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Tony Buzan VIP · One Year Programme

Become an Official Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor in 12 Months

The complete one-year training programme in Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory. You'll be mentored every week, compete and judge at world-class competitions, and leave with your own teaching business.

By application only · Limited seats per cohort

Mind Mapping Speed Reading Memory
Tony Buzan with Grand Master Trainer Professor Marek Kasperski
The authentic lineageTony Buzan with Grand Master Trainer Professor Marek Kasperski, your lead instructor.
12months of guided training
3disciplines, one licence path
104live mentoring & 1:1 sessions
4online WABA competitions
Led by President Raymond Keene OBE, co-founder with Tony Buzan 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇨🇭 🇹🇷 🇦🇪 🇸🇦 🇪🇬 🇲🇦 🇧🇷 🇧🇩 23,152 students trained by Prof. Kasperski since 2020
Who this is for

Built for people who want to teach the world to think

This isn't a course you watch and forget. It's a year-long apprenticeship for serious professionals who want an internationally recognised licence, and a business built on it.

Teachers & educators

Bring Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory into your classroom, school or tutoring practice, with the official licence behind you.

Coaches & trainers

Add three premium, globally known methods to your offer and charge like a certified specialist.

Education entrepreneurs

Launch or grow a learning business with ready-made curricula, software platforms and several revenue streams.

Lifelong high performers

Master the thinking tools used by champions, then earn the right to pass them on.

Your transformation

Twelve months from now, you'll be a different kind of professional

Today

  • You know these techniques are powerful, but you have no credential to teach them
  • You're learning alone from scattered books and videos
  • Your income depends on one skill or one employer
  • No international network, no stage, no proof

After 12 months

  • Official Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor in three disciplines
  • Mentored weekly by master trainers and business experts
  • Several revenue streams: courses, instructor training, software reselling
  • A WABA competitor, certified arbiter and coach inside a global community
What you'll earn

Four credentials. One year.

Every step builds toward recognised credentials that open doors to students, schools, companies and competition stages worldwide.

Core

Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor

Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory, certified to teach all three.

WABA

Official WABA Arbiter

Certified to judge Mind Mapping and Speed Reading competitions.

Elite

Master Trainer Status

Train other instructors and lead your own train-the-trainer programmes.

Superead

Superead Licensed Teacher

Your own licensed teacher account with the Superead Teacher Dashboard.

The 12-month roadmap

A clear, step-by-step path from student to Master Trainer

Every month has a purpose. Tap any step to see exactly what happens.

Phase 1 · Foundation
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Month 1Onboarding & Foundation

Personal onboarding (1:1)

  • 90-minute one-to-one with a senior instructor
  • Assessment of your current Mind Mapping and Speed Reading level
  • Personalised learning path and goal setting

Platform activation

  • 12-month professional Mind Mapping software licence
  • Neoboost.app and Superead reseller access
  • Superead Licensed Teacher account and Teacher Dashboard
  • Weekly 1:1 consultation queue unlocked
2
Months 1–2Core Learning Foundation

35+ hours of e-learning

  • Mind Mapping course library recorded by Professor Marek Kasperski
  • Speed Reading Licensed Instructor modules
  • Memory enhancement and retention strategies
  • Teaching methodology for every discipline

Mentoring & train the trainer

  • Weekly 60-minute global mentoring on Zoom
  • Adult learning psychology and modern learning science
  • Curriculum design, assessment and certification processes
3
Months 2–3First Competition Preparation

WABA training

  • Competition formats, rules and practice sessions
  • Mental preparation and performance techniques
  • Mock competitions with feedback

Pre-competition assessment

  • Readiness evaluation in both disciplines
  • 1:1 coaching to close any gaps
  • Personal competition strategy
4
Months 3–4WABA Competition #1 Competitor

Compete (online)

  • Official WABA event as a competitor
  • Show your Mind Mapping and Speed Reading skills under pressure
  • Network with the international community

Reflect & integrate

  • Detailed debrief with your mentor
  • Turn competition insight into better teaching
Phase 2 · Mastery & Certification
5
Months 4–6Advanced Teaching Methodology

Instructor intensive

  • Advanced pedagogy for all disciplines
  • Integrated curriculum development
  • Assessing students across several skill areas

Supervised practice

  • Teach volunteer students with live feedback
  • Practise training future instructors
  • Refine your personal teaching style
6
Months 6–7Arbiter Training & Business Development

Official arbiter programme

  • WABA judging criteria and rules mastery
  • Fair, objective assessment training
  • Written exam and practical judging assessment

Certification

  • Official WABA-qualified arbiter certification
  • Advanced Neoboost.app and Superead reseller training
7
Months 7–8WABA Competition #2 Competitor

Compete again (online)

  • Show advanced, integrated techniques
  • Measure how far you've come since Competition #1

