Most internet marketers have a full time day job, a family to look after and they have to cope with daily chores as well as the running of a part-time internet business. Our time becomes so precious to us, and we cannot afford to let a day go by without any achievement.  We can sit in front of a computer checking the latest product launch, listening to business related audio programs, watching webinars, downloading courses and eBooks etc the list goes on, but at the end of the day we are  not making  the most of the material we learnt. Here is my top tip on how to absorb a massive amount of information and how to apply it.

When you come across any multimedia training material, play the material using Windows Media Player. Right click on the program and another menu comes up; choose “Enhancements” then “Play Speed Settings”. Adjust the speed to 1.4 or even higher. It may sound a bit strange when you play an audio at this speed, but you’ll get used to it very quickly. By doing this you are saving 25%-50% of your time. I got through an hour online presentation in just 30 minutes, I fully understood the material and I didn’t fall asleep, so I guarantee you won’t either.

Adjust to the speed that is comfortable with you, and when your mind is comfortable with the speed, try putting the speed up a bit higher. Do this a few times, I find playing at 1.7 level is most comfortable for me.

Here is what I do:

1. Make myself comfortable, drink small amounts of water, close my eyes and enter a relaxation state of mind. Try to imagine a light bulb at the upper back of your brain, about 30 cm up. As you focus more imagine the light bulb is getting brighter and brighter. I learnt this technique from a speed reading course, which can help your mind to stay, focused and helps prepare you to take in information in a very short period of time.
2. Ask yourself what you want to get out of the material you reading. How is this course going to benefit me. Go through any training material with a purpose.
3. Have your pen and paper ready. When you come to something that’s important, turn the speed down and write down some key words. Do not write sentences. Those key words will be used like a trigger, helping you to remember what you’ve gone through.
4. When you finish playing the file, spend some time organizing your thoughts. Try to draw them out in a sensible way, usually I use the keywords I wrote down and put them into a mind map.
5. Think how you can apply the new knowledge you’ve just listened to. This step is really important, if you don’t know how you are going to apply your knowledge, then what is the point of going through all the training?
6. Write out briefly about how you feel. This point is trying to capture your emotions after the learning. If you want to recall the material in the future, try to link back the feeling you felt after you have learnt the material.

I studied a 6 hour webinar in 4 hours. That is 2 hours of saved time. Imagine you can save 20 minutes each time you go through hour of training. How is that going to impact your life if you do this every day? Think of how much more knowledge you will have after just 1 month? For me the answer is tremendous.