Handling Information Overload
Handling Information Overload Management & Leadership
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Handling Information Overload
INTRODUCTION Not only does information overload slow down your employees' productivity, it also impacts their ability to make timely decisions. They feel confused, stressed out, frustrated, and naturally start making mistakes. Simply put, information overload shuts our brains down! It’s hard to avoid information overload in today’s workplace. Most businesses, from startups to large organizations are dealing with information overload. Moreover, this trend is continuously growing both in employees' private and professional lives. Handling Information Overload training course can help anyone at any level to improve the speed and effectiveness of their reading (for work and for study). It also explains the secrets of super memory systems and shows how mind mapping can be used for better note-making, planning, and communication skills.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this Handling Information Overload course the participants will be able to: Read faster and more efficiently. Tackle reading tasks with more confidence. Learn the principles behind memory systems. Develop your ability to memorize and recall information. Develop note-making skills and learn how to read and use mind maps. Combine fast reading, mind-mapping, and memory skills to help handle “information overload”.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND ? Handling Information Overload Training course is ideal for: Managers. Supervisors. Team Leaders.
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1 Brain Skills, Fast Reading, and Mind Mapping: Thinking about reading - and challenging your existing assumptions. Check current reading speed and understanding of the reading process. How the brain works and its relevance for reading more effectively and remembering more. The mechanics of how the eye works in tandem with the brain. Breaking delusions: challenging beliefs and assumptions about reading. Reading environment. How to be a 'successful' reader. Different approaches to note-making. How to mind map.
Day 2 Reading Strategies and Memory Systems:
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Reading strategies: the theory. Successful reading: increasing reading speed and effectiveness. Reading practice. Thinking about remembering. Memory systems introduced (Memory magic?) Remembering numbers. Using mind mapping to help you remember what you have read.
Day 3 Reading at Work, Memory Rhythms, and Thinking in Groups: More memory magic. Different approaches for reading documents, textbooks, emails, and the web. Getting control (how to read a book in a hurry). How we remember - and how we forget (and what to do about it!). Using mind mapping and reading strategies together. Thinking and working in groups. Project: mind mapping in teams.
Day 4
Time Management and Outcome Planning For Better Results: Team mind mapping presentations. Outcome planning for better results. Better time management as a tool for handling information overload. Reading: understanding an article and extracting key points. Mind mapping software (e.g. Mind Manager, iMindMap, NovaMind). Mind mapping: when to use the software, when to use paper. Developing listening skills as part of the note-making process. Revision in context.
Day 5
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Problem Solving, Meetings, and Planning for Success: Putting it All Together: Your Toolkit for Handling Information Overload. Reading, remembering. Communicating in working life. Preparing for and participating in meetings. Reflective review (what have you learned and how can you apply it in the real world?) Planning for success and planning to practice.
IN-HOUSE TRAINING LPC Training is capable of conducting this training programme exclusively for your delegates. Please e-mail us on admin@lpcentre.com for further information and/or to receive a comprehensive proposal.
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CONTACT INFO
DOCUMENTATION High-Quality material has been prepared by the LPC team for distribution to delegates. In addition, a special note pad to facilitate note-taking will be provided.
LONDON 47 – 49 Park Royal Road NW10 7LQ, London T: +44 (0) 20 80 900 464 E: info@lpcentre.com
CERTIFICATES Accredited Certificate of completion will be issued to those who attend & successfully complete the programme.
DUBAI Office 501 Clover Bay Tower, Business Bay
SCHEDULE Our Course timings commence at 09:00 and conclude at 13:00, followed by lunch on a daily basis.
T: +971 4 421 4616
KUALA LUMPUR No. 03-06-05,
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
UOA Business Park, Jalan Pengaturcara U1/51A,
Please complete the registration form on the course
Section U1,
page & return it to us indicating your preferred mode
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CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY Delegates have 14 days from the date of booking to cancel and receive a full refund or transfer to another date free of charge. If less than 14 days’ notice is given then we will be unable to refund or cancel the booking unless on medical grounds. For more details about the Cancellation and Refund policy, please visit www.lpcentre.com/terms-and-conditions/
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