1. Chill Skills for Students
Kate Young
Mindset Coach

2. Objectives Understand the causes and impact of stress
Relaxation techniques
Guide to exam/stress survival

3. Expectations Everyone in this room shows respect for each other
Openness and honesty
But also the right to not participate
Confidentiality
Anything else?

4. Soapy Water

5. Nature of Stress
Performance

6. Causes of Stress
Control
No Control
Influence

7. Relaxation Breathing First aid for stress management!
Abdominal breathing
Lengthening the breath

8. Impact of Stress Think about how stress affects how you:
Feel emotionally
(upset, angry, irritable)
Physically feel
(tense, tired, headaches)
Behaviour and habits
(eat more, bad sleep)
Perform
(time keeping, concentration)

9. Relaxation Techniques
Breathing – first aid for stress
Soapy water for tense shoulders and arms
The Countdown Technique (MP3)
Distraction technique
Mindfulness exercise
Write your worry list (MP3)

10. Guide to Exam Survival In Exam – S.O.S technique:
STOP and Slow breathing down
OK, I can do this. Think ‘what do I need to do to get through this?’
Start afresh.

11. Action Planning Write a list of things 3 you are going to do
differently as a result of your workshop today.