About the author

Phil Chambers is the reigning World Mind Mapping Champion, a six times Mind Sports Olympiad Medallist and Grandmaster of Mind Mapping.

He has been a Buzan Speed Reading, Memory and Mind Mapping Instructor since 1995, trained by Tony Buzan (originator of Mind Mapping). Phil now trains speed reading instructors in collaboration with Tony Buzan.

In addition to this, he is a Registered Accelerated Learning Trainer, a Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and a member of the Professional Speaking Association.

Phil has conducted speed reading courses for various organisations, including the European Central Bank, lecturers at the University of Warwick and South Bank University, London, and many others.

He is author/co-author of five books, including 101 Top Tips for Better Mind Maps, A Mind to do Business and The Student Survival Guide. He has acted as a consultant on Max Your Brain and Train Your Brain to be a Genius and his Mind Maps feature heavily in Tony Buzan’s The Mind Map Book, Mind Maps for Business and Use Your Head.

Phil is Chief Arbiter of the World Memory Sports Council and Scorer of the Mind Sports Olympiad Memory and Speed Reading events. He is a founder member of the Mind Sports Council and won the Special Services to Memory award in 1996 and 2010.

You can contact Phil through his training company, Learning Technologies Ltd, at www.learning-tech.co.uk, which specialises in offering bespoke solutions enabling companies and individuals to overcome problems and achieve their goals.