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  Buzan World, Tony Buzan Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In addition, Tony Buzan is founder of the Brain Trust Charity and the Use Your Head/Brain Clubs, President of the Mind Sports Council and the Buzan organisation.
Born in 1942, Tony Buzan graduated from the University of British Colombia in 1964, achieving double Honours in psychology, English, Mathematics and the General Sciences.
Tony is also an advisor to the international Olympic coaches and athletes and to the British Olympic Rowing squad, as well as the British Olympic chess squads.
www.buzanworld.com /biography.html   (319 words)

  
 Tony Buzan's Page
Tony Buzan is the inventor and originator of Mind Maps and author of Mind Maps for Kids, of Mind Maps published by Harper Collins and 85 other titles.
Tony Buzan is the world authority on Learning How to Learn using Mind Map s and Radiant thinking.
Tony Buzan is in partnership with the Alpha Plus Group who provide learning skills packages for mainstream education in a new company Buzan Plus.
www.buzanworldwide.com /tony_buzan.asp   (195 words)

  
 Tony Buzan (Author Profile)
Tony Buzan is the world-renowned inventor of Mind Maps and the multi-million copy bestselling author of Use Your Head, Use your Memory and the Mind Map Book.
An excellent introduction to the work of Tony Buzan is his book Use Your Head which arose from a ten-part BBC series.
In this recent book from Tony Buzan, the skill of Mind Mapping is explained to the 7 to 14 year old audience (primary and lower secondary school students).
members.optusnet.com.au /~charles57/Creative/Authors/ABuzan.htm   (303 words)

  
 Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan ist einer der führenden Köpfe in der Intelligenzforschung und der Erfinder der 'Mind-Maps'.
Mit den originellen Denksportübungen von Tony Buzan kann jeder von den berühmten Genies lernen und seine persönliche Kreativität stärken.
Gehirn-Papst Tony Buzan nimmt den Leser mit auf eine Abenteuerreise in die Welt der Genies und zeigt eindrucksvoll, dass jeder von uns, unabhängig von seinen genetischen Anlagen, zu unglaublichen geistigen Spitzenleistungen fähig ist.
www.adhikara.com /pagine_libreria/tony_buzan.htm   (2028 words)

  
 BBC - Worldwide Press Office - Tony Buzan Books published 8th May 2003
Tony Buzan's books with the BBC have sold over three million copies, and have transformed the lives of millions of people worldwide since they were first published in 1974.
Tony is an adviser to international corporations and in schools his techniques have enabled hundreds of thousands of students to improve their grades and those with dyslexia to overcome some of the issues they face.
Tony's five titles with the BBC, Use Your Head, The Mind Map Book, Use Your Memory, Master Your Memory and The Speed Reading Book, are being re-published in May; new information in The Mind Map Book includes an additional chapter on the role of computers and the latest technology in using mind maps.
www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/commercial/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2003/03_march/buzan_may.shtml   (556 words)

  
 Buzan Centre Australia : About Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan is the originator of Mind Maps® and the concept of Mental Literacy, co-founder of the Mind Sports Olympiad and Chairman of the Brain Foundation.
Tony is an adviser to the British Olympic Rowing Squad as well as to the members of the British Olympic Chess Team.
Tony Buzan is rated as the top international lecturer in 15 national and international management associations - his average rating from all audiences over 30 years and totalling hundreds of thousands of live participants: 94%!
www.buzan.com.au /buzan_centre/tony_buzan.html   (876 words)

  
 Human Brain
Tony was shocked when she directed him to the medical section.
In 1968, Tony Buzan was working in London as Editor of the Mensa International Journal and successfully teaching "impossible learners" when the BBC asked him to host an educational series called Use Your Head.
Tony Buzan is an advisor to international Olympic coaches and athletes and to the British Olympic Rowing Squad as well as the British Olympic Chess Squads.
ipfox.com /humanbrain/article_tonybuzan.htm   (524 words)

  
 Failure Magazine-Archives-Science & Technology-Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan ponders how he can get individuals to maximize the mental capacity they already possess.
For the past 30 years, Buzan's mission has been to raise public awareness about the potential of the human brain—writing, lecturing and teaching individuals how to improve their memory, creativity and problem solving ability.
Among his other achievements, Buzan is the founder of the World Memory Championships and inventor of Mind Maps®, a paper-and-pencil system of planning and note taking designed to promote creativity and imagination.
www.failuremag.com /arch_science_tony_buzan.html   (1104 words)

  
 Tony Buzan Interview
Buzan: Most people are trained to think in a linear way, thinking of one thing, then the next thing, and then the next, in a series of singular associations in one direction.
Buzan: No: They actually give the greatest support possible to education, because the educational system is trying, especially in terms of business, to produce innovative and creative leaders.
Buzan: Interviews are a wonderful arena for Mind Maps, because they help you remember who said the important things, rather than the person with the flashy tie you liked or didn't like, or the first or last person you interviewed.
www.managementconsultingnews.com /interviews/buzan_interview.php   (2097 words)

