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Graham Hambly: From Dartford via Washington DC
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBWe speak to PQ magazine editor Graham Hambly to find out his advice for keeping on track with your studies based on his experiences of talking to thousands of students over the past 20 years. You can take a look at PQ magazine here: https://www.pqmagazine.com/
Episode 28: Keeping on track
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBWe speak to PQ magazine editor Graham Hambly to find out his advice for keeping on track with your studies based on his experiences of talking to thousands of students over the past 20 years. You can take a look at PQ magazine here: https://www.pqmagazine.com/
Keeping on track
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBWe speak to PQ magazine editor Graham Hambly to find out his advice for keeping on track with your studies based on his experiences of talking to thousands of students over the past 20 years. You can take a look at PQ magazine here: https://www.pqmagazine.com/
Episode 27: ACCA learning community
January 11, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBWe speak to Isobel Wroath, ACCA community manger, about how you can make the most of the ACCA Learning Community. Find out more at learningcommunity.accaglobal.com
Episode 26: Our Ethics and Professional Skills module - all you need to know
December 18, 2020 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MBWe speak to Pallavi Gupta, Head of Education ACCA India, to find out how the EPSM is so useful to all ACCA students.
Episode 25: ACCA-X - all you need to know
December 17, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBWe speak to Krutika Adatia, ACCA Digital Learning Lead, to find out what ACCA-X is and how it can help you on your ACCA student journey
Episode 24: How to prepare for on-demand exams
December 07, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBWe speak to ACCA's James Patrick about how students can prepare for the early exams in the ACCA journey, looking at the support resources available to them and also how to prepare for exam success Also - register for our webinar on on -demand exams on the 15 December - bit.ly/2VKfFa0
Episode 23: Getting prepared for exam success
December 01, 2020 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBWe speak to Maiki Lynch, ACCA Qualification Education Liaison Manager, about how to make best use of all the ACCA resources available from the examining team.
Episode 22: Mastering AAA
November 25, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBWe speak to expert tutor Ben Wilson to find out his top tips for students taking AAA
Episode 21: Mastering APM
November 24, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBWe speak to expert tutor Sean Purcell to find out his top tips for students taking APM
Mastering AFM
November 16, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBWe speak to expert tutor Liam Doran to find out his top tips for students taking AFM
Mastering ATX
November 16, 2020 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBWe speak to expert tutor Yvonne Goh to find out her top tips for students attempting ATX
Practice makes perfect
November 10, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBWe speak to Lucy Moore, ACCA Professional Education manager, about the ACCA Practice Platform - a vital resource to get you ready for exam success. Take a look at the platform https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/exam-entry-and-administration/computer-based-exams/strategic-professional-cbes/cbe-practice-platform.html
Preparing for remotely invigilated exams
November 04, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBWe speak to Judith Bennett - ACCA Director of Professional Qualifications - to find out how students can best prepare for ACCA's remotely invigilated exams. To sign up for a useful webinar on this subject register here: http://bit.ly/2GrEKTb
Helping you keep on track
October 26, 2020 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBWe speak to Stuart Pedley-Smith, Kaplan's head of learning, to find out how you can keep yourself on track for success in the ACCA exams. We held a webinar with Stuart on this topic too - watch on-demand here https://bit.ly/37GMBaH
Planning for success
October 19, 2020 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBWe speak to ACCA affiliate Ashwini Raj about how she overcame exam failure setbacks to finally reach her goals.
Making the most of exam feedback
October 12, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBWe chat to Karen Campbell, ACCA qualifications technical advisor, about the best ways to approach the Applied Skills exams and how to make the most of the feedback from examiners.
Never give up
October 06, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBWe chat to ACCA member Chris Barrett to find out about his challenging journey to membership, including carrying on after multiple exam fails. Chris shares his advice for those of you who don’t pass first time.
On-demand exams
September 24, 2020 15:13 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBJoin us for a 15-minute chat with James Patrick, ACCA head of professional education, to find out more about ACCA’s on-demand exams
Achieving your study and career goals
September 18, 2020 09:28 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MB20 minutes with Reza Ali, ACCA Director of Professional Education. We chat about his journey from student to working at ACCA and how he wants to help students achieve their study and career goals.
