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retraining skills in Northwich, Cheshire

A damp-proofing business in Northwich, Cheshire has recently taken on a new employee who has made a remarkable change in career direction.  Freya Watkins has moved away from a career in HR consulting, and into the world of timber surveys and damp prevention.

This new career has required to get started – Freya now holds the CSRT qualification which is a widely recognised certification in surveying and remedial treatments.

The course is provided by the Property Care Association, and is recognised throughout the UK as the leading qualification for surveyors in the industry.

It is made up of three sub-courses – Timber specialism, Damp proofing, and Legal/Health/Safety.

There is an examination associated with each of the three modules.  The exams can be attempted all at the same time, or spread out individually over a wider period if the candidate chooses to.

The exams comprise of both written and practical ID/oral testing.  The written papers take around 2.5 hours to complete, and the rest of the testing takes around the same amount of time.  Remember that this must be completed for each module, so it is a challenging task that requires weeks of preparation before entering.   More information is available here.

Examinations are held regularly throughout the year, and there is a required reading list available on the Property Care website, which will give candidates all the information required to pass the examinations.

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Having successfully completed all of the required tasks, Freya is now a fully certified damp proof surveyor and is working with Atlantis Damp Proofing in Northwich to field the wide range of requests that come in from customers in the area.

What Next?

This isn’t the end of the road as far as surveyor training goes.  There are many other specialisms which can be followed, including flood protection, japanese knotweed, and structural waterproofing to name a few.  As you would expect, each of these specialisms comes with a learning curve, and learning from books alone is often not the best way to get the knowledge required.  If you have the opportunity to volunteer with a similar company, it might be a good way to gain some of the experience needed for some of the trickier indentifications required by the role.

This is just one path that you could choose if you are looking for a new challenge in your career.  There are obviously many others out there that you might never have heard of.  It’s worth talking to people you meet to find out what they do, how they got there, and what was involved.  There are so many jobs out there that you’ve never even heard of, and new ones are being created every single day as technology and customer needs change.

If you have a good idea of the route you’d like to take then it may be possible to complete all of the necessary training, and possibly even the exams online.  Official courses are often the best sources of knowledge, but tend to be expensive.  You may find cheaper alternatives out there from experienced, but unofficial sources.  It’s always better to see if you can find reviews on these, as cheaper might not always equate to a similar quality standard, and may leave you sitting in an exam room without the necessary knowledge to succeed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What is general knowledge?

What is general knowledge? And why is it something we should invest our time and efforts in?

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The Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus would define general knowledge as “information on many different subjects that you collect gradually, from reading, television, etc., rather than detailed information on subjects that you have studied formally.”

 

In essence, bits and pieces of general knowledge surround us as we go about our day-to-day lives, and we are naturally prone to absorbing this knowledge. These are not the things we learn in school and get a degree for, but this is what we absorb from our surroundings – from the most random pieces of information to the ones that we can use for important moments.

 

The uses and benefits of general knowledge

 

More than just winning one trivia night after another or impressing the girl next door, general knowledge has some actual uses that contribute to making life better. To better understand what general knowledge is exactly, here are some of its most important uses:

 

  • Adds some spice to conversations

When one is well-versed with general knowledge, no conversation becomes too dull. General knowledge helps you navigate through complicated social situations because then, you’ll always have something to talk about. No matter who you find yourself with, having a good grasp of general knowledge will provide you with enough material.

 

  • Makes you more impressive as a public speaker

If you always find yourself in situations wherein you have to address large crowds, having general knowledge makes you more impressive. You can always speak about your specialization, but general knowledge gives you a roster of anecdotes, tidbits, and even jokes that will make you sound more interesting. It also helps you adapt to the context of any crowd and think about certain sensitivities.

 

  • Develops your interpersonal skills

General knowledge allows you to be more at ease in social situations, and thus it helps you interact with people better. When your general knowledge is updated, your interactions with people of different cultures and backgrounds become richer, and this does more wonders for your interpersonal skills than any other training could.

