Handling Information Overload

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Handling Information Overload Course
Introduction:
Information overload not only hampers employees' productivity but also significantly affects their ability to make prompt and well-informed decisions. The resulting confusion, stress, and frustration often lead to errors and decreased performance. In essence, information overload has a detrimental impact on our cognitive abilities.
In today's workplace, steering clear of information overload is a formidable challenge. Whether it's startups or large organizations, most businesses grapple with the overwhelming influx of information. Moreover, this trend is persistently growing, infiltrating both employees' personal and professional lives.
The "Handling Information Overload" training course is specifically designed to empower individuals at all levels with the tools to enhance the speed and effectiveness of their reading, whether for work or studying purposes. This course not only reveals the secrets of super memory systems but also delves into the transformative potential of mind mapping for superior note-taking, planning, and communication skills.
By participating in this course, individuals will gain invaluable techniques to navigate and thrive amidst the deluge of information. They will learn strategies for efficient reading, unlock the power of memory enhancement, and harness the benefits of mind mapping for effective organization and communication. Ultimately, this course equips participants with the skills necessary to conquer information overload, boost productivity, and make better-informed decisions.
Course 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”.
Who Should Attend?
Handling Information Overload Training course is ideal for:
- Managers.
- Supervisors.
- Team Leaders.
Course Outlines:
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.
Reading Strategies and Memory Systems:
- 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.
Reading at Work, Memory Rhythms, and Thinking in Groups:
- More memory magics.
- 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.
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.
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.