memory techniques

The Most Powerful

Memory TechniquesAnd how to use them.

(c) Yellow Elephant Memory Pty Ltd 2015


Take a few minutes to memorize the list

on the next page

1. Vacuum Cleaner 11. Radio

2. Drums 12. Soap

3. Perfume Bottle 13. Paint

4. CD 14. Football

5. Giraffe 15. Grass

6. Computer 16. Eye

7. Caterpillar 17. Nappies

8. Microphone 18. Onion

9. Red Dress 19. Yoyo

10. Sticks 20. Ice-cream



Now take a few minutes to remember the list

you have just memorized and recall them

against its matching number order

1. 11.

2. 12.

3. 13.

4. 14.

5. 15.

6. 16.

7. 17.

8. 18.

9. 19.

10. 20.



Most people memorize around 7 items.

This is why telephone numbers are

designed roughly 7 to 9 digits!

In This Course You will Learn

How the brain works

To apply key memory principles

To link effectively

To use the Number Rhyme technique

To use the Number Shape technique

To use the Journey technique

How to apply memory techniques for everyday life


Something similar ever happened to you?

Hello Im John

Nice to meet you

John. Im Taylor..


Scenario

So what do you doerrrmate?

Im a TeacherJohn.

Ahhh what was

his name????


Our BrainLEFT

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- WORDS

- LISTS

- LOGIC

- NUMBERS

- SEQUENCE

ColourImaginationRhythmRandomBig Picture

Our Brain


The Left Side is Linear The Right Side is all over the place!

Our BrainLEFT

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Taught mostly

at school

Conventional way

of note-taking

and note-making

Very bland, hard

to memorize & recall

Our Brain


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In order to excel we must use

BOTH SIDES

Our Brain

The upcoming lessons will show

You how to use both sides of your

brain


3 Steps to Effective Memorization

1.Visualize

2.Associate

3.Recall


Most of us are visual.

By creating a vivid image for your

memorization it will greatly assist

with recall.

Visualize


Scenario:

You leave your keys on the table and walk away.

There are many people around the world who do this and

later forget where they put their keys!

Visualize


Applying Step 1 Visualize:

By creating a vivid image for where you

put the keys it will greatly assist with

recall.

Since it is happening in our minds,

we can be creative and make that

visualization stand out!

Visualize


Applying Step 1 Visualize:

Just as you put down your keys on the

table, the keys grow in size and get bigger

and bigger!

Some Tips:

Picture the keys getting bigger and bigger

Listen to the sound it makes as it grows

Visualize


Linking our item to be remembered with another item..

..allows us to recall better

Once again;

Since it is happening in our minds,

we can be creative and make that

association stand out!

Associate


Applying Step 2 Associate:

By creating a strong link for where you

put the keys it will greatly assist with

recall.

Associate


Applying Step 2 Associate:

As the keys start to grow, the table breaks

in half because of the heaviness of

the keys

Some Tips:

Picture the table breaking in half

Imagine the keys becoming very heavy to break the table

Listen to the breaking sound it makes

Associate


And now for the final and most easy stage..

The recall..

Recall


Applying Step 3 Recall:

This can be conscious or accidental.

Conscious is simply making an effort to remember the

linking and associations you have created.

Accidental is when you come across the association without making a conscious effort to remember.

Recall



Conscious: Where did you leave the keys?

You remember the association with

Keys breaking the table. AhhTABLE!

Recall



Accidental: Where did you leave the keys?

You walk around your house looking for the keys and pass

by the table..you stop for a moment..and ask yourself

Why did the table break? Ohhh the keys broke it.

So you check under the table and viola! Find the keys

Recall


3 Steps to Effective Memorization

1.Visualize

2.Associate

3.Recall

By following these 3 simple steps

you are on your way to memory

success!


Technique Linking

Shane has mastered the art of linking.

He will demonstrate how to use this

technique without even breaking a

sweat!