 

How to build up your general knowledge

 

General knowledge is clearly important, but just like the things we learn in school, we need to keep finding ways to enhance and build up this knowledge. Here are ways on how we can make sure that our general knowledge is updated:

 

  • Read a lot of varied material

When you read, you stimulate your imagination. Your brain cells come alive. Reading has always been an important aspect of gaining knowledge, especially at a time when technology makes everything so accessible.

 

Building up the habit of reading is important, but you should also pay attention to the variety of the material that you read. What this essentially means is that you can read the newspaper daily, but you can also read entertainment magazines, scientific journals, online blogs, recipe books, and even the old fashioned pages of a book. Reading through varied material ensures that your knowledge is up to date and comprehensive.

 

  • Test your knowledge

Knowledge is stored up in some part of the brain when you read it, but when you test it, it gets cemented there. This is why we have quizzes in school, and why our teachers invested so much time in helping us “master” these facts. You can put your knowledge to a test by joining pub quizzes, where you can also learn new facts. You can also do crossword puzzles and other games that stimulate the mind.

 

  • Immerse yourself in different experiences

Experiencing something for yourself helps you learn something better. This study proves that learning by doing is the way to go, so if you want to improve your understanding of general knowledge them immerse yourself in it. Travel. Go on a deep sea dive. Smell the flowers. Visit a winery. Hike up the mountains. There are so many aspects of general knowledge that you can learn and that will stick with you for a long time if you do it through experience.

 

Now that you know the answer to the question “What is general knowledge?” and how important it is, it’s up to you to ensure you have it.

 

 

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Creating a Pub Quiz

How to write a pub quiz is a question many of us may be asking, especially given that pub quizzes and trivia nights are very common nowadays. When you go pub hopping, you’ll see groups of friends enjoying quiz nights and having the time of their lives.

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Britain takes quizzes so seriously that in television, these shows are usually given prime-time slots. Whether this is a matter of British pride or because quizzes are simply a tried and tested way to make pub nights (and life in general) more interesting, knowing what questions to ask is the first step to ensure that everyone has a grand time.

 

The brilliance of the educated guess

 

When you ask for tips on making a quiz that’s unforgettable, you should first remember that out of the million facts you can ask about, you need to choose the ones that will stimulate the brains of your audience. This is because our brains can only take so much information, and in quiz nights, it’s not so much that we absolutely know the answer to the question per se. The excitement comes from the fact that even if you do not know the exact fact that’s being asked, you somehow know enough related information, and that helps you make an educated guess.

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This article highlights that people get a bigger sense of satisfaction when they make an educated guess and it turns out to be the right one. If you’re the one making the question, you should frame it in a way that taps on what’s familiar, and with enough clues for people to guess the answer.

  

General knowledge with a twist

 

Ideas for general knowledge questions are definitely needed when you’re making a pub quiz, because general knowledge is what pub quizzes are all about. But to make the quiz brilliant, you can frame the questions in to make them more unique. Here are some tips:

 

  • Talk to the young ones.

Kids and teens are a great source for pub quiz questions, because they know all about the current trends in the world of music, television, technology, and pop culture. More than being up to date about what’s current, talking to the young ones can give you questions you wouldn’t get elsewhere.

 

  • Options, options, options.

You can definitely ask open-ended questions, but having options makes life more interesting. The choices in a multiple-choice quiz will already sharpen their thinking and make life a little easier, but making it a 50/50 choice between 2 answers can make your quiz even more brilliant. Make sure you pick 2 choices that could BOTH be the right answer to the question, so that the group will have to think about it more and even “argue” with each other to fight for their answer.

 

  • Be creative and tap ALL senses.

A brilliant quiz forces people to use all their senses and not just their brains. For instance, you can play music and ask about the title, or missing lyrics, or even the decade when the song was released. You can also blindfold people and ask them to identify drinks (not necessarily alcoholic) or even slices of cheese. Use photos and videos. Use music. Make your quiz something they will never forget.

