In this course you gain insight into how your brain works and learn techniques for reading faster, remembering better and processing information more effectively.

  • Getting more done in less time
  • Processing and remembering information more quickly
  • Less stress, more energy and enjoyment
  • Practical techniques such as mind mapping and speed reading
  • Directly applicable to your own working day

First guaranteed start dates

1 day

Den Haag Thu 24 September 2026
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€625,-

More and more work in less time? With our brain training course you make optimal use of your mental capacity. You learn faster, remember better and work more productively. The result: less stress, more energy and more enjoyment in your work.

Description

More and more is expected of you at work, and you have to process more information in less time. In this course you gain insight into how your brain works and learn how to make better use of your mental capacity. You will work with practical techniques that help you learn faster, process information more effectively and work with more focus and energy.

You work with mindmapping to structure complex information and increase your creativity. You are also given study techniques that allow you to learn faster in a relaxed way, improve your concentration and organise your workplace more effectively. You discover how your memory works and how to apply memory techniques to remember names, numbers and other information better. Finally, you work on speed reading, increasing your reading speed in a short time while maintaining a good understanding of the text.

The course alternates theory with exercises, reflection and experimenting with new behaviour. This way you experience the effect of the techniques directly and can apply what you have learned in your daily work straight away.

Topics

  • How your brain works and how to make better use of it
  • Mind mapping: structuring complex information, organising your thoughts and increasing creativity
  • Study Techniques: learn faster with better results, relaxed and with more concentration
  • Training your memory and applying memory techniques to names, numbers and facts
  • Speed reading: techniques to double your reading speed without losing comprehension
  • Processing information more effectively in a busy working environment
  • Practical adjustments to your workplace to work more productively
  • Maintaining motivation and focus, even with large volumes of information

Result

After this course you understand how your brain works and how to use it more intelligently at work. You process information faster, remember more and maintain your concentration for longer. You apply mindmapping to structure complex material, organise your thoughts and prepare presentations or projects. With memory techniques you effortlessly remember names, numbers and facts, and thanks to speed-reading techniques you double your reading speed without any loss of comprehension.

The result: you work more productively, with less stress and more energy. You get more done in the same amount of time and continue to enjoy your work, even as the flow of information keeps growing.

Target audience

This course is particularly suitable for managers and employees who have to process a great deal of information and need to acquire new knowledge quickly. Whether you work in an office environment, work hybrid or process a lot of digital information: you learn how to use your brain more effectively.

Teaching method

During the course you alternate between concrete experience, experimenting with behaviour and techniques, reflection and exploring theory. This means the programme suits different types of participants. There is plenty of action in the course, so that you actually experience the effect of new behaviour. That way you recognise your own success and see immediately what works.

We also emphasise that you are responsible for your own development and take ownership of it. We invite you to reflect continuously and to make connections with your own practice. Our aim is to increase your insight and to let you make the translation to your own situation. That increases the chance of genuine behavioural change.

Prior knowledge

No specific prior knowledge is required for this course. An open attitude and a willingness to experiment with new techniques are enough to take part and get the most out of the course.

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In-company

Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.

Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.

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Language

The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.

Available dates

When would you like to start?

Thu 24 September 2026

Den Haag
Guaranteed start
€ 625,- excl. VAT

Wed 23 June 2027

Online
€ 625,- excl. VAT

Wed 23 June 2027

Rotterdam
€ 625,- excl. VAT

The best training for you

At Learnit you will always find a course that takes you further. From (technical) IT skills to communication or personal leadership. You can also choose the training format that suits you best: a classroom course, a tailor-made course at your own office, an online course or an e-learning. We have the right course and the right format for everyone. Because learning in the way that suits you best delivers the best results.

Participants attending a classroom training course at Learnit

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Moving forward together

Taking a training course at Learnit means learning together. Together with your experienced trainer, together with your course group or together with your colleagues. And whether you take the training at home, at your office or at one of our training locations, we are always available to help you. To share our knowledge with you in a way that is genuinely useful to you. Getting further together through personal attention and understanding each other well; that is what we believe in.

Apply it directly in your work

Learning theory from a book that you can then hardly use in your work? Not at Learnit! Whichever training you take with us, you can put it to use at your workplace straight away. Because of the unique learning objectives you set together with the trainer at the start of the training. Because of the alternation between theory and (interactive) practical assignments. And by bringing the challenges you face in your daily work along to the training.

Participants apply what they have learnt straight away in the workplace

 

Location
Date
Guaranteed start

1 training day

Guaranteed start

Thu 24 September 2026

Den Haag
Guaranteed start
€ 625,- excl. VAT

Den Haag

Thu 24 September 2026

Den Haag
Guaranteed start
€ 625,- excl. VAT

Online

Wed 23 June 2027

Online
€ 625,- excl. VAT

Rotterdam

Wed 23 June 2027

Rotterdam
€ 625,- excl. VAT

No suitable start date? Send us a date request. Then we will look together at how we can still meet your training needs.

Reviews

What others say about this course

Brain Training: Working Smarter and More Productively course reviews - Average rating 8.5 out of 2 reviews

  • "I was offered private training as an alternative to group training. That left plenty of room to address my own learning objectives. A very enjoyable and interesting course on how the brain works in relation to working and learning more efficiently. Definitely recommended!"

    - Brain Training: Work Smarter and More Productively
  • “Extremely practical course, which I found very useful. My thoughts are much better organised and I make better use of my memory through mindmapping. Speed reading is mainly a matter of practice, but the tools you are given certainly make it easier.”

