Study and life skills workshops
Workshop information
| Master Your Memory |
Learn strategies to boost your memory by attending this workshop designed to enhance your academic performance. Where and when: Penrith (16 July) and Campbelltown (22 July) campuses This workshop is run in conjunction with the 'Strategies for Success in Exams and Presentations' workshop |
| Strategies for Success in Exams and Presentations |
Improve your grades for next session by learning how to manage your stress and anxiety and stay in your peak performance zone. Where and when: Penrith (16 July) and Campbelltown (22 July) campuses |
| Starting Out: Returning to Learning |
Are you returning to study after a break? This workshop will explore issues to help you succeed as a mature age student. This workshop is five and a half hours long. Where and when: Parramatta (27 July) campus |
| Motivation and Planning |
Get a kick start into the new session and develop strategies for improving motivation and organising your studies. Where and when: Bankstown (14 August) and Parramatta (13 August) campuses |
| Do Presentations and Stress Less |
For students with low to moderate levels of anxiety in relation to public speaking, who want to brush up their tutorial presentation skills. Where and when: Parramatta (2 September) campuses |
| Drop In Before You Drop Out |
Gain information about study options, how to change courses, university processes and support services. Learn how to make your decision the best for you. Where and when: Parramatta (27 August) campus |
| Manage Exam Worry - Be Your Best |
Develop anxiety management skills and techniques and acquire skills to deal with stress that are essential in any workplace. Where and when: Parramatta (8 and 16 October) campus |
Can't make it to the workshop you're interested in? Counsellors are available for individual consultations on all UWS campuses. Counselling staff can help with any new, ongoing or intermittent issues that affect you and your studies.
To make an appointment email to counselling@uws.edu.au or call (02) 9852 5199 advising for which campus you require the appointment.
You can also try the Study, Money & Life Skills modules, which you can find in vUWS(opens in a new window).
Workshop handouts
These 'table talk' brochures are a compilation of the great tips you'll learn at the study and life skills workshops. They're also handy general tips for surviving university.
- Dealing with exam anxiety [PDF, 63Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Hints on preparing for exams [PDF, 68Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Improve your memory [PDF, 109Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Master reading [PDF, 123Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Quick and easy stress reducers [PDF, 59Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Stress solutions [PDF, 113Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Quick release relaxation techniques [PDF, 94Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Goal setting [PDF, 265Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Strategies for success [PDF, 110Kb] (opens in a new window)
- Planning for success [PDF, 116Kb] (opens in a new window)