 

  • Nostalgia is your friend.

Nothing excites people more than those tip-of-the-tongue questions that tease their memory. It has to be something they might have known from long ago, so you can check your 5th-grade textbooks for this one. Picking questions that dwell on the pop culture of previous decades is also a sure fire way to get a few “awwwwwws”.

 

  • Pick questions that also inform.

People remember the questions that also give them information they’re grateful to suddenly know. Quiz nights not only entertain, they can also inform and educate, in the Reithlan tradition. So pick questions that give your audience amazing facts that they wouldn’t bump into on a normal day.

 

 

Something for everyone

 

When making a pub quiz, you can never predict who your audience will be, or what their personalities are. A brilliant quiz offers something for everyone, so this means you have to mix up your questions and provide enough variety in terms of categories. The categories you end up delving on usually reflect your personal interests, and this is okay as long as you mix it up for others. Yes you can definitely ask about current events, but you can also ask about television and movies, science, history, geography, sports, literature, and so many others.

 

How to write a pub quiz is a good question to ask because preparation is key to making your pub quiz brilliant and unforgettable. Just remember that pub quizzes are there for fun of it all, so you have to have fun making the quiz as well.

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Knowledge for a new skill or trade

It might never seem like the right time to learn a new skill. There’s always other jobs that can get in the way, and there never seems to be enough hours in the day to get it all done. If you’re wondering about the future, and aren’t sure that the path you’re taking is the right one for you, don’t panic.

Over the last few years, online training has exploded, and there’s never been a better or easier time to pick up some new skills that could develop into an entirely new career, no matter what age you are.new trade

Sites such as Udemy have a range of courses, with everything from graphic design to accountancy. Some of these skills may be missing from your business, and it’s easy to join one of the courses to see how it fits.

Some estimates indicate that as much as fifty percent of the UK’s population feel that they’re in an unsuitable career.

Seven years ago, Donna Lubrano was working in the fitness industry as a personal trainer. Since then, she’s changed everything, and now she works for a university in Massachusetts, teaching courses to business students. She made this big change at the age of 52, and it wasn’t the first time that she had revolutionised her working life. Prior to the life as a fitness professional, she worked in the property industry, but grew bored of her role in property portfolio management.  A masters degree in international business gave her the foundation she needed to build a career in many fields, and she knew that the time had come to move on to something new.  Teaching was the way forward for her.

It’s not just knowledge work that can be learned online or in the real world.  There are many opportunities out there to get the skills needed for a hands-on career such as carpentry or building work.  Although it’s possible to take courses at specialised training companies, there are also plenty of places to learn online, the most popular of which is now Youtube.  Whole manual disciplines can be learned to a certain degree online, but you’re going to need to put in the real-world hours if you want to become an expert at any of these skills.  Anthony Gilardi operates an incredible youtube channel which takes you not just through carpentry, but many other practical skills that could help you on you way into a new career.  He explains clearly and demonstrates well so that even those with no experience can get a grounding in such trades.

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A career change was on the cards for a plumber in Northwich following a 15 year role as a teacher.  Paul Barker still loved the role of being a teacher, but in spite of the famous long holidays (most of which were spent preparing for the next school year), he wanted to become his own boss  An 8 week course at a Cheshire plumbing skills centre set him off on this new path, and he’s become more more satisfied with his working life.  “I’ve always been working for someone else before this, but now I’m able to stand on my own two feet, and as long as I carry out good work, there always seems to be more business just around the corner”.

It’s never to late to change your way in life.  Get out there and learn something new today.

 

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10 Random Facts to Enhance Your General Knowledge

If you want to enhance your knowledge about anything, then these facts might come in handy.

There are many ways to improve your general knowledge, but there’s nothing like occasionally filling your consciousness with General knowledge facts, no matter how random. These are the kinds of facts that come out during quizzes and might come in handy in your daily interactions with people:

 

  1. The killer whale is not a whale. It’s a dolphin.

No, this is not a case of mistaken identity. What we know as the killer whale or the Orca actually belongs to the dolphin family. It’s the largest member of the family and like other dolphins, the killer-whale“killer whale” is extraordinarily intelligent.

 

  1. Mickey and Minnie were married in real life.

The most famous couple in cartoon history are arguably Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, who are two of the most iconic characters Disney ever created. But what makes this even more of a fairy tale is the fact that the two people who voiced these characters, Wayne Allwine (Mickey) and Russi Taylor (Minnie), were actually married in real life.

 

  1. Papua New Guinea is the only country in the world that has 820 languages.

Yes, that’s 820. Papua New Guinea offers the most linguistic diversity in one country because while its official languages are Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, and English, there are many other Austronasian languages, Papuan languages, and others that contribute to the 820 options.

 

  1. For a person to stand and balance on both legs, 300 muscles are needed.

Think of all the muscles you’re exercising just by standing. It takes a whopping number of 300 muscles for humans to balance, so if you decide to stand instead of sit down, you’re already burning some calories.legs


  1. Antarctica is considered a desert, but it’s the coldest continent containing 90% of all the ice in the world.

The southernmost continent that’s located near the South Pole, conditions can be very dire in Antarctica. Temperatures there can go to as low as negative 89 degrees Celsius, but even if it’s more than freezing cold, there is hardly any precipitation here, making the conditions very desert-like.

 

  1. After 1987, we had to wait 26 years for a year (2013) wherein all 4 digits are unique from one another.

Think about it. All the years that came after 1987 would have at least 2 digits of the same number: 1988, 1989, 1999… 2001, 2011, 2012.

 

  1. The shortest word that contains all 5 vowels in alphabetical order is aerious.

Aerious may be the shortest word with all 5 vowels, but surprisingly there many others that contain all 5 vowels as well. The most familiar ones with the vowels occurring only once are facetious, sequoia, eunoia.

 

  1. Jellyfish are more plankton than fish. They also don’t even brains.jellyfish

The term “jellyfish” is misleading, because jellies are nowhere near being in the fish family. Marine animals that belong to the phylum Cnidaria, jellies don’t have a brain, a heart, or even bones. They are made of 98% water, and they have gelatinous bodies, tentacles, and that signature sting.

 

 

  1. Honey is the only thing in your pantry that will not go bad.

Honey is a wonder food with many (including medicinal) uses, but one of its most important attributes is not that it doesn’t spoil easily, but that it doesn’t spoil at all. This means no matter how old you’ve kept that jar of honey, it won’t go bad on you. Yes, even if that honey is thousands of years old. The “eternal shelf life” of honey is what makes it so unique, because who knew that something so sweet could last forever?

 

  1. A giraffe does not only have the longest neck, but its tongue is long enough to clean its own ears.

Giraffes are some of the most fascinating animals in the planet, and that’s not only because their necks are long. An average giraffe tongue is as long as 18-20 inches, and this length helps them clean their own ears with it.

 

With all of these General knowledge facts to keep you company, you can enhance your knowledge and easily win the next pub quiz. You just have to remember to keep reading up on general knowledge facts because there is definitely no shortage and you can never learn too much.

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The importance of general knowledge

At a time when information is so readily available and you can practically ‘Google’ anything under the sun, you would think that our grasp of general knowledge should be higher than ever before. Unfortunately, this article shows us that today’s millennial generation actually have a weaker grasp of general knowledge, according to a study conducted by Kent University professors. But why is general knowledge important? And why should we be worried?

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Thriving in a social setting

 

General knowledge refers to those bits and pieces of information that you don’t traditionally learn in school. Rather, you build up your general knowledge with the help of non-specialist media and various life experiences. While the depth of your general knowledge depends on what your interests are and what you allow yourself to immerse in, it goes without saying that general knowledge can help you thrive in a social setting.