Motivation and planning a route to success
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.99 MBTaken from an article by Sean Purcell, this podcast explores the power of motivation and creating specific behaviours and actions to accomplish your goals. Sean Purcell BA ACMA CGMA is an ACCA expert tutor who regularly contributes to ACCA programmes around the world. He was recently voted 2020 lecturer of the year by PQ magazine.
SA Interviews: ACCA Prizewinners
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBHow do the students with the top marks achieve their impressive results? What's the secret? In this episode we talk to 3 ACCA prizewinners around the world, Aminat Kamaru from Nigeria, Shahzeb Khan from Pakistan and Robyn Hever from the UK, about their goals, challenges and top tips for studying and passing exams.
SA Interviews: Passing SBL with prizewinner Sophie Taylor
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode our special guest is Sophie Taylor, an internal auditor at a financial services company. As a prizewinner from the March 2019 Strategic Business Leader exam, Sophie shares which resources she found most useful and offers tips about how to study for and pass the SBL exam.
SA Interviews: SBL tips with prizewinner Aminat Kamaru
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MBThe Strategic Business Leader exam mirrors the workplace, providing opportunities to demonstrate a blend of technical, practical and professional skills. In this episode we speak to SBL prizewinner Aminat Kamaru, senior associate risk assurance professional at PwC Nigeria, about how she tackled studying for this exam, what inspired her and what were the key factors in enabling her success.
SA Interviews: Strategies for success with prizewinners Autumn Murphy, Dominic Gibson and Lauren Pamplin
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBACCA prizewinners Autumn Murphy, Dominic Gibson and Lauren Pamplin share their top tips for passing exams, in particular the Advanced Taxation, Advanced Performance Management and Advanced Audit and Assurance exams. They also discuss their experiences of working in lockdown, how they approach their careers, and how they manage to stay motivated.
SA Interviews: Stuart Pedley-Smith Part 1 - The six strategies of learning
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBIn the first of two podcasts, Head of Learning at Kaplan Financial Stuart Pedley-Smith explains the science of learning, and how effective learning methods can be applied by anyone to achieve positive results. In particular this episode explores in depth six proven strategies for effective learning: spacing, interleaving, retrieval practice, elaboration, concrete examples and dual coding.
SA Interviews: Stuart Pedley-Smith Part 2 - Learning in lockdown
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBIn the second of two podcasts, Head of Learning at Kaplan Financial Stuart Pedley-Smith talks specifically about some of the obstacles to studying that might come up during periods of self-isolation, and what strategies to apply in order to overcome them - many of which will be equally useful once the lockdown ends.
Scoring professional marks
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBThis podcast explains what professional marks are, how they are awarded in the Strategic Professional exams and serves to remind potential candidates how best to achieve these additional, and often crucial, marks.
Techniques for effective study
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBTaken from an article by Sean Purcell, this podcast looks at different learning styles, how to stay focused and take care of your mental health. Sean Purcell BA ACMA CGMA is an ACCA expert tutor who regularly contributes to ACCA programmes around the world. He was recently voted 2020 lecturer of the year by PQ magazine.
How to make the most of online learning
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBExpert tutors Tom Clendon and Affaf Noor discuss how to make the most of online learning.
Bouncing back from a fail
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 7 minutes - 11 MBFailing an exam can feel like the worst thing in the world – how do you pick yourself back up? Understand what went wrong so you pass next time. Here are some tips for moving forward with a positive mindset.
Using the power of visualisation to motivate
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 2 minutes - 7.81 MBTaken from an article by Sean Purcell, this podcast looks at the power of visualisation to motivate you towards success, and how to create a structure of living that supports your vision. Sean Purcell BA ACMA CGMA is an ACCA expert tutor who regularly contributes to ACCA programmes around the world. He was recently voted 2020 lecturer of the year by PQ magazine.