1. Combating Procrastination (WD1/17-18)
“You may delay, but time will not.” – Benjamin Franklin.
Have you ever planned to focus on your studies but you ended up engaging in trivial matters? Procrastination, the needless delay of things that one intended to do, is common among students. Despite your intention to work, you may wonder why you keep spending time on reading your friend’s blog, watering your plants, watching television programmes that you are not actually interested in, etc. While some students manage to minimize the negative effects of procrastination, some find it difficult to handle. If you always engage in procrastination, you may find it distressing as you may fail to achieve what you want.
At the end of the workshop, you will have:
- Understood the possible reasons behind procrastination
- Learned skills to combat against procrastination
Date: 12 Oct 2017 (Thurs)
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Venue: Room 302, 3/F, Main Building
Trainer: Mr. Brian Lee, Counsellor, CEDARS
Language: English or Cantonese (depending on participants*)
Class size: 8 – 15
Fee: FREE
Deposit: $100
* For workshops which the language is stated as “English or Cantonese (depending on participants)”, participants can request to conduct the workshop in Cantonese if ALL participants understand Cantonese. If ANY participant does not understand Cantonese, the workshop will automatically be conducted in English.
*Recommended psychological test for workshop: Psychometer (psyax.cedars.hku.hk)
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2. Note Taking: Techniques, Shortcuts and Practicum (NT1/17-18)
A successful university life hinges on being able to take notes in a range of circumstances on and off campus. The purpose of this seminar, which includes a practicum, is to widen your perspective on how to take, record and curate your notes so that you will develop your own unique method which serves your purposes efficiently and effectively. The course is not designed to give you “must do” rules on note taking but rather to highlight a range of methods from which you can select and adapt for your own purposes. The chosen topics in the practicum are designed to be both informative and entertaining.
At the end of the workshop, you will:
- be better prepared to take notes in advance
- understand how to better use abbreviations when taking notes
- have developed the ability to update notes during and after a presentation/lecture
- have acquired some of the techniques of curating notes and thus be able to get the most out of presentations.
Date: 23 Sept 2017 (Sat)
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Room 302, 3/F, Main Building
Trainer: Mr. Robert Barber
Language: English
Class size: 15 – 25
Fee: $50
Deposit: $100
About the trainer: Mr. Robert Barber has lived in Hong Kong for over 20 years teaching and training in the British Army and more recently at secondary and tertiary level. Born in London he was educated in Ireland and the USA. His lively courses focus on well-defined learner needs and established results based practices.
3. Listening Skills: Getting the Essential Facts and Enhancing Attention Span (LS1/17-18)
If you wish to enhance your listening skills and lengthen your attention span, then this is the course for you. Indeed, many public examinations (e.g. IELTS) incorporate listening sections which underscores the importance of listening as a key language skill. Listening is an active skill which can be enhanced by good note taking and thus this course is linked with the Note Taking course above. The purpose of this short course is to focus students’ attention on this frequently overlooked skill and enhance their “active” listening.
At the end of the workshop, you will have:
- increased awareness of the vital importance of good listening skills
- learned to prepare to listen in advance of a formal lecture or presentation
- learned how to focus on the main points and discriminate between essential and desirable information
- been better attuned to spot lecture cues for change in topic
- a better appreciation of the appropriate time for asking questions during a presentation or lecture
Date: 7 Oct 2017 (Sat)
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Room 302, 3/F, Main Building
Trainer: Mr. Robert Barber
Language: English
Class size: 15 – 25
Fee: $50
Deposit: $100
About the trainer: Mr. Robert Barber has lived in Hong Kong for over 20 years teaching and training in the British Army and more recently at secondary and tertiary level. Born in London he was educated in Ireland and the USA. His lively courses focus on well-defined learner needs and established results based practices.