 

If you are armed with general knowledge, you can ease yourself into conversations better. No matter what kind of social setting you’re thrown at, general knowledge will help you talk your way into interesting conversations with practically anyone. You will thrive in any social setting because you can talk about anything under the sun.

 

To do this, having a good grasp of current events is a great conversation-starter. However, it’s also good to know about another culture and facts about another country, because this helps you thrive in multicultural interactions. If you find that you have something in common with someone you barely know and then use your general knowledge to add excitement to the conversation, you could very well end up with a couple of friends even if at the beginning all of you were strangers.

 

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The intelligence factor

 

Naturally, having a good grasp of general knowledge can also add to your intelligence. When you’re in school, you have set lessons that you need to master. But exercising your memory and your brain with added general knowledge can actually lead to better grades and increase your intelligence. It’s also good to add general knowledge to what you know because it puts some variety into the lessons that you’re investing brain power on.

 

There are any other uses of general knowledge facts, and school is not the only setting. When you find yourself participating in a pub quiz, game show, competition, or even exam, having general knowledge is definitely a plus.

 

More than that, general knowledge makes you not just intelligent, but street smart. Those who have a lot of general knowledge can adapt to situations more and tend to make better decisions. For example, knowledge about basic laws and your rights as a citizen can make you fare better in situations when those rights are threatened. In the same way, knowledge about the culinary specialities of different countries ensures that you get the best dish when you find yourself dining in a foreign restaurant.

 

 

Experiencing the world

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Because of this added intelligence, you also tend to be more creative and innovative, building up on whatever is being taught. General knowledge also tends to impress a lot of people, but you should be careful not to use it simply to impress. Otherwise, you’ll be one of those people rattling off annoying trivia items just to show how much they know.

 

But perhaps one of the most important uses of general knowledge is that it broadens your mind to possibilities and allows you to experience the world for what it’s worth. The world is a fascinating place, and there are so many aspects to the world we exist in that can just pass us by if we’re not aware of them.

 

Imagine this: knowing what’s happening to the world around us through current events, appreciating how we got to where we are today through history, and understanding the many other persons, places, cultures, and scientific discoveries allow us to immerse in experiences far beyond the four walls of the classroom. Experiencing other genres of music, or learning about something as random as the capital city to a country from the opposite side of the world – these things allow us to better grasp what the world has to offer.

 

More than that, this study actually shows that those who have a lot of general knowledge tend to be more open to new experiences. Because they know what’s out there, these people are more open to the many things life can throw at them and more conscientious about the opportunities that may come their way.

 

 

There are many answers to the question “Why is general knowledge important?” But the bottom line is that improving your grasp of general knowledge can not only help you win quizzes and give you better grades, it can also contribute to your overall learning as you journey in this thing called life.

 

How to Run a Quiz

How to Run a Quiz

What is Pub Quiz? Learn more about it as well as some useful tips on how to run it in this article.

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Asking how to run a pub quiz is becoming as popular as the quizzes themselves. After all, quizzes make a normal night at the pub so much more interesting, and it encourages friends to interact and showcase their competitive side. It also adds a lot of fun and something different to an otherwise typical night.

While virtually anyone can run a pub quiz, it takes something extra to make that quiz interesting and truly memorable. If you’re the pub owner and you want to attract more people by holding regular quiz nights, then that’s another story as well.

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Preparation is half the battle

In pub quizzes, just like in life, preparation is the key to winning. You don’t have to worry so much about how to run the actual quiz if you’ve done a pretty good job preparing for it. These are the things you need to prepare for:

  • Promotion

You can’t really run a pub quiz if there are no people to ask questions to, so you need to make sure your quiz is well-promoted. This article talks about the many ways you can draw people to your quiz night: word-of-mouth, local press releases, posters, and others.

  • Venue and logistics

A quiz night attracts people to your pub, so you have to make sure that the place is ready. You need to ask the right questions: Are there enough tables? Does the microphone have batteries? Do you have special quiz night deals on food and drinks? Does participating in the quiz night require an entrance fee or minimum spend per table? Do you have a quiz master and are your servers oriented on what to do? Will you be handing out quiz sheets or boards that they can write their answers on?