Cmon Shane, show us how its done


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bk bk bkkkkkk bk bk bkkk.

akkkkkk.

Ok, maybe well skip Shane until he learns English a bit better.


The Linking Technique helps us to recall effectively by

creating stories with the items we want to remember.

For Example

We want to remember the below.

Shoe, Milk, Postman, Donkey, Blue


Imagine your SHOES smelling profusely..


You decide to take them off, and as you do, MILK starts to pour out!


The milk splatters everywhere and somehow flies into the eye of the POSTMAN


The postman gets angry, gets on his DONKEY and starts to chase you


You run for your life and feel yourself getting sick and suddenly you turn BLUE!


Now how did the story go?

Recall the story to yourself and see

if you can remember the items


What made you remember the words?

By creating a story using your fantastic imagination (right side brain) and

linking it to words (left side brain)..

..we are able to use both sides of our brain and remember.

How easy is that!


Practice linking the below words and try to make

your story as fun and exciting as you can.

Remember the 3 steps to memorization? Try to apply them below.

e.g. The Brain was absolutely massive!

Brain, Carpet, Snake, Chocolate, Pencil


Practical uses for

the Linking Technique

Remembering shopping lists Numbers, e.g. Telephone, dates Find your car in large car parks Finding Keys Random items, items in order Studying for exams Memorizing a chronology Names and faces And anything else you can think of


Linking Tips

Apply Memory Principles Make your stories creative Have fun!


Technique Number Rhyme

1. Gun 6. Sticks

2. Shoe 7. Heaven

3. Tree 8. Gate

4. Door 9. Wine

5. Hive 10. Pen

The numbers & words above rhyme with each other.

E.g. One Gun, Two Shoe, Three Tree, Four Door, and so on


1. Gun Elephant 6. Sticks Water

2. Shoe Breakfast 7. Heaven Towel

3. Tree CD 8. Gate Chocolate

4. Door Computer 9. Wine Tomato

5. Hive Glasses 10. Pen Window

Lets say we want to remember the words below in black.

We link both the rhyming list in white with the list in black







For example: The ELEPHANT was shot with a GUN (Luckily did not die)

I ate BREAKFAST with my SHOE as a spoon

The TREE outside was growing CDs

You get the picture?







Link all the words together as demonstrated on the previous page

now lets see how you went


7. Heaven 6. Sticks

4. Door 3. Tree

10. Pen 8. Gate

5. Hive 1. Gun

2. Shoe 9. Wine

Recall


Remembering random items

Short lists and numbers

Small talks and presentations

To do lists

Cooking recipes

Names

Exam notes

Short quiz questions

And anything else you can think of!

Number Rhyme Uses


Use the 3 step Memory Principles to make effective memorizations

Recall the number first to remember the item

Add two or more items in one number rhyme location for a challenge

Number Rhyme Tips


1. Candlestick

2. Swan

3. McDonalds sign

4. Boat

5. Hook

Technique Number Shape

Similar to Number Rhyme but shaped according to the number


6. Elephants trunk

7. Leaves

8. Glasses

9. Snake

10. Bat and Ball

Similar to Number Rhyme but shaped according to the number

Technique Number Shape


1. Candlestick Elephant 6. Elephants trunk Water

2. Swan Breakfast 7. Leaves Towel

3. McDonalds CD 8. Glasses Chocolate

4. Boat Computer 9. Snake Tomato

5. Hook Glasses 10. Bat and Ball Window

Link Number Shapes to Items

The ELEPHANT was burnt by a CANDLESTICK

I had SWAN for BREAKFAST. It was very tasty.

Got it?


1. Candlestick Elephant 6. Elephants trunk Water

2. Swan Breakfast 7. Leaves Towel

3. McDonalds CD 8. Glasses Chocolate

4. Boat Computer 9. Snake Tomato

5. Hook Glasses 10. Bat and Ball Window

Link all the words together as demonstrated on the previous page

now lets see how you went


7. 6.

