Don’t work harder, work smarter: how to study effectively and get the grades of your dreams with winning review strategies, killer memory techniques and exam preparation tips you won’t hear anywhere else. Join Cambridge educated psychologist, study techniques researcher, coach and tutor William Wadsworth as we dive into the secrets of academic success.Looking for the grades of your dreams? Want to know the real secrets to preparing for and taking exams? Through a powerful combination of rich personal experience and the very latest learning and memory science, William and his expert guests are here to help. Here's to results day smiles!
Summarising and synthesising the How To Study Effectively course right here on the Exam Study Expert podcast. It all works together as a complete system - listen today to discover how!
The 8th and fin…
Today, we’re talking about interleaving: a powerful but not widely-known study strategy for maths-style problems.
Interleaving will help you master maths faster, and score more highly in tests and exa…
We catch up with Australian high schooler Rose from Episode 69, one year on, to hear about the impressive transformation she'd pulled off, and break down just how she did it.
Learn the strategies she …
Today’s episode brings you the solution to those toughest of memory challenges: by the end, you’ll have a toolkit of handy mnemonic tricks to help you learn those hardest-to-remember bits of your cou…
Discover how aspiring barrister Charlie passed his notoriously challenging law exams using techniques from the Exam Study Expert podcast.
A story of success by studying smarter, not harder; how to ach…
Today, we’re talking about practice questions and past exam paper questions: a wonderfully effective study strategy that should always play a role in your exam prep.
Includes 4 of my favourite creativ…
"I have never been a super great academic kid" - the multi-year story of how Michael turned his academic life around.
From failing school to top 1% in the country, studying pure mathematics at Univers…
Do you like to write notes?
They’re incredibly popular with students at high school, college, university and just about anywhere else you need to study for exams.
The problem is that note-making or wri…
The Exam Study Expert student stories series: showing you how real students achieve real success in real exams using the strategies we teach on the podcast.
Today, meet finance professional Divine fro…
Our student stories series: a dose of inspiration plus actionable tips from those who've turned their academic fortunes around, overcome obstacles and achieved success in difficult circumstances.
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Today, we meet maths graduate Katie, who tells her student story. Discover how a high-flying high-schooler found success at University, after initially pulling out of her course.
Today's lessons inclu…
New to the podcast? Start here! An overview of all the most important things I'd want you to know about studying effectively for exams:
In this episode, I share lessons from the 8 biggest "turning point" moments from my time as a student at Cambridge:
Originally broadcast as Episode 27. A "Lazy Genius" Guide To Student Life with Kendra Adachi in September 2020.
Rebroadcast August 2021 as part of our "Summer Rewind" season.
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NY Times bestseller K…
In this episode, we’re delighted to welcome Dr Adam Putnam, who is an assistant professor at Furman University, to share his fascinating insights about:
- Mnemonic techniques: widely misunderstood but…
Originally broadcast as Episode 1. You CAN Do This: Mindset For Exam Success With Lucy Ratcliffe, in March 2019.
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Rebroadcast July 2021 as part of our "Summer Rewind" season.
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We're delighted to we…
Best of the September 2020 - June 2021 season: six of the most interesting, inspirational and downright useful moments from our guest interviews this year, to help you study smarter and ace your exam…
Increase your productivity and efficiency, learn faster, and ace your exams with the help of these cunning and non-obvious tricks and shortcuts!
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Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory …