Overview
Course duration: 1 day.
Our ability to remember information and ideas has a significant effect on the way we manage ourselves, our time and our performance. However, according to the latest research, without notes or memory prompts, most of us forget 80% of the information we are exposed to. If we could revive our inherent power of recall, we could dramatically improve the quality and power of our performance.
This course will enable delegates to dramatically increase the amount of relevant information they presently remember. Delegates will have the opportunity to learn and practise several memory techniques to achieve demonstrable success. On completion, delegates will be far more alert to their power of recall and use it intuitively, remembering promises made to phone or write, ‘flashes of inspiration’ that have occurred when they don’t have a pen and paper to hand, and valuable nuggets of information that could make the difference between an average or exceptional performance.
Is it right for me?
This course is suitable for individuals who would benefit from an improved ability to remember facts, figures, names, faces, organisational issues, current trends, plans, theories, ideas and any information that assists efficiency, learning, development and management.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course you will be able to:
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Revive the inherent power of recall by improving your ability to transfer large amounts of information to long term memory
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Dramatically improve your confidence, ability and intent to remember relevant information using the cues that best reflect your individual cognitive style
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Enhance your performance by remembering dates, times, faces, facts, figures and any information that will help with study, presentation delivery and decision making
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Remember new techniques and features of technology more readily and so improve the organisation of your day by working more productively
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Remember more of any type of information regardless of time, context or relevance to your physical surroundings.
What will it cover?
Memory in the Workplace
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Why effective memory skills can improve your professional development
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Using and remembering information from a variety of sources
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Understanding how we absorb and understand information
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Identifying your personal learning style
The Principles of Memory
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How the mind works
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Health and wellbeing – factors that effect your memory
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Promoting your instinct and intent to learn
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Using background information and special interests to increase memory skill
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Meaningful organisation – how to remember twice as much instantly
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The chunk principle for remembering long lists and long numbers
Visualisation
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Visualisation – a secret weapon
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Association and location – the filing cabinet in the brain
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Mind mapping for organised remembering
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Imagination – exaggeration, fantasy and humour
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The impact of image and the power of recall
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Feelings and sounds to enhance the memory
Reading Skills for the Memory
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Adopting different reading strategies for different media (reports, articles, email, non-fiction, fiction and correspondence)
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Preview and segmentation
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Picture linking
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An introduction to speed reading and remembering
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Remembering using mnemonics, linking and visualisation
Personal Development
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Identifying the key areas where you will practise and improve your memory
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Reviewing your performance on schedule
Further courses to consider
An Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming
Speed Reading
Effective Time Management
Trainer Profile
Anna Beckwith
"Many people come on the course wanting to be told 'how to recall facts, figures, names and faces at will". What they discover is that the key secret to a good memory is understanding how to absorb and store information correctly in the first place, using various techniques and capitalising on your own learning preference. Once you get this critical stage right, recall and 'remembering things you usually forget' becomes effortless and easy."
The Faculty
Along with Malcolm Caudren, Anna Beckwith is part of the dedicated faculty team who will deliver this course. The initials next to each date below indicate which trainer is scheduled to deliver which event.
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Testimonial
I enjoyed the course yesterday very much it was excellent, I have already used some of the techniques I learnt with great success - amazing!
Linda Allen,
Accountant,
Rawle Gammon & Baker Holdings Limited