4. 3.

10. 8.

5. 1.

2. 9.

Recall


Remembering shopping lists

Numbers, e.g. Telephone, dates

Find your car in large car parks

finding Keys

Random items, items in order

Studying for exams

Memorizing a chronology

Names and faces

And anything else you can think of!

Number Shape Uses


Make the memorization exciting

Challenge yourself by adding multiple items in one number shape

Teach others

Have fun!

Number Shape Memorization Tips


Technique The Journey System


The Journey Technique allows you to remember more

items by linking them into locations you already know

well.

Lets look at an example


Room 1

Location 1 - Bed

Location 2 - Bathroom

Location 3 - Door

Location 4 - Window

Lets start with our house

Step 1: Go into the first room in your house

and name 4 items for each location. E.g. above.


Room 1 Room 2

Room 3 Room 4

L1 - Bed

L9 - Computer

L11 - Desk

L3 - Door

L5 - Toys

L7 - Table

L13 - TV

L15 - Bookshelf

L6 - CupboardL4 - Window L2 - Bathroom L8 - Boxes

L12 - Couch L14 - VaseL10 - Bookshelf L16 - Fridge

Step 2: Repeat step 1 and name 4 items in the other rooms

E.g. below


Room 1 Room 2

Room 3 Room 4

1

9

5

13

2 6

10 14

3 7

11 15

4 8

12 16

Complete your own House Journey below and once finished

go through each location and visualize them


To use the Journey system:

Link and associate items to be remembered with..the items in each of your locations


Room 1

L1 - Bed

Item to be remembered:

Cow

The link:

The COW was jumping on my BED

Repeat this for all items to be remembered

across all locations

Room 1 Room 2

Room 3 Room 4

Vacuum Cleaner

Red Dress

Giraffe

Paint

DrumsComputer

Sticks Football

Perfume bottle Caterpillar

Radio Grass

CD Microphone

Soap Eye

Complete your own below and once finished go through each

item and visualize them against your location


Room 1 Room 2

Room 3 Room 4

Fill in the blanks to see how many items you can remember


Remembering poems and texts

Long digit numbers

Random shuffled playing cards

Exam questions

Long presentations and training sessions

Quiz questions

Dates

Meeting schedule and calendar items

Large lists and facts

Journey Technique Uses


Journey Technique Tips

Know your journey well

Take your time creating detailed associations

Expand on individual location attributes


aximizing your potential

Apply the memory principles to your daily life

Practice the techniques

Practice Recalling

Teach others. This will help you learn more and be better at it.

Attend a Free Mindmechanix memory session. See Mindmechanix Website:

www.ImproveYourMemory.com.au


Final Benchmark

Ok so you have learnt 4 powerful memory techniques

Lets see how well you do remembering the items onthe next page.you have 10 minutes.


1. BLACK 11. POLICE

2. ELEPHANT 12. MUSIC

3. GRUMPY 13. BENCH

4. PAINT 14. TOUGH

5. SHOULDER 15. HAIR

6. CRICKET 16. FLOWERS

7. WATER 17. PARTY

8. BULLET 18. ACTOR

9. WRESTLE 19. BIMBO

10. FIRE 20. GATE


Final Benchmark1. 11.

2. 12.

3. 13.

4. 14.

5. 15.

6. 16.

7. 17.

8. 18.

9. 19.

10. 20.


Learning outcomes revisited

Benchmarked current memory

Understand how the brain works

Be able to apply key memory principles

Be able to link effectively

Be able to use the Number Rhyme technique

Be able to use the Number Shape technique

Be able to use the Journey technique

Apply memory techniques for everyday life

Final benchmark


A word from the AuthorI hope you enjoyed the course and improved your

memory!

If youre interested to learn more on how I can help you or your organization get better results, feel free to contact

me on [email protected]

You can also read more lessons on my blog at

ImproveYourMemory.com.au

All the best!

Tansel Ali

3-Time Australian Memory Champion


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