Student Essentials: Study Skills

by Matt Potter

This practical and jargon-free guide shows students how to easily master essential study skills in just one hour. With advice, useful checklists and exercises covering every key area, from developing crucial time management, easy note taking and critical thinking to essay writing good practice and exam know-how.

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2011

About the author

Matt Potter is a journalist, editor and broadcaster. He has reported for BBC Radio from Eastern Europe, Afghanistan and Southeast Asia, and co-presented Radio 1's award-winning global travel shows. As a journalist, his nose for the unusual has seen his writing appear in places as diverse as the Daily Telegraph, Golf Monthly, Esquire, Sunday Telegraph, Jack, Maxim, the Irish Examiner and Q, and his stories on cocaine trafficking in Latin America have been published in Russian, Spanish and English. As a journalist in Belgrade, he broke the story of the NATO 'spy' giving away secrets to Serb forces on the web. He speaks a handful of languages but attempts to speak at least twenty more. Matt is 39 and lives in London.

Reviews

[Adrian · Rating 1 out of 5]

A very basic book on study skills.

All I can say is, most of the advice given in this (very short) book is mostly common sense, Which I learnt at school; over 30 years ago now.

What I was looking for, was a book that gave me original advice on essay writing and critical thinking skills. This book, however, was unable to teach me anything I didn't already know.

All in all a poorly written book, which needs some serious editing and thought putting into it.

My advice would be to stay clear of this book if you are looking for dome sound advice on study skills. There are much better, and well researched books out there that will give you a sound grasp of studying and the skills needed.

I would recommend any book by the publisher, 'Palgrave Macmillan' and Stella Cottrell (author who writes for Palgrave Macmillan). The book: The study Skills Handbook (4th Edition), by Stella Cottrell is, in my opinion, the best book there is on study skills.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a must-have self-help book for a university's student especially for the postgrads. Although I'm still studying in bachelor's degree but it helped me a lot. Now I know what's my learning style (imma visual learner) and how to improve my presentation in the class. After reading the chapter about revision and exams, I'd applied the do's and don'ts when I have an exam and it worked!I felt less stressed and don't have to frantically cramming everything before entering the exam hall. After this no more last-minute revision! This book is truly a student's essential

[Jessica Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a few parts that were insightful and helpful but others that were dull and pointless. However, I think the information one gets from reading this will depend on the person and what it is they are studying. Overall, it is a good book to help you get motivated and organised.