Improving Your Memory

Improving Your Memory

1h 28mGeneral2022-02-15

Authors

Paul Nowak

Paul Nowak

Teaches speed reading and memory improvement at NASA and Google

Course details

Memory is not a finite resource, and with techniques like repetition, association, and visualization, you can improve your memory before it starts to fade. This fascinating course shows viewers of all ages how to improve their recall. It explains how and when to employ tricks such as mnemonic devices, rhymes, stories, and alliteration. And it explains the best methods for different situations, like remembering names, important dates, passwords, to-do lists, quotes, and more. These techniques will prove invaluable, whether you're memorizing facts for a test at school, points for a work presentation, or trivia to impress your friends.

Learning objectives
Memory principles that work
Taking notes
Using songs and rhyming techniques to remember details
Building a "memory palace"
Remembering names and passwords
Memorizing long texts and speeches

Skills covered

Personal DevelopmentLimited SeriesProfessional Development

Concepts

Introduction

  • Improving your memory
  • What is short-term memory

Memory Principles

  • Repetition
  • Exaggeration
  • Chunking
  • Association
  • Pictures

Memory Techniques

  • Using mnemonic devices
  • Note-taking techniques
  • Using songs, rhymes, and alliteration
  • The story method
  • The link system
  • Memory palaces and the method of loci
  • The similar sound technique

Using the Mnemonic Peg System

  • Linking numbers to pictures
  • Memorizing ten items
  • Memorizing more than ten items

Situational Methods

  • How to remember names
  • How to remember presentations
  • How to remember what you read
  • Remembering passwords
  • Remembering important dates
  • Remembering numbers
  • Remembering formulas
  • Remembering your to-do list
  • How to memorize words in foreign languages
  • Memorizing speeches or scripts word for word

Conclusion

  • Remember memory principles
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