Academic Excellence

This presentation is based on my first book titled, Academic Excellence, the synopsis of which goes as follows,

This book is a modern day fable about achieving Academic Excellence. The protagonist is Amish Sharma, a city born teenager with all the resources a student would need to be successful. He was living the ideal teenage life with great friends, cool gadgets, lots of fast food and a family that loved him and met all his needs. He never really gave too much importance to Academics. Exams scared him and thus he stayed away from school. Everything was going great until one day his final 10th grade exams turned up. His lack luster attitude throughout the year, affected his performance and he failed a subject. His life then took a big turn around. The school wanted him to stay back a year. This left him devastated. He pleaded and finally after passing a re-test, he was allowed to go to the next standard.

He decided that this was never going to happen to him again and thus began his transformational journey to find the best in himself and achieve Academic Excellence. He meets Neil Shah, a great student, with a portfolio of achievements that made him the ideal mentor. Amish decided to find out how Neil did all he could, so that he too could find the best in himself. What follows is a life changing conversation between these two students, where Amish finds out how the best students achieve Academic Excellence. He learns many well-kept secrets of the best students from Neil. The book is divided into four main parts

1. 7 Steps to becoming a subject topper and falling in love with your subject.

2. Mastering your exams.

3. Understanding Student Topper Mindset and Physiology.

4. 11 Reasons why the best students become better.