  
 Tony Buzan - SelfGrowth.com Expert
Tony Buzan is the creator of Mind Maps and the originator of the concept of Mental Literacy.
Tony is an elected member of the International Council of Psychologists and a Fellow of the Institute of Training and Development.
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.
www.selfgrowth.com /experts/tony_buzan.html   (639 words)

  
 Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan (1942-) is the originator of mind mapping and coined the term mental literacy[?].
He was born in London and received double Honours in Psychology, English, Mathematics and the General Sciences from the University of British Columbia.
He is probably best known for his book, Make the Most of Your Mind and his mind mapping techniques.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Tony_Buzan.html   (57 words)

  
 Brain Power - Mental Skills News-Brain Star Chat Preview: Tony Buzan
Tony Buzan is the world's leading author, lecturer and advisor to governments, business and the professions on the brain, learning and thinking skills.
Tony Buzan is the Chairman of The Brain Foundation, Founder of The Brain Trust, the originator of Mind Maps®, and the creator of the concept of Mental Literacy.
Buzan is past Editor of the International Journal of MENSA (the high IQ Society) and is also the holder of the world's highest 'creativity IQ'.
www.msoworld.com /brain/mental/brainchat_buzan_pre.html   (885 words)

  
 Brian's Education Blog • Tony Buzan and mind maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Buzan is very big on memory, on training the memory, on proving to people that they have much better memories than they realised.
So maybe I should be using a Buzan mind map to get to grips with all of that, and with all the other unavoidable complexities of my life.
I first heard about Tony Buzan when they had a show on BBC2 TV a few weeks back, in which he was given a group of bright by very troublesome kids to teach for a while.
www.brianmicklethwait.com /education/2004/05/tony_buzan_and.php   (743 words)

  
 Interview with Tony Buzan - Mind Mapping - from InnovationTools.com
In this exclusive interview with Chuck Frey, Tony shares his thoughts on the evolution of Mind Mapping, his organization's recent launch of Mind Mapping software that is uniquely built around his concepts and principles, and the exciting future of this visual mapping technique.
My Buzan Centre in Singapore is working at all levels of society, and I myself, working with the Ministry of Manpower, have already taught over 3,000 of Singapore’s teachers in the art and science of Mind Mapping, and have taught thousands of delegates with the Singapore Institute of Management.
Buzan Centres Worldwide were recently given, in front of an audience of 15,000 delegates, a special award for six years of service to Mexico, its Government and its citizens for helping develop creativity, innovation and quality in Government, and for assisting the Mexican people in their development of Mind Mapping and Thinking and Learning Skills.
www.innovationtools.com /Articles/InterviewDetails.asp?a=252   (1785 words)

  
 Tony Buzan
Buzan will show you how to be brilliant with words, physically fit and more sensual, as well as how to be more in control of your time and in tune with your environment.
This work by bestselling author Tony Buzan offers new techniques for meta-positive thinking, a fool-proof "success formula" and 5 "Brain Principles" to help you develop your body and mind to best advantage.;In this accessible book, Buzan shows us how to use our minds to improve our health, physical performance and longevity.
Tony Buzan shows us that physical intelligence is a quality we all share.
www.holisticpage.com.au /_Tony_Buzan.php   (650 words)

  
 Buzan Centre Australia : Mind Mapping, Memory Training, Speed Reading, Intelligence
The Buzan Centre: Australia/NZ was established in March 2001 and is proudly sponsored by
Developed by Tony Buzan in the late 1960's it harnesses the full range of cortical skills - word, image, number, logic, rhythm, colour and spatial awareness - in a single, uniquely powerful manner.
To unleash the remaining 99% use the Buzan BrainFriendly processes allowing you peak personal & professional productivity (as well as greater enjoyment in your life).
www.buzan.com.au   (246 words)

  
 Mind Mapping, Training, Courses, Buzan
Mind Mapping is the technique which was originated by Tony Buzan as a way of helping people to learn more effectively.
Buzan has gone on to be recognised as the world's leading authority on how to use the brain more effectively.
As the Buzan organisations preferred corporate partner whenever we run courses particularly those involving Mind Mapping, we use the most experienced Buzan licensed instructors, each of whom have trained and worked with Tony Buzan.
www.mind-mapping.co.uk   (603 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Head First!: You're Smarter Than You Think: Books: Tony Buzan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Buzan argues that a truly intelligent person is not one who can simply spout words or numbers but one who can react "intelligently" to all situations.
Buzan advises working on each intelligence in turn and starting by working on the area you feel weakest in.
Tony Buzan simplifies and demystifies the brain and the ways in which it works.
www.amazon.co.uk /Head-First-Youre-Smarter-Think/dp/0722540469   (1721 words)

