Memory Skills

“Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.”

Zen Proverb

You don’t have to be blessed with good memory from birth to enjoy one. Anyone can enjoy the many benefits of good memory and recall by using powerful memory techniques. Methods, examples and exercises explained in this course can help delegates to improve their memory many times over.

The course provides immediate results. By the end of the course delegates will learn several techniques that they can put to use immediately. Delegates can use these methods to remember list of names, numbers, people and faces, jargons, vocabulary of foreign languages, information from books and school work.

The course is designed with the needs of everyone in mind. From university students to businessmen, academics and professionals, people from all industries and domains can benefit from this course.

By going through this course, delegates will be able to:

• Recall a long list of words with ease
• Pair words together and remember the pairing associations
• Remember a long sequence of numbers
• Remember the data for much longer such as weeks or months
• Remember data by going over it only once
• Avoid using repetition and rote learning techniques that consume so much time and lead to poor short-term results
• Use the memory techniques for learning languages, school or university courses, industry jargons, people’s names and so on

The real power behind the memory techniques explored in this course is that they are easy to understand, quick to apply and amazingly lead to near permanent recall even after being used only once. As explained in the course, the memory techniques can be used in conjunction with methods such as spaced repetition to get impeccable results.

The course focuses on teaching delegates how to remember useful everyday data. The aim is to focus on areas that most people struggle with and wish they could do something about. This course can be used in conjunction with Learning to Learn for a two day course. It is best if delegates go through Learning to Learn first and then follow it with this course to focus on Memory Skills.

This is perhaps one of the most entertaining courses offered by Skills Converged. Delegates learn numerous inspiring techniques while going through a memorable training course.

In this highly practical course participants will learn:

How Does the Brain Remember Data?

• What is the brain capable of?
• Can you have a photographic memory?
• How does the brain incorporate new information?
• What is the secret to the success of memory champions?
• Why do people forget?

What is the Link Method?

• How to employ the power of imagination
• How to apply the method
• How to get the most from it

How to Take Advantage of Metacognitive Techniques

• What is a metacognitive technique?
• How to apply it
• What can you use it for?
• How to design and customise it so it can be applied to any memory task

How to Remember Long Numbers

• How to take advantage of a proven method used by exceptional memory champions
• How to design the method to suit your needs
• How to code numbers to take advantage of the power of your brain

How to Remember People and Faces

• How to use several powerful techniques to remember faces and names
• How to remember long or difficult names
• How to remember the names of a group of people you have just been introduced to

How to Invent Your Own Mnemonic Devices

• What common mnemonic systems are in use and what can you learn from them?
• What are peg lists and how to use them?
• How to take advantage of visual mnemonics
• How to use several mnemonics devices to remember numbers
• How to use mind maps

Audience: Anyone

Prerequisites: None

Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Level: Beginners & Intermediate 

By the end of this course the delegates will be able to:

• Understand how memory works, why people forget and learn how to avoid it
• Use the Link Method to memorise a list of words or data
• Use a powerful mnemonic method used by memory champions to memorise anything
• Remember long numbers by taking advantage of the incredible power of association
• Remember people’s faces and names, learn difficult names and learn names of a group of people quickly and in a way that you won’t forget
• Use repetition correctly for memorisation and take advantage of its power for long term results
• Learn from a variety of mnemonic devices that facilitate memorisation

This course is designed to show and convince delegates that memory can be improved effectively and quickly using the right methods. At the beginning of the course, delegates will go through an assessment exercise to measure their current recall rate.

This is then following by covering foundation and the theory behind memorisation and recall. This is critical since each method should ultimately be customised to suit a person’s needs and style. If delegates know why the methods work they can customise them more effectively and use them correctly.

While going through the first several exercises, most delegates will be amazed at what they have achieved up to that point and in such a short amount of time.

Many visualisation techniques are explored in this course and delegates are encouraged to work together through some exercises to practice the skills and also to learn from each other’s approaches.

Learn to unleash the power of your imagination so you can remember more, remember it faster and for much longer

The course is extremely interactive and since memorisation can be demanding, pace and energy is carefully monitored in the course to make sure delegates don’t get too tired as they go through the sessions.

Several end-of-course exercises are also provided to showcase the use of methods explored in the course and also to assess the recall rate of delegates so they can see for themselves how much they have improved during the course. These exercises also help delegates to learn how to choose the right methods for the right memory tasks. 

Using spaced repetition and flash cards can be powerful

(Demonstrated visually with an animation during the course)