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Title: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: methodsboy on December 10, 2008, 01:27:36 pm
Anyone from here going there?
I am
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: cobby on December 10, 2008, 01:29:30 pm
is there a website?
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Post by: dekoyl on December 10, 2008, 01:49:03 pm
What is this mental blank seminar? Is it what the name suggests, dealing with mental blanks?
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Post by: cobby on December 10, 2008, 01:51:23 pm
What is this mental blank seminar? Is it what the name suggests, dealing with mental blanks?
ive got a .wmv recording from one of their seminars and it pretty much tells you how to "not" forget stuff.
its titled "how to unlock your super memory"
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: kurrymuncher on December 10, 2008, 06:42:28 pm
Mental Blank=  http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=lpAyATK5lG8
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Post by: cobby on December 10, 2008, 06:43:36 pm
^^
LOL
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Post by: bturville on December 10, 2008, 06:48:51 pm
The net is busting at the seams with junk about improving memory, you don't need to go!
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: elle.123 on December 10, 2008, 10:06:26 pm
I agree. I went to one of the seminars, and afterwards they tried to make us sign up to a couple thousand dollar program which was a complete rippoff. It was a complete waste of time, and for a few days after that, i kept getting annoying phone calls and letters from them asking me to sign up.
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 11, 2008, 10:34:43 am
I agree. I went to one of the seminars, and afterwards they tried to make us sign up to a couple thousand dollar program which was a complete rippoff. It was a complete waste of time, and for a few days after that, i kept getting annoying phone calls and letters from them asking me to sign up.

Eeeekk... It's like TSFX when they get you to sign up to their intensive workshops. :S
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: cobby on December 11, 2008, 12:23:36 pm
I agree. I went to one of the seminars, and afterwards they tried to make us sign up to a couple thousand dollar program which was a complete rippoff. It was a complete waste of time, and for a few days after that, i kept getting annoying phone calls and letters from them asking me to sign up.

Eeeekk... It's like TSFX when they get you to sign up to their intensive workshops. :S
oh yeh TSFX, they keep sending me emails and all these forms in the mail, i think i get something from them every month! and ive only been to 2 of their programs :|
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 11, 2008, 12:25:32 pm
I agree. I went to one of the seminars, and afterwards they tried to make us sign up to a couple thousand dollar program which was a complete rippoff. It was a complete waste of time, and for a few days after that, i kept getting annoying phone calls and letters from them asking me to sign up.

Eeeekk... It's like TSFX when they get you to sign up to their intensive workshops. :S
oh yeh TSFX, they keep sending me emails and all these forms in the mail, i think i get something from them every month! and ive only been to 2 of their programs :|

I guess they're good for that sort of stuff, but when they send you things where you need to pay money, expect something dodgy from them indeed. :P
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: NE2000 on December 11, 2008, 12:52:12 pm
I went to one of the free seminars which is essentially a "sneak-peak" at the 2000 dollar program or something. They tell you not to get tutored because they can give you one-on-one tutoring with some guy that got a 99.25 or something...and then they tell you how to remember stuff, not understand, just remember...
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: memka on December 12, 2008, 09:12:33 am
I agree. I went to one of the seminars, and afterwards they tried to make us sign up to a couple thousand dollar program which was a complete rippoff. It was a complete waste of time, and for a few days after that, i kept getting annoying phone calls and letters from them asking me to sign up.
Eeeekk... It's like TSFX when they get you to sign up to their intensive workshops. :S
oh yeh TSFX, they keep sending me emails and all these forms in the mail, i think i get something from them every month! and ive only been to 2 of their programs :|

I get all their advertising I'd Ive never even been to any of their programs.
I just joined their online notes thingy when it was free for some reason.

As for Mental Blank, I joined their mail list at the Age VCE Expo. Worst decision ever.
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 12, 2008, 10:45:01 am
I agree. I went to one of the seminars, and afterwards they tried to make us sign up to a couple thousand dollar program which was a complete rippoff. It was a complete waste of time, and for a few days after that, i kept getting annoying phone calls and letters from them asking me to sign up.
Eeeekk... It's like TSFX when they get you to sign up to their intensive workshops. :S
oh yeh TSFX, they keep sending me emails and all these forms in the mail, i think i get something from them every month! and ive only been to 2 of their programs :|

I get all their advertising I'd Ive never even been to any of their programs.
I just joined their online notes thingy when it was free for some reason.