Grow your network

  • Meet potential clients and partners
  • Keep building your community
8
Months 8–9Master Trainer Development

Marketing & personal branding

  • Personal branding for multi-discipline instructors
  • Content creation that showcases your skills
  • Local market analysis

Sales & revenue streams

  • Selling educational services and software
  • Proposal writing for multi-part offers
  • Building referral networks
Phase 3 · Leadership & Business
9
Months 9–10WABA Competition #3 Arbiter

Your first official arbiter role

  • Judge both disciplines at an online WABA event
  • A leadership role in the global community

Performance review

  • Arbitration performance evaluation
  • Train-the-trainer delivery assessment
10
Months 10–11Advanced Student & Trainer Development

Recruitment

  • Strategies for recruiting students and future instructors
  • Building a learning community around you

Lead others

  • Prepare your own students for competition
  • Train new instructors in both disciplines
11
Month 11WABA Competition #4 Coach & Arbiter

Coach your own students

  • Accompany your students to an online WABA competition
  • Bring newly trained instructors to observe

Second arbiter experience

  • Greater arbitration responsibility
  • Recognition as a master instructor and trainer
12
Month 12Master Certification & Expansion Plan

Master assessment

  • Teaching skill in Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory
  • Competition and arbitration skills
  • Train-the-trainer delivery and reselling results

Your business plan

  • Business plan for running your own multi-service practice
  • Train-the-trainer franchise development
  • Neoboost.app and Superead regional partnership opportunities
  • Alumni network leadership role
Competition 1CompetitorTest your skills on the world stage
Competition 2CompetitorShow your growth
Competition 3ArbiterJudge the competition
Competition 4CoachLead your own students

All WABA competitions take part online. No travel required.

Your business

Not just a licence: several ways to earn from it

Business growth is built into every phase, so you finish the year with a working practice, not just a certificate.

01

Teach licensed courses

Run official Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory courses for individuals, schools and companies.

02

Train new instructors

Deliver train-the-trainer programmes and grow your own network of instructors.

03

Superead reseller

Resell the Superead speed reading platform to your students and clients, and earn commission.

04

Neoboost.app reseller

Earn with your own reseller credentials and dashboard.

05

Competition coaching

Prepare students for WABA competitions as a certified competitor, arbiter and coach.

06

Regional partnerships

Plan franchise and regional partnership opportunities in your final month.

Your tools

Professional platforms included from day one

Included · Licensed Teacher

Superead

Every programme attendee becomes a licensed Superead teacher, with full access to the Superead Teacher Dashboard.

  • Licensed Superead teacher account
  • Teacher Dashboard to manage your students
  • Reseller rights and commission structure
Included · 12 months

Software & resources

Everything you need to learn, teach and sell, ready from your onboarding session.

  • 12-month professional Mind Mapping software licence
  • Neoboost.app with reseller credentials
  • Template libraries and instructor resources
  • 24/7 e-learning platform (35+ hours)
  • Train-the-trainer resource library
VIP support

You're never on your own. Not for a single week.

This is what makes it a VIP programme: personal, weekly access to expert mentors from your first day to your last.

Book your consultation call

52Weekly Global Mentoring sessions60-minute live Zoom sessions with the expert faculty
52Weekly 1:1 consultation sessionsPersonal guidance through a live queue, and you learn from others' sessions too
12Monthly enhanced check-insProgress reviews and individual coaching for teaching and business
35+Hours of structured e-learningAvailable 24/7 across all disciplines
∞Private master instructor communityA forum with peers and mentors around the world
Expert faculty

Learn from the people who carry the legacy forward

Professor Marek Kasperski
Vice President · Lead Instructor

Professor Marek Kasperski

Grand Master Trainer, who worked alongside Tony Buzan and delivers the official Tony Buzan courses worldwide. Expert in practical Mind Mapping and competition preparation, and the voice behind your e-learning library.

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WABA Competitions · Speed Reading · Business

Nicolas Lisiak & Jérôme Hoarau

Nicolas leads the WABA League Mind Mapping and Speed-Reading competitions, and Jérôme is a Speed-Reading specialist. Both mentor you on marketing and building a sustainable training business.

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Personal Branding

Mehmet Tashanligil

Intellectual influencer in Türkiye with 500K+ followers, founder of Superead and a Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor.

Tony Buzan
The legacy
Learn the authentic technique, exactly as it was taught by Tony Buzan.

Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mind Mapping, changed how millions of people think, learn and remember. Today his legacy is led by Raymond Keene OBE, who co-founded Tony Buzan Limited with Tony and now serves as its President, together with Vice President and Grand Master Trainer Professor Marek Kasperski, who worked with Tony directly.

When you become a Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor, you join an international network of trainers across 14+ countries, all teaching the original method.

Official leadership

Certified under the official Tony Buzan leadership

Your licence is backed by the people who lead Tony Buzan Limited today.

