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How to pass exams – Part 6 – Discover your passion in the adventure

24/02/2015

How to pass exams – Part 6 – Discover your passion in the adventure “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion” Martha Graham, choreographer & dancer (1894 – 1991) In his research Richard St. […]

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How to pass exams – Part 5 – You are amazing

22/02/2015

How to pass exams – Part 5 Now comes the challenge, as you’ve probably worked out this blog is about you achieving (the you shaped) success at your school and college. But, if you go onto Amazon.co.uk and type in “success” in the book section you get up to 325,306 results! That means you’d have […]

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How to pass exams – Part 4 – the ‘YOU’ shaped adventure

21/02/2015

How to pass exams – Part 4 “Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.” Judy Garland Do you remember the song “Rock Star” by Nickelback, and the video where their fans are miming along to the words? Every generation has a song that says ‘If I could […]

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How to pass exams Part 3 – looking ahead to the future

20/02/2015

How to pass exams Part 3… “When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.” Oprah Winfrey That’s enough about the past, let’s flip it around now and talk about the future, [drum roll please…] (Above image used with kind permission © Pip Wilson and Ian Long, not to be published […]

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How to pass exams – Part 2 – The learning adventure begins…

19/02/2015

How to pass exams – Part 2 – The learning adventure begins… Do you remember your first day at primary school, or a moment in your first few years of school? Can you remember walking to school, your first teacher, or your first school friends? The best thing about primary school for me was when […]

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How to enjoy and succeed at School or College: aka how to a pass exams – Part 1

18/02/2015

How to pass exams – Part 1 Are you ready for an adventure? “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela People usually think that life (and education) is either a battle or an adventure. I’ve decided it’s an adventure. That simple statement changes everything. It means […]

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Why we all need to learn from the Sign Language Interpreter at the Mandela Memorial…

17/12/2013

The Sign Language Interpreter at the Mandela Memorial… caused quite a stir. Apparently he’d been reported before many times, but they still booked him. Many people including other speakers, say “fake it until you make it!” and “you can do anything!” and I understand why they say that, to a point (although I’ll never say that […]

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When a motivational speaker has a bad day at work.

07/06/2013

  fast cash loan Being a speaker is a strange job. One week you are really busy and the next week it's quieter. Thats life, that's business. I can handle that. This week has been a quieter week and to be honest it hasn't been the best week, the other day was simply not a […]

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Video: Lee Jackson interviewed by TES @tesresources about his book for students and his work speaking in schools and colleges – one of my free @tesresources #revision and #exam videos for secondary schools

07/05/2013

TES interview with Lee Jackson about his book and work speaking  in schools and colleges… Thanks for watching my short videos produced by myself and  www.tes.co.uk – I really enjoyed making them and hope you found them helpful. I love speaking in education to students and school staff alike. If you’d like to know a little more about my work in […]

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#takingexams – one of my free @tesresources #revision and #exam videos for secondary schools

07/05/2013

Taking exams Thanks for watching my short videos produced by myself and  www.tes.co.uk – I really enjoyed making them and hope you found them helpful. I love speaking in education to students and school staff alike. If you’d like to know a little more about my work in schools and colleges, there are some links below. My book ‘How to Enjoy and […]

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