Cosimo is a highly credentialed instructor of learning techniques. He is an international author and international speaker and he has master level certifications in the following fields: Mind Maps, Speed Reading, Micro-Facial Expressions, Team building, Public Speaking, Effective Communication, Goal Setting, Decision-Making, Personal Development, Time Management, and Memory Techniques. Born and raised in Italy, he and his wife, Stephanie Turconi enjoy training people all over the world. They customize methods that are unique to each person’s learning style and brain development. Cosimo believes “Everyone loves to learn, most of the time what they don’t like is the learning process” so he bridges that gap by teaching people the best process for THEIR brain. Stephanie is a successful international speaker and coach. She specializes in the most advanced learning techniques. In 2010 she started working with Genius in 21 days, within the customer service department. She mastered and became certified in the following fields: team building, public speaking, micro facial expressions, effective communication, customer satisfaction and retention, goal setting, decision making and self-development. She believes “Everyone needs methods, not just “A” method but their method customized on their brain”. After her long experience in the learning field she specialized in helping women entrepreneurs to use their full brain potential by using specific learning techniques to balance work and personal life.
In this important segment, Cosimo outlines the nine steps for studying videos, such as the Renatus course videos in Helios.
Cosimo highlights the search feature for videos in Helios and demystifies the note-taking process for studying from a video.
Cosimo leads students in developing questions and setting goals prior to studying Mat Sorensen’s “Self Directed IRA” course.
Learn more about what topics to take notes on and what to omit when studying from a video, then watch the first video from the Renatus Self Directed IRA course.
Students share more questions they want to answer through the Self Directed IRA course and watch a second video from the course.
View a third video from Self Directed IRA and discuss topics that don’t need to be included in mind maps.
Review the process of studying videos by taking notes with mind maps and learn more about how goals can change while watching a video.
Write down goals and/or questions for reading Business Automation and discover how to be an active learner.
Cosimo sheds more light on how to take notes with mind maps by answering questions from students in the live class. He explains the differences between conceptual maps and mind maps, as well as how to use color and keywords effectively.
Begin the strategic reading process of Business Automation with concentration, then writing down questions and goals.
Learn how to preview a glossary and table of contents and why it’s important not to overlook this part of the reading process.
Consider questions for Business Automation, follow along as Cosimo leads the class in concentration, and then study the text.
Practice structuring scheduled reviews with Stephanie in this segment and learn exactly what to study in each review.
Stephanie provides guidelines for scheduled reviews and shares helpful tips for making time for them.
Students assign words to a group of numbers with Cosimo, then create their own PAVs to memorize them.
Students consider Cosimo’s feedback and look for ways to improve their PAVs.
Learn to quickly memorize a combination of letters and numbers, such as a license plate, without getting confused about whether an associations tied to a letter or a number.
Learn to quickly memorize a combination of letters and numbers, such as a license plate, without getting confused about whether an associations tied to a letter or a number.