  • Questionssetting quiz questions

Critical to the pub quiz are the questions you will be asking. You need to decide how long you want the quiz to run, and how many categories you’re aiming for. When you prepare your questions, make sure you cover a wide range of categories that will satisfy the varying interests of your crowd. Mix up the serious ones with the ones that talk about music, trends, and pop culture. Be creative and use technology as much as you can.

  • Rules and incentives

You should prepare all the questions and answers beforehand, and remember that in game nights, it’s normal for people to contest certain answers. You should also take into consideration that people can actually cheat given that there’s mobile internet and wi-fi. Before the quiz begins, make sure the rules are clear with you, your servers, the quiz master, and all the participants to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Lastly, make sure you have a prize that’s attractive enough for people to aspire for.

Things to remember during the actual quiz

No matter how well you’ve prepared, you still need advise on running a quiz and how to make it through the night. Aside from all the preparations mentioned, these are the things you should remember.

  1. The goal is to have fun.

Remember that this is a quiz night and not a final exam. Friendly competition is of course encouraged, but you should make sure that the atmosphere is fun and not cutthroat. The quiz master should be engaging, and the questions should encourage collaboration and interaction, not catfights. Humour should be present at all times.

  1. Think of themes and be relevant to the times.

If you’re running regular quiz nights, you can get everyone used to a rhythm and format. However, you can also break this regularity during certain occasions (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, and others) when you have the perfect excuse to make the quiz night even more interesting. Feel free to inject gimmicks like having to wear a costume or perform a dance step.

  1. Make sure you discourage cheating.no cheating in a quiz

You can discourage cheating by making sure the answers to your questions are not easy to search online, but you can also announce beforehand that you’re banning the use of mobile phones or internet-connected gadgets. When cheating does happen, this article gives some advice on how to handle it without embarrassing the people in question too much. The approach should be non-confrontational, but you should be firm in your rules especially because you don’t want people to think cheating is okay.

Now that you know how to run a pub quiz, the next step is to ensure people actually come back for more, and if possible even bring more of their friends with them in the future. Word-of-mouth is still the most powerful promotion strategy especially when it comes to something like this, so you should think of ways to encourage people to bring more customers.

 

 

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Top 5 Ways to Improve Your General Knowledge

General knowledge is something that a lot of us can benefit from, not necessarily to finish a degree or even to be considered a genius, but because it’s something that becomes useful in day to day life. From knowing the current Prime Minister to knowing what cream works for a certain ailment, general knowledge is more than just trivia. It can help you carry out a sensible conversation in social settings and can even save your life.

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But more than getting your dose of general knowledge for everyday use, you might also need tips on how to enhance it especially if you’re thinking of how to win a general knowledge quiz or how to prepare for the general knowledge section of an exam that you need to take in the very near future.

 

  1. Variety is key.

 

Improve your general knowledge by adding some variety to your reading material. Reading is a sure fire way to fill your brain with needed knowledge, but what people forget is that it’s not just how often you read and how much material you end up stuffing into your brain. WHAT you choose to read also matters. For instance, when you’re super stuck in academic reading and you’re drowning in all sorts of textbook descriptions and formulas, it seems as if you no longer know what’s happening with the outside world. On the other hand, if all you read is your news feed in social media, which tends to be only the most viral articles, then you’re losing out on a lot as well. The key is to mix it up, and you can check this article to check out what kind of material you should be reading.

 

  1. Maximise your senses.

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The important thing to remember about general knowledge is that you can find it almost anywhere. Think of your brain as a sponge that can absorb everything your 5 senses come across. To improve your general knowledge, think of all the times you’re using these senses and just be conscious about the knowledge you’re absorbing from all these interactions. Whether the little tidbit of knowledge consists of how a certain flower smells or how cold it is during a certain month in some part of the world, embrace everything as a learning experience.