  
 Master Your Memory - Tony Buzan - Review - Sharpen your Memory
Aiming to provide an understanding of how the brain works and to help the reader to continue expanding the memory and other abilities, this book covers what have been described as the only major advances in memory techniques since the 17th century.
Tony Buzan is one of the world's leading authorities on the brain and learning techniques.
In 1968, Tony Buzan was working in London as Editor of the Mensa International Journal and successfully teaching "impossible learners" when the BBC asked him to host a ten-part educational series called Use Your Head.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/master-your-memory-tony-buzan/322115   (679 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Use Both Sides Brain: Books: Tony Buzan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Using the latest research on the workings of the human brain, Buzan provides step-by-step exercises for discovering the powers of the right side of the brain and learning to use the left side more effectively.
Buzan includes points on how to help you read faster, how to use mnemonics to remember simple to complex information and he explains mind maps and their role in learning.
Tony Buzan's Use Both Sides of Your Brain is of the short and sweet variety.
www.amazon.ca /Both-Sides-Brain-Tony-Buzan/dp/0452266033   (910 words)

  
 Beyond Mind Mapping: Where is Tony Buzan heading?
Although Tony's write-up was good (and his agent is evidently skilled at getting him a dominant profile), I'm not sure that the eventual tone of the piece could have been made clear beforehand.
We owe Tony Buzan a great deal, and I am not in any way disrespectful of his messages, but I am personally convinced that the positioning of Mind Mapping® does little to enhance its credibility with busy executives and those who hold the purse strings.
Although Tony Buzan did a great deal to popularize the concept, as I was studying the concept, I came across lots of references to this technique from long before Tony Buzan.
duffill.blogs.com /beyond_crayons/2004/10/where_is_tony_b.html   (1237 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Speed Reading Book: Books: Tony Buzan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Tony’s innovative approach to this subject makes speed reading easy to understand, enabling you to apply it immediately to all aspects of your life.
The Speed Reading Book is Tony Buzan's revolutionary handbook for everyone wishing to quicken their reading and increase their comprehension, while at the same time expand their general knowledge.
In various chapters it introduces various bits on psychology and the science behind speed reading that are interesting on their own and are presumeably there to make you belive that increased speeds are simply a product of knowing how to access, understand and use these parts of your brain/mind.
www.amazon.co.uk /Speed-Reading-Book-Tony-Buzan/dp/056348702X   (1640 words)

  
 Brain Power - Mental Skills News - Brain Chat with Tony Buzan
Buzan for taking this time to chat with us.
For further information on Mind Mapping, contact the Buzan Centres at +44 1202 674676 or +44 1202 674776, or by e-mail to buzan@mind-map.com.
Tony Buzan for your answers and your time.
www.msoworld.com /brain/mental/brainchat_buzan.html   (3789 words)

  
 Michael Gelb, Michael Gelb Quotes
Tony Buzan and Michael Gelb teach creative problem-solving and personal growth.
Tony Buzan began his career teaching people with learning disabilities.
Tony Buzan is a coach for the British Olympic Rowing Team and some members of the British Olympic Chess Squad.
www.motivationalquotes.com /People/juggle.shtml   (376 words)

  
 Who is Tony Buzan?
Attending Tony’s seminar was like no other I had attended, whether throughout my university days or in my corporate capacity.
Tony knew that each and every audience member was at best using some 1% of their brain’s potential, which made each and every audience member a potential GENIUS!
Buzan’s books and other products have achieved massive success in more than 100 countries and 30 languages, generating revenues in excess of 100 million pounds.
www.marionmckay.com.au /tb_profile.htm   (367 words)

  
 Tony Buzan - mind mapping, biography
Tony Buzan is the originator of Mind Maps®, the thinking tool popularly called the 'Swiss army knife of the brain'.
She has been Mind Mapping® since the age of 10 and qualified as one of Tony's top Mind Mapping® trainers in 2001.
An accredited Buzan Licensed Instructor, she can officially teach all of Tony Buzan's courses, including Mind Mapping®, Speed-Reading, Memory Skills and Accelerated Learning.
www.thethinkingbusiness.co.uk /mindmappingtonybuzan.htm   (468 words)

  
 Knowledge Jolt with Jack: Chuck Frey interview with Tony Buzan
Chuck Frey has posted an Exclusive interview with Tony Buzan, which reveals more about mind mapping than I knew.
I recently interviewed Mind Mapping guru Tony Buzan via e-mail about the growth and evolution of the popular visual mapping technique that he invented in the 1960s, his decision to launch a Mind Mapping software program (iMindMap) and the future of mind mapping.
Buzan has thought long and hard about how mind maps release the power of the mind.
blog.jackvinson.com /archives/2007/01/09/chuck_frey_interview_with_tony_buzan.html   (517 words)

  
 Tony Buzan - Wikiquote
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Tony Buzan (1942-) is the originator of mind mapping and coined the term mental literacy.
He is probably best known for his book, Use Your Head, his promotion of mnemonic systems and his mind-mapping techniques.
en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Tony_Buzan   (639 words)

  
 Tony Buzan
I first heard of Tony Buzan while at college studying for my electricians certificate.
What about 1000 wpm, Tony Buzan's book explains the techniques to achieve this speed.
Find out how a young boy discovered Tony Buzan's Techniques and was transformed from an unexceptional O level student to getting two star firsts at Cambridge University.
www.martinlee.co.uk /Tony_Buzan.aspx   (228 words)

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