what participants say about the workshop ...
STUDENTS:
"Great! I feel really motivated and enthusiastic. My HSC has more direction and I have clarity about how to attack the HSC as a whole. Thank you very much!"
"That I have learnt a lot of useful skills and that I feel more confident in my studies and other aspects of normal everyday to-do chores."
"Will made everyone feel comfortable and his personality made it easy to learn. Thanks."
I felt it was effective in teaching study skills and was impressed by the direction it was heading - without too much pressure, etc and frequent breaks."
"Very informative, fun & relaxing, while having many 'A-Ha' moments that are going to improve my studies 10 fold."
It went well, was informative & furthered my understanding of mind mapping."
"It was great. Thank you."
"Was very useful. It provided me with an unusual insight into learning, recounting & memorising. It also furthered my absorption of information skills as well as fine-tuning memorising skills."
"Very good, informative and great techniques."
TEACHERS:
“Very fulfilling and a great start to the course. It made me feel as though I had been doing the correct thing and that I am on the right path.”
Jane Welsh, Firbank Grammar
“Well presented. Very practical. Made sense. Could clearly see application possible in classrooms and in teacher planning. Personal organization too.”
Kath Garrie, St. Thomas The Apostle P.S.
“Very informative, a valuable tool to be integrated into the curriculum of children’s learning. Now we now know how to do it so we can pass onto others. Has many uses in life not just education.”
Therese Stewart, St. Thomas The Apostle P.S.
“Really interesting to find out the “theory and basis” behind a system often mentioned in texts. Valuable to brainstorm the way Mind Mapping can be applied to so many areas of our lives.”
Jan Goodwin, Amsleigh Park P.S.
“It was interesting and provided a fresh approach to learning and memory.”
Jenny Drummond, Amsleigh Park P.S.
“Very enlightening and mind opening to different techniques/ strategies to achieve the best from my own brain and consequently my students' brains.”
Debbie Schmauder, Glen Huntly P.S.
“Helpful for summarizing lectures, books, lists etc. develops the mind into unknown areas. Frees up thoughts and ideas.”
Phyllis Smith, Glen Huntly P.S.
“I knew there was a better way. It will change my approach to thinking / presenting and note taking.”
Peter O’Dwyer, Ballarat Grammar School
BUSINESS:
“The seminar was fantastic. Plenty of practical tools were provided which means I can actually take something away that I can actually use. It was great to see someone who is so passionate about what they do.”
Robert Cross, Department of Defence
“Loved it. I will be using this all the time from NOW! A whole new way to organize my thoughts.”
Christina Bunt, Main Roads
“Interesting, stimulating & practical- looking forward to applying it!”
Helen Chester, Polson’s HR & Training
“Very enjoyable & informative seminar. I look forward to putting the information to good use in both my personal & professional life, Mind Mapping is definitely the way of the future. I look forward to the day it is viewed as common knowledge.”
Daniel Tully, Muse Capital Management
“I wish I learnt this at school! This method of increasing the brains potential has applications in both business & personal circumstances.”
Graeme Potts, Microsoft
“Surprised at how easy it is to use and be able to get meaningful thoughts quickly documented. Able to remember the detail in the Mind Map.”
Sam Bartuccelli, ANZ
“Thought it was very useful. It helped me realize a better way to learn and remember.”
Danny Cremasco, JP Morgan, NSW
“I felt it will really help me manage my workload and to do it more creatively.”
Cheri Davie, AMP, NSW
“Very enlightening and very empowering. A great tool for life and business.”
Tony O’Hea, Office of Gaming
“It provided a good introduction to Mind Mapping techniques that will be useful to capture information and map complex projects in the future.”
Madeleine Anderson, Kelloggs