    C. Sam-Sin, NUON- Brain Training: Work Smarter and More Productively
    Rating 9.6
  • “An enjoyable and instructive course in which you are given techniques in a varied way to learn speed reading and mind mapping. Of practical value for work and private life.”

    H. van der Wal-Westendorp, Province of Groningen - Brain Training: working smarter and more productively
    Rating 7.4

    Learnit reviews

    Frequently asked questions

    The Brain Training: working smarter and more productively course lasts one day. You attend the course in a classroom setting in a small group, guided by an experienced trainer. During this course day you learn how your brain works, how you learn faster and how you process information more effectively. Course materials and a certificate of participation are included. For the current price, see the course page.

    The course is intended for managers and staff who process a great deal of information every day and need to acquire new knowledge quickly. Think of professionals who want to bring structure to a busy working day, strengthen their memory and learn to read faster. No prior knowledge is required. In a single classroom course day you work with practical techniques such as mindmapping and speed reading.

    In this course you learn four concrete techniques: mind mapping to structure complex information, study techniques for learning faster with better results, memory techniques for remembering names and numbers, and speed reading to double your reading speed. You also gain insight into how your brain works, along with practical tips for making better use of your brain capacity at the office.

    No, no prior knowledge is required for the Brain Training: Working Smarter and More Productively course. You can start straight away, whatever your level of education or work experience. The one-day classroom course starts with how the brain works and builds from there towards techniques such as mind mapping, speed reading and memory training. An intake interview takes place beforehand so that your learning objectives can be incorporated into the programme.

    Yes, at the end of the Brain Training: work smarter and more productively course you receive a certificate of participation from Learnit. The course lasts one day. The certificate confirms that you attended the classroom course and were introduced to techniques such as mindmapping, speed reading, memory techniques and effective information processing.

    Yes, the Brain Training: working smarter and more productively course can also be taken in-company. The programme is then tailored to the learning objectives and practical situation of your team. An intake takes place beforehand to customise the content. The classroom course lasts one day. For an in-company programme you will receive a quotation on request.

    The difference lies in supervised practice and immediate feedback. In a book you read how mind mapping or speed reading works. In the one-day classroom course you apply the techniques straight away to your own working material and see what effect they have. You experiment with behaviour, reflect and link theory to your own practice. The trainer corrects your eye movements while speed reading, for example, or helps you structure a mind map for a current project. You also work in a group, which means you practise techniques on recognisable work situations. Self-study yields knowledge. This course aims at changing behaviour. Choose self-study if you are looking for theoretical depth. Choose this course if you want to internalise concrete techniques within a single day. Course material is included.

    The right choice depends on where your problem lies. A time management course focuses on planning, prioritising and managing your diary. This brain training course focuses on the cognitive side: how your brain processes, retains and learns information. You will be given four concrete techniques: mind mapping to structure information, speed reading to increase your reading speed, memory techniques for names and numbers, and study techniques for concentration and motivation. Choose brain training if you have a lot of reading material, need to absorb new knowledge quickly or have to remember complex information. Choose time management if you mainly struggle with your diary, deadlines and tasks. The course lasts one day and is classroom-based. No prior knowledge is required.

    The techniques can be applied straight after the course day, but the returns grow with practice. Speed reading often produces a noticeable increase in your reading speed during the course itself. You can use the techniques you learn on emails and reports in the same week. You can apply mindmapping immediately when preparing a meeting or presentation. Memory techniques for names and numbers work from the first attempt, although they become stronger with repetition. Allow two to four weeks of consistent practice before the new behaviour becomes automatic. The course lasts one day, is classroom-based and contains a great deal of hands-on practice. This makes the transfer to your workplace considerably greater than with purely theoretical explanation.

    A standalone speed reading or mind mapping course focuses on one technique. This one-day brain training course combines four areas: speed reading, mind mapping, memory techniques and study techniques/information processing, all based on one shared foundation: how your brain works. So you don't just learn a trick, you gain insight into why a technique works and when to use which one. The practical difference: in a speed reading course you mainly practise reading speed. Here you link speed reading to mind mapping in order to structure the information you have read, and to memory techniques in order to retain it. Choose a specialist course if you want to develop one specific skill in depth. Choose this brain training course if you want to work more productively with information across the board and make better use of your brain capacity as a whole.

    The course combines both. You gain insight into how the brain works (attention, memory, information processing) and translate this directly into applicable techniques such as mind mapping, speed reading and memory techniques. The approach is practical and experience-based: during the course day you experiment with new behaviour and reflect on its effect, rather than merely absorbing theory. Compared with a purely theoretical book on neuroscience, here you get concrete techniques that you can apply tomorrow. Compared with a stand-alone 'life hack' workshop, you also get the underlying workings of the brain, so that you understand why a technique works. The course lasts one day and is classroom-based. No prior knowledge is required.

    The techniques in this course (mind mapping, speed reading, memory techniques) build on the way your brain processes information: visually, associatively and in patterns. By actively engaging both hemispheres of the brain, you link new information to existing knowledge, which means you learn faster and remember better. The effect only lasts if you keep applying the techniques. As with a muscle, the gains disappear without repetition. That is why the course alternates between experiencing, experimenting and reflecting, so that you apply the techniques to your own working situation during the course day itself. The course lasts one day. Anyone who consciously uses the techniques in the first few weeks after the course (for example by making one mind map a day or practising speed reading on work documents) turns them into a lasting way of working rather than a one-off experience.