Brian Tracy - Accelerated Learning

Accelerated Learning Techniques

Brian Tracy and Colin Rose

(Six audio cassettes or CDs, 96-page workbook, plus one bonus audio

cassette or CD)

Learn a system of proven, practical techniques that increase your

ability to learn and remember names, facts, figures and business

information 400 percent faster than today. Learn how to memorize

quickly, speed read, improve your brainpower and multiply your

intelligence.

Session 1: The Learning Revolution

Who are the people who succeed? A message from Colin Rose. Three

types of people and the differences between them. What is your most

valuable asset? The new paradigm of education and employment:

three major shifts. Six principles at the heart of this course.

Session 2: You Are A Genius

Using your brainpower to its full potential. Breakthroughs in brain

research. Linear and global approaches to learning. Reasons why and

how you can begin to function at exceptional levels. How your self-

image determines your performance. What is an intelligent person?

Seven different intelligences we all possess.

Session 3: The Six Stages of Accelerated Learning

The universal tools of learning. Developing a resourceful state of

mind. Memorizing key facts. Demonstrating to yourself and others

what you have learned. Reflecting on how well your learning went.

Accessing your true potential. Escaping the trap of learned

helplessness.

Session 4: Preparing Your Mind to Learn

Why a positive mental attitude is an essential part of success. Five

keys to rapid adult learning: desire, motivation, relevance

anticipation, positive expectations. A seven-step method for creating a

resourceful state of mind. Written goals and inner dialogues.

Relaxation, mind calming and learning.

Session 5: Getting the Facts

Gaining knowledge through sight, hearing and touch: the importance

of multi-sensory learning. When teaching styles and learning styles

don't match. Getting the big picture. Breaking down the learning task

into small steps. Keeping a high interest level through questions. The

many advantages of learning maps.

Session 6: Exploring the Subject

The Schwartzeneggar. Three critically important findings about

intelligence. Four types of work: making the most of your natural

abilities. A test to discover your dominant intelligences. The multiple-

chance theory of education. Seven valuable learning activities.

Thinking about a subject analytically: five questions.

Session 7: Memorizing the Material

The role of memory in the Information Age. Four logical stages of

learning, plus one. Short-term vs. long-term memory. Connections,

associations and remembering new material. A memory exercise. The

four R's of memory: review, registration, retention, recall. The four

steps of an ideal learning pattern.

Session 8: Sharpening Your Memory Skills

Concentration: the most important single quality for success. An

exercise in concentration and two affirmations. Ways to develop a

super memory through the use of heightened concentration. Taking a

mental snapshot. How to remember something you've forgotten.

Seventeen memory techniques and principles.

Session 9: Power Reading and Power Writing

Staying ahead of the curve by turning speed reading into power

reading. Increasing your reading speed in the next 20 minutes. Three

ways high-speed training succeeds. Power reading: an eight-step

process. Power writing as a vital skill. Seven rules for more effective

writing.

Session 10: Power Communicating

The advantages of being a good communicator. Ethos, pathos and

logos: the three basic parts of any conversation. Balanced dialogue

and the 70/30 rule. Synchronizing your words, tone of voice and body

language. Four key listening skills. How to achieve the Friendship

Factor.

Session 11: Showing What You Know/Reflecting

Joining the top 1 percent. Education as a life-long process. Learning's

final stages: demonstration and reflection. Three ways to show what

you know. Practice, practice, practice. Mentors, learning partners and

role playing. Three tips for taking advice. Reflecting on your learning:

two questions.

Session 12: Accelerated Learning in Action

Accelerated learning as a powerful time-saving technique. Identifying

the critical success factors in your field. The seven success

characteristics and principals: purpose, responsibility, commitment to

excellence, dedication, cooperation, creativity and persistence. Why

there are no limits to what you can accomplish.

Bonus Cassette:

Side A - Relaxation and visualization techniques to help you think

quicker and work smarter - with less stress and fatigue. Side B -

Baroque music to help set the mood and contribute to ultimate

accelerated learning success.