STTS Maximise Your Memory Power

Nishant Kasibhatla

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• Publié par: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) PTE LTD
• Date de parution: 10 février 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789814312462
• Langue: English

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2010 Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited text Nishant Kasibhatla series title Shirley Taylor Illustrations by Edwin Ng Cover art by Opal Works Co. Limited
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Kasibhatla, Nishant.
Maximise your memory power / Nishant Kasibhatla. - Singapore : Marshall Cavendish
Business, c2010.
p. cm. - (Success skills series)
Includes index.
eISBN-13 : 978-981-4312-46-2
1. Success in business. 2. Memory. 3. Mnemonics. I. Title. II. Series: Success skills series (ST Training Solutions)

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PREFACE
Congratulations on picking up this copy of Maximise Your Memory Power . I m very proud to include this in the ST Training Solutions Success Skills series. This series includes several short, practical books on a range of topics that will help you develop your skills and enhance your success at work and in your personal life too.
The Success Skills series was originally created to meet the needs of participants of ST Training Solutions public workshops. After attending our workshops, many participants expressed a real desire to continue learning, to find out more about the topic, to take it to another level. They were hungry for knowledge. Just the effect I hoped for when I set up ST Training Solutions in 2007. With the Success Skills series of books, the experience and expertise of our trainers can be enjoyed by many more people.
As Series Editor, I ve enjoyed working with the authors to make sure the books are easy-to-read, highly practical, and written in straightforward, simple language. Every book is packed with essential tools and strategies that will make you more effective and successful. We ve included illustrations throughout that reinforce some key points, because I believe we learn more if we add some fun and humour. You ll also notice some key features that highlight important learning points:
Myth Buster

Here you will find a statement that is not true, with notes on the true facts of the matter.
Fast Fact

Useful snippets of information or special points to remember.
Aha! Moment

This is a light bulb moment, when we note something you may be able to conclude from a discussion. Don t forget to note your own Aha! Moments perhaps when you receive some extra insight that clarifies an important point.
Try This

Here you ll find a suggestion for how you can put a special point into practice, either at home or at work.
Danger Zone

You ll find some words of warning here, such as things to avoid or precautions to take.
Star Tips

At the end of each chapter you ll find a list of Star Tips - important notes to remind you about the key points.
By picking up this book you have already shown a desire to learn more. The solid advice and practical guidelines provided in this book will show you how you can really go from good to great!
Good luck!

Shirley Taylor Series Editor CEO, ST Training Solutions Pte Ltd
ST Training Solutions
www.shirleytaylortraining.com www.shirleytaylor.com

Shape the Star in You!
Visit www.STSuccessSkills.com now to download your free e-book Your 7 Steps to Success containing motivating advice from our Success Skills authors. You can also read lots of author articles and order the latest titles in the Success Skills series.
CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
ASSESS YOURSELF
1. UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR MEMORY WORKS
Brain remembers pictures better
The 3 R s of memory process
The enemies of your memory
Debunking memory myths
The secrets of maximising your memory power
Star Tips for understanding how your memory works
2. ASSOCIATION - THE MENTAL GLUE
The Trigger Principle
How good is your memory?
How to create strong associations
Association exercises
Star Tips for making associations stick like glue
3. MEMORY TECHNIQUES FOR BEGINNERS
First Letter Technique
First Letter Sentence Technique
Number Phrase Technique
Number Shape Technique
Number Rhyme Technique
Star Tips for beginners
4. REMEMBERING LISTS, SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS
The CARR Technique
The Word Train Technique
Using the Word Train Technique to remember a to-do list
The Body List Technique
Using the Body List Technique to remember facts and ideas
The Roman Room Technique
Using the Roman Room Technique to remember speeches and presentations
Expanding the Roman Room
Word Train vs Body List vs Roman Room
Star Tips for remembering lists, speeches and presentations
5. REMEMBERING ABSTRACT AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE WORDS
The Visual Trigger Technique
Knowledge triggers
Sound triggers
Using triggers to improve your vocabulary
Using triggers to remember foreign language vocabulary
Using triggers to remember technical terms and other abstract words
Star Tips for remembering abstract and foreign language words
6. REMEMBERING NUMBERS AND STATISTICS
The Ultimate System
Converting numbers into words (and images)
Dealing with one- or two-digit numbers
Using phonetics to remember numbers of any length
The 100 images database - your cheat sheet
Star Tips for remembering numbers and statistics
7. REMEMBERING NAMES AND FACES
Why do we forget names?
The Five-step Name Memory System
The Basic Technique - five steps explained
The Advanced Technique - five steps explained
Putting it all together
Star Tips for remembering names and faces
8. EIGHT WAYS TO TURBOCHARGE YOUR BRAIN POWER
Doing meditation
Solving puzzles
Creating a mind canvas
Asking what if?
Thinking of ten uses
Trusting your brain
Learning a new skill
Activating Instant Replay
Star Tips for turbocharging your brain power
9. TECHNIQUES TO DEAL WITH EVERYDAY MEMORY PROBLEMS
Overcoming absent-mindedness
Remembering alphabetical or alpha-numerical information
Dealing with tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) phenomenon and mental blocks
Remembering birthdays and anniversaries
Remembering weekly appointments
Storing information in your long-term memory
Remembering spoken information
Remembering what you read
Star Tips for dealing with everyday memory problems
10. TRICKS AND STUNTS TO MAXIMISE YOUR MEMORY AND IMPRESS PEOPLE
Calendar memory
30-digit number
Mental filing cabinet
Facts about people
Meeting memos
Applying memory stunts to your working life
Star Tips for maximising your memory and impressing people
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I like the saying that every master was once a disaster . If this is true, then every Grand Master was once a grand disaster ! Like many others, I was not born with a phenomenal memory. I began learning about memory techniques (mnemonics) during my summer vacation when I was 17. Before then I had a terrible memory, and the only memory technique I knew was that of repetition, so I spent hours cramming for exams, memorising stacks of paper over and over. My social life was deteriorating too as I would dread attending any networking and get-together sessions, simply because I could never remember the names of all the people.
My memory got so bad that while running a grocery errand for my mother one day, I cycled to the shop, bought what she wanted, and walked back home, completely forgetting about my bicycle. I only realised my mistake a few hours later when I wanted to go out and couldn t find it. That incident showed how bad my memory was and certainly counts as a grand disaster!
My bicycle episode happened in 1995, and in 2003 I found myself a Grand Master of Memory at the World Memory Championship. How did this transformation take place in a span of just eight years? Simple. I mastered some very straightforward yet powerful memory techniques.
Consider these questions:
Do you have trouble remembering key information?
Do you wish you had better information management skills?
Do you feel stressed because you re constantly forgetting important things?
Do you worry about an overload of information?
Whenever I ask these questions during my talks and workshops, almost everyone in the audience says yes . I am sure you did too. Well the good news is that, in this book, I will share many simple, practical techniques to help you remember any kind of information.
In today s fast-paced information age, maximising your memory power is not a mere option but a necessity. We use our memory