Memory. . . You never forget! Chapter 3 Memory. . . You never forget!

Visualization #1: A well-worn path The memory jungle . . . Visualization #1: A well-worn path Becoming a Master Student

Visualization #2: A herd of thoughts The memory jungle . . . Visualization #2: A herd of thoughts Becoming a Master Student

The memory jungle . . . Visualization #3: Turning your back Becoming a Master Student

Visualization #4: You are directing the animal traffic The memory jungle . . . Visualization #4: You are directing the animal traffic Becoming a Master Student

FOUR MEMORY TIPS Organize it Use your body Use your brain Recall it

ORGANIZE IT Learn from the general to the specific Make it meaningful Create associations

USE YOUR BODY Learn it once, actively Relax Create pictures Recite and repeat Write it down

USE YOUR BRAIN Reduce interference Use daylight Overlearn Escape the short-term memory trap

USE YOUR BRAIN (cont.) Distribute learning Be aware of attitudes Choose what not to store in memory Combine memory techniques

RECALL IT Remember something else Notice when you do remember Use it before you lose it Remember, you never forget!

Link to something else A ritual

Link to something else A ritual Looking at your watch

Use imaginary clues

Use imaginary clues Telephone hanging on door

Tell yourself---

Tell yourself--- At any time I choose, I will be able to recall . . .

Remembering names Recite and repeat in conversation Ask other person to recite and repeat Visualize Admit you don’t know Introduce yourself again

Remembering names (cont.) Use associations Limit number of new names you learn at one time Ask for photos or lists Go early Make it a game

Mnemonic devices Becoming a Master Student

Mnemonic devices (cont.) New words

Mnemonic devices (cont.) New words Acronyms

Mnemonic devices (cont.) New words Acronyms NASA

Mnemonic devices (cont.) New words Acronyms NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Creative sentences

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Creative sentences Acrostics

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Creative sentences Acrostics Every good boy does fine musical notes on treble clef staff (E, G, B, D, and F)

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Rhymes and songs

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Rhymes and songs Coca-Cola’s song

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Rhymes and songs In fourteen hundred and ninety-two. . . Coca-Cola’s song

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Rhymes and songs In fourteen hundred and ninety-two. . . Coca-Cola’s song Thirty days hath September . . .

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Systems

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Systems Loci

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Systems Loci visual associations with familiar locations

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Systems Loci visual associations with familiar locations Peg

Mnemonic devices (cont.) Systems Loci visual associations with familiar locations Peg key words represented by numbers

FINAL MEMORY TIP

FINAL MEMORY TIP Remember, you never forget!