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Tony Buzan - World-Renowned Industry Expert
Tony Buzan Quick Facts
Main Areas: Learning; Brain Improvement; Mind MappingBest Sellers: “Use Both Sides of Your Brain” (over 2 million copies sold)
Career Focus: Author; Psychologist; Poet; Teacher; Editor; Television Host; Creator of Mind Maps
Affiliation: Buzan Centres Ltd.
Tony Buzan is the creator of Mind Maps and the originator of the concept of Mental Literacy. Mind Maps is a graphic technique that provides a universal key to unlock the potential of the brain. In 1968, Tony was working in London as a teacher and editor of the Mensa International Journal, when the BBC asked him to host a ten-part educational series called Use Your Head. This program started a successful 25-year collaboration.
Tony is the holder of the world record for Creative I.Q. and is head of an international network of brain clubs. He established the Brain Foundation, which organizes the World Memory Championships, and is co-founder of the International Mind Sports Olympiad. In addition, much of his work is devoted to helping those with learning disabilities.
Tony is an elected member of the International Council of Psychologists and a Fellow of the Institute of Training and Development. He is also a prize-winning poet and author of over 20 bestsellers on the brain and learning. His classic, Use Both Sides of Your Brain, has sold more than two million copies worldwide. His books have been published in 50 countries and translated into 20 languages.
Other Programs & Highlights
Tony Buzan has been featured in, presented, or co-produced various satellite broadcasts and television, radio, or video programs. He is an advisor to international Olympic coaches and athletes and also to the British Olympic Rowing Squad and the British Olympic Chess Squads.
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Tony Buzan
• Modern research has shown that your eye-brain system is thousands of times more complex and powerful than had previously been estimated, and that with proper training you can quickly reap the benefits of this enormous potential.
• Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill.
• The early development of speed reading can be traced to the beginning of (the 20th) century, when the publication explosion swamped readers with more than they could possibly handle at normal reading rates.
• Your brain is like a sleeping giant.
Getting Started With Tony Buzan
To understand Tony Buzan is to understand his mission. He says, “My goal and the goal of the Buzan Centres is the creation of a Mentally Literate planet, one in which every human being is fully aware of the physical and behavioral alphabets of that remarkable organ, the human brain.”
One of the ways that Tony has accomplished this inspiring mission is through his book, Use Both Sides of Your Brain, and this is the best place to get started. In the book, Tony uses the latest research on the workings of the human brain to teach us how to unleash its power. His book provides step-by-step exercises for using the left and right side of our brain to learn more effectively, and by reading it, we can learn a variety of things like:
• How to read faster and more effectively.
• How to study more efficiently and increase overall memory.
• How language and imagery can be used for recording, organizing, remembering, creative thinking, and problem solving.
Use Both Sides of Your Brain provides the tools to reach our full potential. Tony Buzan is also world renowned for the concept of Mind Mapping, which he defines as “a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock the potential of the brain.” The best place to find out about Mind Mapping is through his work, The Mind Map Book.
Contacting Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan Organisation Ltd, 24 The Grove, Harleyford Estate, Henley Road, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 2SN, ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0)1628 482765
Fax: +44 (0)1628 488095
mailto:contactbuzan@buzanworld.com
