Join International Study Expert, Karen-Tui Boyes, for 45 minute Study Smart Boost sessions plus a monthly Q&A session...
If you (or your teen) are sitting exams this year - the STUDY SMART BOOST sessions are essential to maximising your learning time and study & exam effectiveness
If you're in High School or studying at the Tertiary level the
Study Smart BOOST Programme is for YOU...
Here's how it works...
You will join, via a private Zoom link, for 10 x 45min sessions held on Wednesdays 7-7.45pm New Zealand Time from February to October. Karen will provide tips, tools and techniques to study smarter, rather than harder. Plus, join the FULL BOOST programme and you will be invited to monthly Q&A session between the webinar sessions to help you stay more focused, motivated and ultimately successful in your learning & study.
(All sessions are recorded and you will have access to the videos for private use only)
Here's what you will get...
Study Smart Tips
You will learn (or be reminded of) practical, simple to use Study Smart tips to ensure you make the most of your study time. Karen will share tips to match exactly what you are learning & studying.
Motivation
With simple ideas, you can set up your study environment for success and even half your study time! Plus each month you can attend a 1-1 or small group coaching on specifically what you are learning at the Q&A sessions.
Focus
Most people waste over 70% of their study time focused on what they already know! Whilst focusing on what you don't know is hard, Karen will give you tools to spend your study time wisely.
Success
Over the 10 sessions, you will start to feel more confident, more in control of your learning and more successful. Karen's strategies ensure your exam marks go up!
Topics include:
- Understanding how learning actually works
- Memory tips & techniques
- Setting up an Effective Study Environment
- Note Taking & Note Making
- Using your Learning Senses
- Reading strategies for better comprehension
- Motivation protocols
- Healthy Mind, healthy body
- Revising your notes
- Exam tips and strategies
Karen's tip are featured in the Study Smart Board Game
HOW DO I REGISTER?
There are two options:
Sign up for an individual webinar - pay as you go, or for all eleven webinars and Q&A sessions.
Investment*:
Single webinar (pay as you go) $47 each session
Study Smart Boost Programme - 10 webinars & Bonus Q&A sessions $395 for the year (saving $75)
Register for the Full Boost Programme and you will receive a copy of Karen's Downloadable 51 Inspirational Poster Set and the Quick check card valued at $27 FREE
*investment is per household connection and for private use only.
Schools wishing to use the videos for your students, please contact the Spectrum Office [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: Spectrum Online Academy Students attend for FREE
Monthly topics and dates...
Study Smart 1 Memory Strategies For Success
You'll learn...
7 keys to recalling facts, dates and concepts
How forgetting occurs and how to remember
How to structure your study time for maximum effect
Why knowing the 20:5 rule is important
How the 1/7/30/6m strategy improves memory
Why the 3-4 max rule will change your effectiveness
Study tips for success and more...
Study Smart 2 Setting Up Your Study Environment
Learn the powerful, yet simple little strategies to getting your study environment set up for success. You will learn…
How to set up your environment for the fast recall of facts & figures
Where is the best place to study
what kind of music to listen to
how lighting effects your learning
what time of the day to study
study tips for success…& more
Study Smart 3 Note Making & Note Taking
Explore several ways to take and make notes in a brain friendly way and how to make your notes memorable.
You will learn…
3 different ways to take note
How to make your notes memorable
Short hard tips
How to Create a bank of symbols
Why rewriting your notes is a waste of time
Strategies for taking notes online
Ways to store your notes for easier access
Study Smart 4 How the brain processes information
There are 5 different learning senses when it comes to learning and study. You will learn…
to identify the 5 learning senses
how to study according to your favourite style
3 ways to keep active in class, without annoying the teacher
the 10 top brain foods
study tips for success… & more
Study Smart 5 Reading Techniques
Spent less time reading and more time doing what you want. You’ll learn…
7 ways to dramatically improve your comprehension
at least double your reading speed with simple techniques
develop different techniques for different texts
. study tips for success…& more
Study Smart 6 Motivation Tips & Strategies
In this session you will learn some of the secrets from the some of the most successful people in the world.
You'll learn...
how your beliefs affect your abilities what your physical body needs to stay motivated when learning ways to create mental fitness how to develop habits that last study tips for success…& more
Study Smart 7 Healthy Mind
Your mind body connection is important to understand when you are wanting to concentrate and focus. We will explore ways to reduce and eliminate brain fog, how to concentrate for longer and tips to keep your energy levels up.
Study Smart 8 Executive Function Skills
Executive Function Skills are the skills such as planning, time management, task initiation and task completion. In this session you will learn…
why the Executive Function skills are so important in study and life
How to develop and refine your EF skills
why the process of reflection is important
study tips for success…& more
Study Smart 9 Revising for a Test or Exam
Learn the many brain hacks for revising and and remembering your work for an exam or test.
Study Smart 10 Exam Techniques
Discover some fun ideas to get yourself ready for an exam. You’ll learn…
what to do before, during and after your exam
what to do if you can’t remember!
success strategies
study tips for success…& more
Your Study Smart Coach
Affectionately known as the 'Study Queen', multi award winning educator, Karen Tui Boyes is passionate about providing students practical, simple to use strategies to study. "Passing exams is supposed to get you ahead in life - not make you a nervous wreck" says Karen.
Karen has presented her Study Smart Tips to over 100 000 students in 21+ countries. Her on and offline workshops are fun and engaging and the tips will last you a lifetime.
Karen Tui Boyes // Your Study Smart Coach
Here's what other say...
"Thank you for being a great study coach for us and it has taught me a lot about studying smarter! I will definitely use all the tips I have learnt now that I am going to do a lot more studying for the end of year exams." - Faith Year 11
Wow! I feel more organised and focused and I know exactly what to do when I'm studying now! Thanks for the great study tips. I feel confident going into my exams.
- Jack Year 12
Here's what a School Principal said...
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I can't make all 10 sessions? The sessions are best attended live, however we know life can get in the way. All sessions will be recorded and hosted on a private web page for you to access later.
What time are the sessions? 7-7.45pm New Zealand Time
What if I have further questions? Please contact the Spectrum team at [email protected]
