Demonstrating my Techniques

 
Years ago I used to lecture on the subject of Accelerated Learning to parents and professionals. The lectures included me demonstrating my major Learning Technique, The Internal Eyescan, currently the base of two of my new eBooks: Conquer Spelling and Conquer Times Tables.

The Spelling Technique uses the word PSYCHIATRIST as the first one learned. It's also used in the demonstration where I work 'live' with a young student, usually 12/13.

As the student begins to spell Psychiatrist there is absolute silence in the hall, people are literally on the edge of their seats willing the student on. Success sees the Hall erupt with relief as much as congratulations for the student.

'Psychiatrist' is used with all students from 7 to 17 to show them how powerful the technique is but more importantly, to show them how clever they actually are and that normal school words will be simple to learn by comparison.

To boost their confidence and raise their self esteem even further they are asked to spell the word backwards. The audience gasps and now sit right back into their seats so as not to pressure the student. What they don't know is they student finds it EASIER to spell the word backwards than forwards. Huh?

The IES is a Visualisation Technique with Sound backup, and once the word is learned the student pictures it before spelling it, but the picture is laid down from Front to Back so the student is already at the back, making spelling backwards easier and as one 8 year old from St Andrews once said to me  " Piece of Cake". 

5th TeT eBook nears completion

 
A fifth eBook is nearing completion. It's a compilation of the other four books plus how to use the Internal Eyescan from Conquer Spelling and Conquer Times Tables for other subjects like learning French Vocabulary, Chemistry Formulae, Algebraic Equations etc.

The front covers are also being change with a different colour for each book and once everything is as we would like it we'll get down to some serious promotion.

Now 4th TeT eBook on Amazon and Smashwords: Conquer Anxiety and Bed-wetting

 
A fourth Technique has been added to Amazon and Smashwords: Conquer Anxiety and Bed-wetting. This technique is in the form of a short visualisation story called The Magic Garden designed for young students aged 7 to 12 to ease anxiety and tensions associated with school work, especially exams.

But tackling the young student's anxieties had secondary gains, the most important of which was curing bed-wetting, 99% of which is anxiety based. It also combats nightmares and even sleepwalking.

The Garden and it's 'big brother' The Study Relaxer can be downloaded for burning to a DVD on the Edinburgh Techniques website: www.edinburghtechniques.co.uk. The Teacher Relaxer, based on the Study Relaxer was added to the site in 2011.

A 5th Conqueror Compilation eBook is currently being prepared for Amazon and Smashwords

3 TeT eBooks now on Amazon

 
3 eBooks now on Amazon and Smashwords, 2 more being prepared for the Conquer Series. Conquer Times Tables has joined Spelling and Reading Out Loud. Just waiting to hear from publishers North Highland, as to which book will to be online next. Interesting times. 

Conquer Spelling doing well on Amazon

 
In less than a month Conquer Spelling has risen to No.11 in Amazon's Education best sellers list. It has since been joined on Amazon by Conquer Reading Out Loud and should see a third eBook in the Conquer series this week - Conquer Times Tables.

They are all published by North Highland and are shortened versions of the existing Edinburgh Techniques. They are also much cheaper. Not all of the Ed Tech Books will be published by North Highland but they can be bought from the Ed Tech's website e.g the Edinburgh Teaching Clock.

North Highland also has their eBooks on Smashwords and other eBook websites.

I'll keep you posted as the weeks roll on, but safe to say this is a good start.

The Edinburgh Teaching Clock

 
I was asked last week about a Teaching Clock for an 8 year old and was delighted to point them in the direction of my very own Edinburgh Teaching Clock: http://edinburghtechniques.co.uk/

The Clock Face, plus the 10 East Steps are simplicity itself and can be downloaded from our website. The Face is attached to a normal Kitchen Clock and the young student learns the basics within 15 minutes and completely within 3 or 4 days at which point you can remove the Teaching Face from your clock.

Needless to say the aforementioned 8 year old can now tell the time. That's Wholebrain Learning for you.

Poor Reading Skills

I see there is more fear and alarm about the number of Primary Students entering High School with poor Reading Skills and often poor Basic Skills generally.

The current crop of CONQUER eBooks being published by North Highland Press in Amazon, Smashwords and other eBook sites cover these Basic Skills. Conquer Reading Out Loud allows students to lose the fear of being asked to read out in class by teaching them how to read.

Like all of the Conquer Techniques it's simplicity itself and is based on how we learned to speak. The reason deaf people can't speak properly is because they never get the chance to hear themselves read properly. Reading involves matching sounds to symbols (words). The brain lays down the pattern of how words/part of words sound but until the reader hears himself read properly patterns are not laid down.

The eBook explains it all simply and shows you how.