Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning

Finding the balance on a vacation or in a holiday season can be tricky. In this episode, you'll learn: All I Want For Christmas is to do the bajillion things I've been meaning to do all term/semester. How to prioritise effectively to avoid panic or disappointment. Don't They Know It's Christmas... and I've got work today? Managing relationships with family or friends in th...

A year-end special: ask me anything about how to study, I'm answering your questions about learning, study habits and more.  Today's questions include: Tips for maths and numerical subjects (1:45) How to improve when you're struggling (6:40) How to deal with a "bad teacher" (11:10) How to study at the last minute, and prioritise when time is limited (14:40) What to do when...

3 mistakes to avoid when taking your next exam. Featuring Lucy Parsons, from the School Success Formula podcast and lifemoreextraordinary.com * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress. BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam...

My guest today is a non-traditional student and aspiring neurologist who shares her story of overcoming set backs and challenges, the power of resilience through difficult personal circumstances, and how to cultivate a growth mindset and overcoming beliefs that may be limiting your potential. Erika is also a mindset influencer and coach, find her on instagram @the_ErikaGrace. * Hosted by William W...

#4/4 in our "pep talks" mini series.  Keeping it all in perspective! * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress. BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/ Get a copy of...

#3/4 in our "pep talks" mini series. Today, we're talking about connecting (or deepening your connection) with your sense of purpose in your studies. What's YOUR why? * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress...

#2/4 in our "pep talks" mini series in which I want to talk about releasing you from the overwhelming need to prepare perfectly. This is not a get out of jail free card that lets you off doing the work! Rather, this is about making peace with what is possible when the maths of how much you have to do simply doesn’t fit into the time you have available. Not always easy - here's some...

Stay hungry; be humble. Keep learning; be outstanding. An Exam Study Expert pep talk. Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

Today's episode is all about taking core principles from other domains, and using them to help us study smarter and ace our exams. We'll be asking paramedics and emergency responders to help us respond to answers better. Musicians will teach us valuable lessons about preparing for the performance (or exam) not just being able to succeed well in the rehearsal (or pre-exam study). We'...

In this week's episode we're tackling the world of time management with expert and coach David Buck. We'll delve into: Finding focus Overcoming distractions Avoiding procrastination The importance of self-care  And how to schedule your calendar for a healthy balance Mentioned in this episode: >> Episode 162: Stop Procrastinating & Start Studying Now With These 3 Powerful M...

Today, we feature a listener who dreamed of earning a place at a top law school in Finland. Only 10% of candidates are accepted. It all comes down to a highly competitive exam, with a pile of learning material released just 30 days before exam day. She had failed before—would she make the cut this time? (Spoiler alert: yes, she did—tune in to find out what she did to eventually beat the exam!) Her...

A good planning process is the foundation for success in any long-form written assignments like essays, dissertations and theses - and even your first novel! Discover the process I use for both non-exam and in-exam scenarios, helping you overcome procrastination, and write better, in less time! * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I hel...

Join us today for a look at tools and tactics you can use to speed up research and writing projects in your academic studies, featuring: My 3 top pick AI tools for students of all kinds. Featured interview with the founder of SciSpace, Saikiran Chandha, an innovative suite of tools to shortcut much of the manual processes in academic research, such as making previously-laborious literature reviews...

What is interleaving? Why is it so powerful for helping you learn faster and remember more? How can you use it? Listen in today, and all will be revealed with the help of Dr Veronica Yan. Veronica will also be talking us through her insights on barriers to actually adopting effective learning strategies, including interleaving, but also many of the other strategies we’ve covered in recent weeks as...

Discover the power of note making to extend your brain, with today's guest, information architect and author of "Duly Noted", Jorge Arango. * Featured in this episode: 155. Cognitive Load Theory "Brain Hacks" For Students - Ollie Lovell: https://examstudyexpert.com/ollie-lovell/ David Allen, Getting Things Done Dr Fiona McPherson, Effective Note-taking Obsidian: https://ob...

In today's episode we're back with giant of the "science of effective study" world, Professor John Dunlosky. We're discussing note-taking: effective note-taking in class on paper or your laptop, and how to make the most of your classes, lectures and instructors' resources.  Featured today: John's book "Study Like A Champ": https://geni.us/dunlosky Episo...

24 of my favourite tips, tricks and strategies to level up your study game instantly. They're quick to absorb, quick to apply, and quick to start giving you big results! From finding full focus to magical memory methods, there's something in here for everyone. Which will YOU try first? * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I he...

Overcome procrastination when studying with my 3 favourite strategies to get moving NOW! Mentioned in this episode: Printable calendar chain template: https://examstudyexpert.com/chain 1-on-1 exam success coaching: https://examstudyexpert.com/coaching The Scholars' Way mindset / productivity course: https://examstudyexpert.com/tsw Workshops for schools: https://examstudyexpert.com/workshops H...

Today's guest is mindset coach Jennifer Keable, who will be rounding off this mini-series on finding academic calm. Jennifer's story of how she found a healthy balance between success and wellness covers academic anxiety, burnout and imposter syndrome. Plus, she offers plenty of tips on how to find and prioritise that balance yourself. * * * * Discover more about Jennifer: Visit her webs...

In the second part of this mini-series on finding calm in your academic journey, we’re exploring anxiety and managing stress for students. Our guest today, Heather Lillico, is a holistic nutritionist and a yoga and meditation instructor. Heather talks about her own very relatable struggles with anxiety during her academic career, as well as offering a wealth of practical, actionable advice on how...

Many listeners to the Exam Study Expert podcast are pretty high achievers, and with that, you tend to push yourself hard.  Pushing too hard, for too long, with too little recovery can result in us getting run down and burnt out. Today's episode is all about understanding burnout, what it is, steps to avoid it, and steps to get out of it and recover. Today's guest, Hannah is an incredible...

Today we are joined by two experts on the topic of effective learning, or “wise learning”: educational psychologist Dr Wallace Panlilio and cognitive neuroscientist Dr Artyom Zinchenko. Artyom and Wallace guide us through what it means to be a wise learner, and how you can apply that knowledge when it comes to managing anxiety about tests and exams. They pair plenty of takeaways from recent resear...

We’re wrapping up our Memory and Learning series here on the Exam Study Expert podcast by diving into the marvellous, and at times a little magical, world of mnemonic memory techniques.  Our guide today is bestselling author and formidable memory enthusiast, Anthony Metivier, who takes us on a fantastic journey full of practical strategies – and a six-step system - capable of transforming how you...

Like a good workout, the best learning should be a bit of a stretch but not impossible. That's the principle desirable difficulty in action. I consider it a more "advanced" principle for learning effectively, but it's a very powerful idea to understand and be able to use if you're looking to make your learning as efficient as possible. Tune in to learn how, and take YOUR l...

Memory and learning month continues with an introduction to the powerful "cognitive load theory" principle, and how we can use it to supercharge your brain. Learn faster. Understand more. Overcome procrastination. Cognitive Load Theory could help with all of these, and more! ** Get Ollie's "Cognitive Load Theory Mastery" course - highly recommended for teachers wanting to...