Transcript

1.  Abhishek, Fall in love with your SubjectsJ            
2. HELLO  THERE     I  have  something  to  tell  you  
3. You  are  the   best  YOU…   there  will  ever   be.              
4. PART 1 7 STEPS TO BECOMING A TOPPER
5. STEP 1- TOPPERS’ BELIEVE •  I  believe  I  have   GREATNESS  within  me.   •   I  believe  GOD  made   me  a  perfect  ten.   •   I  believe  I  am  a   SCHOOL  TOPPER.  
6. Abraham  Lincoln’s  Belief  system   HE  BELIEVED  IN      HIMSELF  WHEN  THE      WORLD  TAUGHT  HE      WAS  A  FAILURE.  
7. 6 QUESTIONS TOPPERS ASK THEMSELVES 1. Why are you here today? 2. What is your current academic position (in %) ? 3. What is the topper’s academic position (in %) ? 4. Do you know what you specifically desire? 5.  Can this become your life mission over the next year?
8. STEP 2 – TOPPERS’ MODEL EXCELLENCE "If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results.” -Anthony Robbins  
9. What you can model from a Topper BOOKS     EXTERNAL REFERENCES TUTORS NOTES
10. STEP 3 – TOPPERS SET GOALS. 1. Decide  your  ‘DAILY  FIVE’.   2. Write  it  down.   3. Set  specific  small  goals.   4. Ideal   Day   and   Ideal   Environment  .   5.   Space  your  goals  out.   6.   Set  Varied  Goals.  
11. DAILY FIVE   TITLE  –  TARGET  AND  LONG  TERM  PERSPECTIVE   MOTIVATIONAL  QUOTE  –  I  WILL  BE  A  TOPPER       Goals     1.  Concentrate  in  school   2.  Finish  assignments  and  homework  at  school   3.  Do    1  Chapter  of  Math.   4.  Do  1  Chapter  of  English.   5.  Finish  1  theory  chapter  in  Economics.  
12. Why Toppers are Master Goal Setters? 1.  IN  THE  CLASS   •  No  specific  goal.   •  No  visualizaWon.   2.  AT  THE  BOWLING   ALLEY   •  Specific  Goal     •  Clear  VisualizaWon  
13. STEP 4 – TOPPERS VISUALIZE •  Developing  a  Big  Picture.   •  Add  energy  and  emoWon  to   that  vision.   •  Conduct  yourself  like  a  topper   today  to  become  one   tomorrow.    
14. STEP 5 – TOPPERS’ IMPLEMENT.
15. “ Picasso did not wait until he was Picasso to paint like Picasso.”
16. HOW TOPPERS IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE STUDY PRACTICES? 1. SELF STUDY
17. 2. NON TEXTBOOK RESEARCH-
18. 3. SUMMER AND HOLIDAY LEARNING
19. 4. CLASS TIME STUDY- Toppers participate actively:- •  BEFORE CLASS •  DURING CLASS •  AFTER CLASS
20. STEP 6 – TOPPERS’ REWARD THEMSELVES ‘The best way to overcome procrastination is to reward yourself constantly for small accomplishments.’
21. Toppers learn how to celebrate even the smallest of achievements.
22. WAYS TOPPERS’ REWARD THEMSELVES. •  At  the  end  of  an  hour-­‐10   minutes.   •  At  the  end  of  three  hours-­‐   30  minutes.   •  At  the  end  of  a  day-­‐  Take   the  night  off  a\er  daily  5.   •  At  the  end  of  a  week  –  Go   out  with  friends.  
23. STEP 7-TOPPERS’ REVIEW AND REVISE How much are you willing TO LOSE before you become a SCHOOL TOPPER?
24. TIPS  FOR  EFFECTIVE  REVIEWING   1.  Check if your test and exam results are appropriate. 2.  If not, which subject are you lagging behind in? 3.  Re –DO and strengthen the first SIX steps of becoming a topper for this subject.
25. Why is Constant Revision your fastest way to TOPPING YOUR SCHOOL? •  END OF THE DAY. •  END OF THE WEEK. •  END OF THE MONTH.
27. PRASHANTH  SRIDHAR     2009-­‐2010   COMMERCE  TOPPER  IN  BAHRAIN       PERCENTAGE- 94.2 , ECONOMICS - 99
28. PART  2   MASTERING  YOUR  EXAMS  
29. 4 GOLDEN RULES OF EXAM PREPARATION 1.  Start Early in the day, week and year. 2.  Do many Practice Papers and Tests. 3.  Do what is essential and then do a little more. 4. Timing writing your papers effectively.
30. TOPPERS THINK BEYOND NORMAL STANDARDS , SO DID ROGER BANNISTER!
31. WHAT DO TOPPERS DO ON EXAM DAY? •  ANCHORING – A TOPPER TOOL FOR SUCCESS. •  TOPPERS ALWAYS HAVE A ‘I WILL GET A HUNDRED’ ATTITUDE. •  ON EXAM DAY TOPPERS HAVE A POWER HOUR.
32. 4.  TOPPERS REVISE EXAM PORTION ‘ONLY ONCE’ THE EXAM MORNING. 5.  BEING ULTRA- POSITIVE AND SPREADING YOUR POWERFUL STATE. 6.  TOPPERS HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY MATERIALS AND DO NOT WASTE ANY TIME .    
33. ‘ Go into an exam like you have nothing to lose and you will see Magic happening.’
34. •  REVIEW TIME. •  FOCUS ON EACH QUESTION SEPARATELY. •  PRESENTATION COUNTS! •  COMPETE ONLY WITH YOURSELF. •  WATCH THE TIME TIPS TO WRITING YOUR EXAM LIKE A TOPPER.  
35. WRITE  YOUR  EXAM  IN  THE  SAME  WAY  PICASSO   PAINTED  HIS  PAINTINGS  
36. PART  3     TOPPER’S  MINDSET  AND  PHYSIOLOGY   The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again. ‘Toppers understand the POWER of their SUBCONSIOUS MINDS and thus ‘CHOOSE THEIR THOUGHTS WISELY.’
37. Effective Study Practices.   • MEMORY SKILLS – -  Blow things out of proportion. -  Think of subject matter in action. -  Use Mnemonics and Examples.
38. 5  STEPS  TO  EFFECTIVE  SPEED  READING     -­‐  Use  your  fingers  as  pointers.   -­‐  Focus  on  the  larger  words.   -­‐  Scan  the  whole  passage  before  actual  reading.   -­‐  Understand  the  general  meaning  of  the  passage.   -­‐  Avoid  Reviewing  of  sentences.   •  SPEED READING
39. •  MIND MAPPING - Create a central Image focusing on the central idea you want to remember. - Draw Thick branches then multiple smaller branches coming out of the first branch. - Use one word per branch - Make it as colorful as possible.
40. CASE STUDY 1 IMMANUEL AMRITA RHEEMA GULF TOPPER 2010-2011 98% IN 12TH , 97% IN 10TH
41. CASE STUDY 2 PRASHANTH SRIDHAR COMMERCE TOPPER BAHRAIN 2009-10 94% IN 12TH , ECONOMICS - 99
42. ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDIES •  Toppers’ learn to balance EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES and ACADEMICS. •  Toppers’ ASK for help. •  Toppers’ say ‘NO’.
43. HOW TOPPER’S DEVELOP A STRONG PHYSIOLOGY? • TOPPERS EAT HEALTHY. • TOPPERS EXERCISE REGULARLY. • TOPPERS GET REGULAR SLEEP .
44. PHOTO COLLAGE
45. Creating my ideal topper environment……….
46. MY ROOM
48. My Study Table
49. DAILY FIVE
50. 30 DAY ‘I AM A TOPPER’ CHALLENGE
52. POEM BY ROBERT W.SERVICE
53. Visualizing Big Dreams…
60. We were all born toppers!