As for Mental Blank, I joined their mail list at the Age VCE Expo. Worst decision ever.

I'm guessing they keep sending you stuff? :S (I already have too much paper all over the house already. XD)
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: elle.123 on December 12, 2008, 11:00:49 am
and its actually really scary the way they just keep on contacting you.
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Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 12, 2008, 11:25:16 am

Method of Loci is a good 1 if u have the time 2 dedicate 2 sit down and purely memorise something.
I use a lot of other associative/'link system' mnemonics without even realising it... jst find some that work 4 u and u'll b rite.

Lol Jess, you just reminded me how much I miss psychology! Why didn't I do Italian last year and psychology this year? :P
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: Fyrefly on December 12, 2008, 11:41:19 am

Method of Loci is a good 1 if u have the time 2 dedicate 2 sit down and purely memorise something.
I use a lot of other associative/'link system' mnemonics without even realising it... jst find some that work 4 u and u'll b rite.

Lol Jess, you just reminded me how much I miss psychology! Why didn't I do Italian last year and psychology this year? :P

Lol!! I've never done psychology XD
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: methodsboy on December 12, 2008, 01:29:43 pm
its for free
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: elle.123 on December 12, 2008, 02:53:51 pm
That's the trouble... its free, so it makes people want to sign up and give Mental Blank their contact details. After that, they just keep on hassling you.
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Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 12, 2008, 05:28:32 pm
Money hungry Universities... Don't we all hate them? :)
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Post by: lacoste on December 12, 2008, 09:39:40 pm
mental blank has free seminars but what are the lectures/tuition that are after the free lecture?
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Post by: cobby on December 13, 2008, 09:01:58 am
That sounds very similar to the "mastering the exams" lectures at tsfx :)
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 13, 2008, 10:49:42 am
That sounds very similar to the "mastering the exams" lectures at tsfx :)

Haha, that was the worst waste of time ever! (And I went there twice. :S)... I could have studies maths with my tutor during those 3 hours. :(
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: kurrymuncher on December 13, 2008, 11:14:55 am
That sounds very similar to the "mastering the exams" lectures at tsfx :)

Haha, that was the worst waste of time ever! (And I went there twice. :S)... I could have studies maths with my tutor during those 3 hours. :(

what was wrong with them?
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 13, 2008, 11:15:56 am
That sounds very similar to the "mastering the exams" lectures at tsfx :)

Haha, that was the worst waste of time ever! (And I went there twice. :S)... I could have studies maths with my tutor during those 3 hours. :(

what was wrong with them?

Nothing, but they tell you stuff you already know and sometimes the lady's jokes got rotten. :S
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: cobby on December 13, 2008, 11:16:39 am
That sounds very similar to the "mastering the exams" lectures at tsfx :)

Haha, that was the worst waste of time ever! (And I went there twice. :S)... I could have studies maths with my tutor during those 3 hours. :(

what was wrong with them?
they give you a booklet and pretty much explain it to you word for word, majority is common sense, i left early for the one i went to :)
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: elle.123 on December 13, 2008, 02:39:46 pm
That sounds very similar to the "mastering the exams" lectures at tsfx :)

Haha, that was the worst waste of time ever! (And I went there twice. :S)... I could have studies maths with my tutor during those 3 hours. :(

what was wrong with them?
they give you a booklet and pretty much explain it to you word for word, majority is common sense, i left early for the one i went to :)

It's true that some of it was common sense, but some of it was pretty good. But, as expected, the lecturer kept on promoting the TSFX lectures like crazy.
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 13, 2008, 10:08:16 pm
And it doesn't help that they give you a million brochures for their intensive workshops... :S
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: cobby on December 14, 2008, 10:40:49 am
And it doesn't help that they give you a million brochures for their intensive workshops... :S
Yeh i lost track of which ones i should apply for!
I wonder how much money they spend on advertising...hmm...
Title: Re: Mental Blank Seminars
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on December 14, 2008, 10:42:08 am
And it doesn't help that they give you a million brochures for their intensive workshops... :S
Yeh i lost track of which ones i should apply for!
I wonder how much money they spend on advertising...hmm...
Much more money than they should have IMO. :P