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Tonight’s Collaborate Session

will begin at 7pm AEDT.

Positive Exam Preparation!

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What we won’t discuss in this collaboration?

• Exam content and format

• Exam locations

• Exam times and duration

• Exam materials

• Any other questions relating to the exams

Student Liaison Officers

Student Liaison Officers are available to answer your questions at the following times:

Monday – Friday: 9am - 9pmSaturday – Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Telephone: 1300 937 765

Email: help@swinburneonline.com

Web form: http://www.swinburneonline.edu.au/help

What we will discuss in this collaboration?

• The mind-body connection

• The benefits of taking control of your thoughts

and actions

• Common obstacles to doing well in exams

• Exam preparation

• Procrastination

• The importance of self-care

• Psychological techniques for success!

Mind Body Connection

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SUCCESS! Happiness!

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SUCCESS! Happiness!

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SUCCESS!Happiness!

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SUCCESS!Happiness!

“Our daily decisions and

habits have a huge impact

upon both our levels of

happiness and success.”~ Shawn Achor

WorryWorryWorryWorryStressStressStressStress

PanicPanicPanicPanic

AnxietyAnxietyAnxietyAnxiety

How to get leverage?

Common worries…

“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time, I can’t manage”

“I don’t know what to study, I don’t know what will be on the exam.”

“What I’m not studying won’t be on the exam.”

“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time.”

“I might go blank in the exam and not know anything.”

“I might not know any of the answers.”“I might not get there on time.”

“I might panic and make mistakes.”“I don’t know exactly what to study.”

“I might run out of time.”

“I don’t exactly know what will be on the exam.”

“I’m not exactly sure about what to expect.”“I’m no good at exams.”

“If you think you can do

a thing or think you can't

do a thing, you're right.”

~ Henry Ford

“It is the mark of an

educated mind to be able

to entertain a thought

without accepting it.”

~ Aristotle“The greatest weapon

against stress is our

ability to choose one

thought over another.”

~ William James

“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time”

“I might go blank in the exam and not know anything.”

“I don’t exactly know what will be on the exam.”

“I’m no good at exams.”

“I’m going to fail!”

“There’s too much to study, I don’t have enough time”

“There’s a lot to study, so I’ll have to prioritise. I have to make a plan

of when, what, and how I’ll study the material.”

“I might go blank in the exam and not know anything.”

“It’s not a problem if I ever go blank because I can simply take

a moment to breathe, take a sip of water, and gather my

thoughts by looking at the last question. If in doubt, I’ll go to

the next question and come back to the other one later”

“I don’t exactly know what will be on the exam.”

“I can revisit the learning materials, quizzes, and

assignments to find out what topics are likely to

be on the exam.”

“I’m no good at exams.”

“I might not be great at exams, but I’m going

to focus on being more prepared for this

exam than I had been in the past.”

“I’m going to fail!”

“If I study, I’ll improve my mark on the exam!”

Exercise

Nurture

Yourself

Exam Preparation:

1)Time Management

2)How to study

3)Memory techniques

Time Management:

• Make lists of all the things you have to do

• Prioritise according to ‘most urgent’ and ‘most

important’

• Become fully aware of the limited time you have

• Make time where you can (cancel other less

important obligations)

• Record it in a diary, calendar, or put it in your

smart phone, etc..

How to study:

• Set realistic expectations about what you

want to achieve in the time you have

• Study blocks – 30 to 45 minutes

• Organising the information

• Mind mapping

• Notes

Memory Techniques:

• Your MEMORY loves…• Novelty

• Emotion

• Stimulated senses!

• Music and Rhymes

• Association to what it already knows

• Patterns and stories

• You! …self-association

• What’s important – your values

Memory Techniques:

• Your imagination is most important

• Visualise, with sounds, feelings, motions,

and emotions!

• Mnemonics

• Memory pegging - association to a list

you already know

• Loci (Memory Palace) - Association with

a room or path

Procrastination

How to sabotage your procrastination:

• Identify your distractors

…and disable them!

• Identify your study tasks

…and activate them!

Changing how we feel…?

…sometimes we’re better off

not trying to change how we

feel.

Practice mindfulness and orientate towards

just getting on with the job.

In summary:

• Reducing unhelpful thoughts and feelings

• Increasing constructive thoughts

• Engaging in healthy behaviours

• Preparing better for exams

• Sabotaging procrastination

Being happier and more positive

Questions?

Your Support TeamStudent Liaison Officers

Student Liaison Officers are available to answer your questions at the following times:

Monday – Friday: 9am - 9pmSaturday – Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Telephone: 1300 937 765

International +61 3 8306 0828

Email: help@swinburneonline.com

Web form: http://www.swinburneonline.edu.au/help

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