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Gustaaf
Vocking

Ø  Master
of
Econometrics

Ø  Bachelor
of
Business
informa7on
science

Ø  Psychology
and
post
Doc
didac7c
skills

Ø  Execu7ve
MBA

Ø  Entrepeneur
since
age
of
15

Ø  Management
Trainer/Coach/Consultant

Ø  Leadership/Communica7ons/Brainskills

Ø  Managers/Professionals/Experts

Ø  Europe
&
USA

Ø  10
days
per
year
for
students

Ø  >10.000
students
trained


Thinking:
How?

1.  Chaos

2.  Analysis

Ø  Internal&me
focus

Ø  Non
linear!

3.  Communica7on

(op7onal!)

Ø  External&them
focus

Ø  Linear!


Mindmapping
How?

Associated
Word(s)

Associated
Word(s)
Starting words
Associated
Word(s)

Associated
Word(s)
Associated
Word(s)

Mindmap
rules
(of
thumb)

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Ø 
Ø 
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Landscape
blank
A4

Start
in
center

Capture
all
associa7ons
(Phase
1)

Connect
each
associa7on
(Phase
1)

Each

associa7e
≤
3
words

Use

plenty
space
(clockwise)

Use
symbols
etc
for
Phase
2:
analysis

Never
cross
out
or
scrap

If
you
want
start
a
new
mindmap


Measure
&
prac7se:
the
book

Ø Fic7on

Ø >
200
pages

Ø Mastered
language


Measurement:
reading
speed

5+5
minutes

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Take
the
book.

Start
on
a
new
page.

Read
for
5
minutes.

Count
the
pages
you’ve
read.

Es7mate
number
of
words
per
page.

Calculate:
words
per
minute.


Speed
reading
results

Reading
speed

a^er

Reading
speed

before


Levels
of
reading

Explain

Meaning

Memorize

Understand

See


Preferred
informa7on
input
channel

Ø Kineste7c

Ø Visual

Ø Audio


10

Memorizing
new
informa7on

1. Connect
the
new
info
to
word(s),

image(s),
sound(s),
enz.

2. Connect
the
new
info
to

emo7ons
(pain
and/or
pleasure).

3. Give
it
YOUR
meaning.

4. Repeat
≥3
7mes.


Learning
styles

Ø Thinker

Ø Do-‐er

Ø Dreamer

Ø Decision
maker


Concentration three step
1. Choose consciously for a
thought.
2. Accept disturbances.
3. Return to 1.


Mindmap
on
Mindmapping

Personal

Overview

Creative
Flexible

Concepts

Mindmap
Drawing
Imagination
Colors
Lines

Nega7ve
steering
of
your
own
brain

Why
can’t
I
do
this?

Why
is
this
happening
(to
me)?


Posi7ve
steering
of
your
own
brain

How
can
I
do/solve
this?

What
can
I
do
with/about
this?


Pace
maker

Ø  Fixed
spot
(just)
above
pace
maker.

Ø  Pacemaker
is
leading.

Ø  Fluent
movement
of
pace
maker.

Direct
the
voice
in
your
head
(that
is
reading
to

you)
with
the
pace
maker!


Exercise: Lead&Read
10
minutes
(book)

Ø  Move
your
hand
underneath
the
text.

Ø  Focus
on
a
spot
above
your
pacemaker.

Ø  Start
reading
at
normal
speed.

Ø  Increase
speed
un7l
you
only
see.

Ø  Restart
every
page
at
normal
speed.


Exercise: Lead&Read
10
minutes
(book)

Understanding

Reading
voice

Start
normal

“Does
it
have
to

be
this
fast?”
Yes,

I
want
to!

Skips
words,
that

you
handle
with

your
visual
brain.

Veranderingen inkomstenbelasting 2003
In de loop van 2003 is een aantal wijzigingen doorgevoerd in de inkomstenbelasting.
Deze wijzigingen kunnen gevolgen hebben
voor de belasting die u moet betalen of
terugkrijgt. Op deze site vindt u een overzicht
van enkele belangrijke wijzigingen.

1

≥Normal

2

≥Understand

Let op!
Als u in 2003 al maandelijks een voorlopige
teruggaaf ontvangt, dan kan dit bedrag door
deze wijzigingen te hoog of te laag zijn.
Als u wilt voorkomen dat u op uw definitieve
aanslag moet bijbetalen of als u recht heeft
op een hogere voorlopige teruggaaf, dan
kunt u een nieuw verzoek om voorlopige
teruggaaf doen.


3

≥See

Successful study strategy
0.
Set
target
1.  Explore

2.  Summary
in
advance

3.  Read.

4.  Learn/use.


Exercise: Lead&Read II
10
minutes
(book)

Ø  Move
your
hand
underneath
the
text.

Ø  Read
the
two
lines
above
your
pacemaker.

Ø  Start
reading
at
normal
speed.

Ø  Increase
speed
un7l
you
only
see.

Ø  Restart
every
page
at
normal
speed.


Excercise: Lead&Read III
10
minutes
(book)

Ø  Move
your
hand
under
the
text.