 

  1. Change the way you watch television.

 

We usually watch television passively and just for entertainment, but you can take a more proactive role and watch television for knowledge instead. If you’re conscious that you want to improve your knowledge, you tend to be more attuned to what you see and hear, looking at each scene differently and being strategic about what you allow our mind to absorb. Yes this means also adding variety to the shows you watch, sprinkling some knowledge-enhancing shows in there together with your favourite series or soap opera. It’s also good to watch game shows, to see what kinds of questions are usually asked.

 

  1. Prioritise current events.current news

 

When it comes to general knowledge, nothing can prepare you better than making sure you know what’s currently happening around you. This means you have to put in some deliberate effort and even pick which medium to prioritise. You can choose to read the newspaper every single day until it becomes a habit, but you can also mix up your mediums and also include television news shows, radio, online channels, and even carrying out conversations with people who are knowledgeable. This means it might also help if you socialise more during parties and expand your current network.

 

  1. Write it down.

 

As the oldest trick in the book, writing down notes is actually something we tend to take for granted these days, especially with the advent of technology. This study says that those who physically write (no, not type) down notes actually remember them better, and this is something that even the technologically savvy students of today can’t do something about. When you go about the tasks of reading the newspaper, watching television, or even your day-to-day tasks, write down the things that stick to your mind and that you think will improve your general knowledge. Writing it down will embed it in your memory far more than typing it will.

 

With these 5 tips to enhance what you know, you’re on your way to winning that quiz or even acing that exam. Just remember that for a lot of these tips, you need to just keep on going until the task becomes almost second nature to you. It may start off as something you’re not used to doing, but just keep on going and you’ll find your rhythm. General knowledge is something that usually stays with us wherever we go, so it will all be worth it.

 

Welcome to KenBuster

Welcome to KenBuster

If you love general knowledge as much as I do, Kenbuster is the website you should visit. I love general knowledge and everything it represents, and this website is a way of sharing this with the world.

 

There’s something very liberating about the amount of knowledge that’s out there for us to discover. The world we exist in is a walking encyclopedia, and there is no limit to the things we can all learn beyond the four walls of the classroom. From random facts that will amaze you to tips on how to make a good pub quiz, this website will help you improve your General knowledge and sharpen your understanding on all the things you’re interested in.

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Nothing is beyond your ken

 

More than a Knowledge website, this website will help you appreciate that truly, nothing is beyond your ken. “Ken” is defined as “one’s range of knowledge or understanding.” Another definition talks about ken being your “range of perception, understanding, or knowledge.” In the olden times it was used to describe “the range of vision” and someone’s sight or view.

 

What this website aims to achieve is to show people that information is readily available, and if you open your mind to it, general knowledge can fill your mind and make you a better person overall. You don’t have to limit yourself to the textbooks and lessons that are required in school, because the fun of learning extends beyond that.

 

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Improving your ken

 

Kenbuster helps you do this by filling your brains with facts and general knowledge tidbits that you wouldn’t normally learn in school or in other traditional learning materials. These are some of the benefits you can enjoy from this website:

 

  • You will be a pro at joining (or even hosting) a pub quiz in no time.

With all the facts that this website is filled with, as well as tips on how to enjoy and make your own pub quiz, then you will be a pub quiz pro in no time. Even if you don’t need it for a pub night and just for an option in entertaining friends, Kenbuster can definitely help.  Who knows where you might end up!

 

  • People will want to talk to you.

This site helps you improve your general knowledge, and as a result of that people will want to strike conversations with you. There will never be a dull conversation when you’re around, because by improving your ken you will have so much to offer.

 

  • You will be equipped to make better decisions.

General knowledge can be as random as the ones you learn for trivia, but there are facts that are part of your general knowledge that can potentially help you make better decisions. After all, knowledge is power.

Given all this, the best thing about Kenbuster is that just like general knowledge, you can never have too much. There are a million things you can learn and these things change with time, so just keep coming back to this website for new general knowledge tidbits and tips.

 

Have fun learning!