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Loading... How to Pass Exams: Accelerate Your Learning, Memorise Key Facts, Revise Effectivelyby Dominic O'Brien
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I am rubbish at exams (I'm 33 so I've sat a few in my lifetime!!) but this booked helped me pass some recent exams that I'd previously failed. I used the tips/tricks and it worked. Someone feeling cynical will tell me it was just I was more confident the second time round. I disagree; I revised in a different way all because of this book. I've used it since in other areas - such as remembering pupil's names at work etc. Other books may well have the information I need but I felt this style of writing was good and I have improved my speed reading from this book and this book alone! Very easy to understand, very easy to use. This book will never leave my bookshelf! When I first got it I couldn't put it down because it was so intriguing. It certaintly gives you the ability to remember things in a way you couldn't possibly imagine. Who would of thought that your imagination relates to numbers? Even though my memory is serving me well, the book gives you shortcuts and tricks to help improve it. O'Brien also deals with maths, public speaking, science, English and more. Handy for learning, especially for those studying for exams. no reviews | add a review
Dominic O'Brien, eight-times World Memory Champion, outlines in simple language the steps you can take to increase your memory power and pass your exams with flying colours. Whether you are at school studying a foreign language or at university revising for an examination toward a degree, "How to Pass Exams" will show you the easy way to accelerated learning and help you achieve top grades in any subject. In this practical and accessible guide, Dominic O'Brien shares with you the secret of his amazing talents and offers you the key to success in your studies. No library descriptions found. |
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The journey and loci aspects are the strongest points but I was already familiar with these. I was initially disappointed because I thought that some of the great ideas in this have been ripped off by other authors but on reflection perhaps none of these techniques can be claimed to be "owned" by any one person. I tried the master number memory system for a while but found memorising numbers this way too time-consuming. I'm hoping the PAO (person action object) approach will work better for me. Overall I prefer the approach of Oddbjorn By in "Memo" for memorising sets of dates but I found the last chapter of this book very clever and useful for smarter mathematical shortcuts. ( )