Ø  Read
the
three
lines
above
your
pacemaker.

Ø  Start
reading
at
normal
speed.

Ø  Increase
speed
un7l
you
only
see.

Ø  Restart
every
page
at
normal
speed.


Exercise: Eye jump reading
10
minutes
(book)

Ø  Divide
each
pages
into
6
or
8
parts.

Ø  Example:

Veranderingen
inkomstenbelasJng
2003

In
de
loop
van
2003
is
een
aantal
wijziging-‐

en
doorgevoerd
in
de
inkomstenbelas7ng.

Deze
wijzigingen
kunnen
gevolgen
hebben

voor
de
belas7ng
die
u
moet
betalen
of

terugkrijgt.
Op
deze
site
vindt
u
een
overzicht

van
enkele
belangrijke
wijzigingen.

Let
op!

Als
u
in
2003
al
maandelijks
een
voorlopige

teruggaaf
ontvangt,
dan
kan
dit
bedrag
door

deze
wijzigingen
te
hoog
of
te
laag
zijn.

Als
u
wilt
voorkomen
dat
u
op
uw
deﬁni7eve

aanslag
moet
bijbetalen
of
als
u
recht
hee^

op
een
hogere
voorlopige
teruggaaf,
dan

kunt
u
een
nieuw
verzoek
om
voorlopige

teruggaaf
doen.


2

3

4

5

Ø  Read
with
eye
jumps

the
parts.

1

6

Exercise: Radio Reading
10
minutes
per
day

Ø  Tune
into
a
talk
show
on
the
radio.

Ø  Read
by
using
your
pacemaker.

Ø  This
will
be
hard,
but
possible!

Ø  Listen
and
keep
up
your
speed!

Ø  Have
faith
in
visual
reading!


Time
(mind
mapping)
management

Ø  Create
a
To
Do
mind
map

Ø  Symbol
each
To
Do
with

o 
o 
o 
o 
o 

Important/Not
Important

Urgent/Not
Urgent

Me/Somebody

Like/Dislike

≤2
minutes

Ø  Priori7ze
(and
olny
do
these):

1.  ≤2
minutes/Important

2.  Important/Urgent/Me/Dislike

3.  Important/Non-‐Urgent/Me


Mental
math?

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217+376+431?

1208-‐296-‐631?

47
x
39?

1233
/
9?

83
x
83?

Sqrt(5.329)?

804.357^(1/3)?


Meaningful
number

123.456

Ø  We
read
le^
to
right

Ø  We
calculate
right
to
le^

Ø  Errors
accumulate

123.456

Ø  Most
important
number
on
the
le^!!

Ø  Calcula7on
errors
end
up
in
that
number!!


Mental
math
memory

Ø  Mul7plica7on
tables
1
7ll
12

Ø  Squares
of
1
7ll
9

Ø  Squares
of
110,
20,
…,
90.

Ø  3rd
powers
of
1
7ll
9

Ø  Rules
for
divisibility


Divisibility
rules

1.  Always

2.  Even
numbers

3.  Sum
of
digits
/
3?

4.  Last
two
digits
/
4?

5.  Last
number
0
or
5?

6.  Even
+
Sum
of
digits
/
3?

7.  Calculate!

8.  Last
three
digits
divisible
/
8?

9.  Sum
of
digits
/
9?

10. Last
digit
=
0?


Addi7on:
classic

387+264+197


Addi7on:
classic

387
264
197 +
387+264+197


Addi7on:
classic

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
18


Addi7on:
classic

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
18
230


Addi7on:
classic

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
18
230
600


Addi7on:
classic

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
18
230
600 +
848


Addi7on:
le^
to
right

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
600


Addi7on:
le^
to
right

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
600
230


Addi7on:
le^
to
right

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
600
230 +
830


Optellen:
van
links
naar
rechts

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
830
18


Optellen:
van
links
naar
rechts

387+264+197

387
264
197 +
830
18 +
848


Mul7plica7on:
classic

17 x 83


Mul7plica7on:
classic

17
83
17 x 83


x

Mul7plica7on:
classic

17
83
17 x 83

7x3=

21


x

Mul7plica7on:
classic

17
83
17 x 83

21
10 x 3 = 30


x

Mul7plica7on:
classic

17
83
17 x 83

21
30
80 x 7 = 560


x

Mul7plica7on:
classic

17
83
17 x 83

21
30
560
80 x10= 800


x

Mul7plica7on:
classic

17
83
17 x 83

x

21
30
560
800 +
1411


Mul7plica7on:
cross
calcula7on

17
83
17 x 83

100 x (8 x1)= 800


x

Mul7plica7on:
cross
calcula7on

17
83
17 x 83

800
10x(8x7+1x3)= 590


x

Mul7plica7on:
cross
calcula7on

17
83

x

800
590
+
1390

17 x 83


Mul7plica7on:
cross
calcula7on

17
83
17 x 83

1390
1x(7x3)= 21


x

Mul7plica7on:
cross
calcula7on

17
83
1390
21

17 x 83

1411


x
+

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