memorable revision aids is the key to working smart , not hard

44. Your Secret Weapons!

45. Study Buddies! Beware Lobsters

47. Unlocking Your Super Memory!

51. Formulae & Dates

52. 14 th April 1912 - Titanic 14 - 4 - 12

53. The Power of Repetition

55. Good Luck and remember, the next 3 months will be tough but…

56. Things could be a lot worse!

58. GHOTI = Tou gh W o men Sta ti on

59. Can you draw a line through every face using just 4 straight lines? You can start anywhere but you must not lift your pen off the paper once you begin the lines