Teaching areas:

• Resource-oriented self-management for study and work
• TOPSIM business simulation General Management II

Public relations:

• Study information days
• Study fairs
• Study counselling

Individual study counselling and coaching on the following topics:

Exam anxiety:

• Pressure to perform
• Academic pressure
• Learning blocks
• Procrastination
• Motivational issues
• Concentration problems
• Presentation anxiety

Coaching against exam stress and presentation stress

Examples of statements/thoughts, when coaching helps:

Exam stress

• "The maths exam is pure horror for me, even though I actually understand everything and can do all the maths exercises."
• "I can no longer think clearly when doing transfer tasks in the exams."
• "I knew everything in my study group, but in the exam I was blocked and couldn't think of anything."
• "I was always told that I'm just not gifted at maths and I'm starting to believe it myself."

No good grades despite lots of studying

• "I study a lot and actually know the material, but I still don't manage to get good grades. I don't understand that."
• "I used to be a good student, but now I'm only getting bad grades at university, even though I study a lot."

Learning blocks - procrastination

• "The closer the exam gets, the more chaotic my preparations become."
• "I'm under so much pressure when studying for the exams that I can't concentrate."
• "I can't manage to study for more than two hours a day."
• "I've made a study plan, but I can't manage to stick to it. Instead, I start tidying up, cleaning, making urgent calls or surfing the internet."

Presentation stress - stress when reporting

• "I often can't get a sound out during presentations, even though I've prepared well."
• "I get so excited during presentations that, despite being well prepared, my head is empty and my hands are shaking."
• "During presentations, my heart beats up to my neck and I want to run away when I know it's my turn."
• "I never speak up because I'm afraid of saying the wrong thing and then being laughed at."