Raymond Keene OBE
President · Co-Founder

Raymond Keene OBE

Chess Grandmaster and co-founder of Tony Buzan Limited, together with Tony Buzan.

  • 3world chess championships organised, involving Garry Kasparov
  • 1sthuman vs computer world championship in any Mind Sport (London, 1992)
  • 206books on Mind Sports, thinking and genius, a world record, in 16 languages
Professor Marek Kasperski
Vice President · Grand Master Trainer

Prof. Marek Kasperski

Grand Master Trainer for the Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor (TBLI) programme and your lead instructor.

  • 23,152students trained since January 2020
  • 35+hours of e-learning recorded for this programme
  • 14+countries in the licensed instructor network
The world stage

The 35th World Memory Championships

The official World Memory Championships, incorporating the World Mind Mapping and Speed-Reading Championships, bring the world's brightest minds together. The three disciplines you'll teach are the same ones competed at the highest level.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 11–13 December 2026

35thedition
50countries
3days
10disciplines
Discover WMC 2026
Student voices

What people say about the official Tony Buzan training

★★★★★

"I was certified TBLI under your training in June 2021… I have not only implemented Mind Mapping in my personal and professional life, but I have also taken Mind Mapping online classes for 500+ students. Your teachings and mentorship played an instrumental role in this success."

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Dr. SubraIndia · Licensed Instructor500+ students taught in year one
★★★★★

"We contacted Marek to ask about becoming Tony Buzan instructors so we could give our clients more choices. We were immediately struck by his passion and dedication to sharing his knowledge."

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AlessandroSwitzerland · Licensed Instructor
★★★★★

"It was an honour to be part of the course with Professor Kasperski. His attitude and personality are very inspiring. The course was rich in information, presented in an entertaining and professional way."

Lucie
LucieCzech Republic
★★★★★

"One of the best trainings I have had in my entire professional and personal learning journey."

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ArthurSingapore
★★★★★

"The Zoom courses were dynamic and effective and we had a lot of fun. He managed to create a very pleasant and friendly environment!"

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FedericaSwitzerland
★★★★★

"Marek is devoted to his lectures and courseware, seriously professional and detailed. He is tireless and answers every question."

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Chen PingHangzhou, China · Teacher
★★★★★

"He is excellent and has passed on a lot of useful knowledge to Vietnamese students. Thank you very much, teacher!"

Tran Thi Hue
Tran Thi HueVietnam
Your investment

One year that can change your career

Everything below is included. Places are limited so every attendee gets real one-to-one attention.

Everything included in your VIP programme

  • Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor certification: Mind Mapping, Speed Reading & Memory
  • Official WABA Arbiter certification
  • Master Trainer assessment and train-the-trainer curriculum
  • 4 online WABA competitions: competitor, arbiter, coach
  • 52 Global Mentoring + 52 one-to-one sessions
  • 90-minute personal onboarding + monthly check-ins
  • 35+ hours of e-learning by Professor Marek Kasperski
  • Superead Licensed Teacher account + Teacher Dashboard
  • Superead & Neoboost.app reseller rights
  • 12-month Mind Mapping software licence
  • Business, branding & sales training + your personal business plan
  • Private community and alumni network
Early-bird offer

Licensed Instructor
Complete One Year Programme

Regular price $5,000

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Enrolment is by application. On your call we'll confirm you're a fit, then lock in your price.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is the programme fully online?
Yes. Mentoring sessions, one-to-one consultations, e-learning and all four WABA competitions take place online, so you can join from anywhere in the world.
Do I need prior experience in Mind Mapping or Speed Reading?
Your 90-minute onboarding session assesses your current level in each discipline and builds a personalised learning path from there. On the consultation call we'll make sure the programme fits where you are today.
What certifications will I receive?
Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor certification in Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory, official WABA Arbiter certification, and a Master Trainer assessment. You also become a licensed Superead teacher with access to the Teacher Dashboard.
What is included with Superead and Neoboost.app?
Every attendee gets a licensed Superead teacher account with the Teacher Dashboard to work with students, plus reseller access to both Superead and Neoboost.app, so you can earn commission by offering these platforms to your own students and clients.
Can I pay monthly?
Yes. You can pay in full or spread your investment across 12 monthly payments. We'll set up whichever option suits you on your consultation call.
What happens on the consultation call?
It's a relaxed conversation with our team. We'll talk about your goals and background, walk you through the programme and answer your questions. If it's a mutual fit, we'll reserve your place and confirm your pricing.
What language is the programme taught in?
The programme is delivered in English.
What is your refund policy?
Because the programme is built around personal coaching and one-to-one mentoring reserved for you from day one, fees are non-refundable. That's exactly why we speak with every applicant first: to make sure it's the right fit before you enrol.
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