Table of Contents

About This Course

How to Take This Course

Pre-test

1. Memory Fitness Training 1

Summary

Exhibit 1–1 Hometown Technology Management Conference

Exhibit 1–2 Hometown Technology Management Conference Memory Practice

Exhibit 1–3 Hometown Shopping District

Exhibit 1–4 Hometown Shopping District Memory Practice

Exhibit 1–5 Hometown Technology’s Softball Team

Exhibit 1–6 Hometown Technology’s Softball Team Memory Practice

Exhibit 1–7 Hometown Technology Lobby Mural

Exhibit 1–8 Duplicate Mural Design Memory Practice

Exhibit 1–9 Hometown Technology Conference Handouts

Exhibit 1–10 Conference Handouts Memory Practice

Exhibit 1–11 Hometown Technology Memo

Exhibit 1–12 Hometown Technology Memo Memory Practice

Exhibit 1–13 Memory Practice Review

Exhibit 1–14 Memory Preparation Self-analysis

2. Memory Strategy 19

Summary

Exhibit 2–1 Motivation Analysis

Exhibit 2–2 Narrowing Your Mental Focus

Exhibit 2–3 Mental Focus Analysis

Exhibit 2–4 Reflecting Information

Exhibit 2–5 Reflecting Information Orally

Exhibit 2–6 Reflecting Information Memory Practice

Exhibit 2–7 Paraphrasing Memory Practice

Exhibit 2–8 The Four Steps of the Memory Strategy

Exhibit 2–9 Matching the Memory Strategy Steps

Exhibit 2–10 Long-term Memory Practice

3. Remembering Names 37

Summary

Exhibit 3–1 The Value of Remembering Names

Exhibit 3–2 Personal Effects of Remembering and Forgetting Names

Exhibit 3–3 Elements that Influence Remembering Names

Exhibit 3–4 Preparing for Names

Exhibit 3–5 Reflecting Names

Exhibit 3–6 Reflecting Names Memory Practice

Exhibit 3–7 Memory Strategy for Remembering Names

Exhibit 3–8 Direct Associations

Exhibit 3–9 Remembering Direct Associations

Exhibit 3–10 Making Direct Associations

Exhibit 3–11 Developing Direct Associations from Objects

4. Remembering Names and Faces 59

Summary

Exhibit 4–1 Indirect Association Memory Practice

Exhibit 4–2 Creating Indirect Associations

Exhibit 4–3 First Name Associations

Exhibit 4–4 Remembering Facial Features

Exhibit 4–5 Name and Job Associations

Exhibit 4–6 Connecting Names and Faces

Exhibit 4–7 Indirect Association Completion

Exhibit 4–8 Name and Face Memory Practice

Exhibit 4–9 Name and Face Memory Practice Completion

Exhibit 4–10 Personal Associations

5. Memory Hooks 77

Summary

Exhibit 5–1 Creating Acronyms

Exhibit 5–2 Creating Acrostics

Exhibit 5–3 Peg System Hooks

Exhibit 5–4 Sales Representative’s List of Items

Exhibit 5–5 Sales Representative’s List from Memory

Exhibit 5–6 Peg System Associations

Exhibit 5–7 Peg System Evaluation

Exhibit 5–8 Creating Peg System Associations

Exhibit 5–9 Peg System Memory Practice

Exhibit 5–10 Image Chains

Exhibit 5–11 Memory Hooks

Exhibit 5–12 Personal Memory Hooks

6. Remembering Numbers 95

Summary

Exhibit 6–1 Number Review

Exhibit 6–2 Review Memory Practice

Exhibit 6–3 The Image Set

Exhibit 6–4 Image Set Construction

Exhibit 6–5 The Number Code

Exhibit 6–6 Number-code Translations

Exhibit 6–7 Number-code Encoding

Exhibit 6–8 Number-coding Peg System

Exhibit 6–9 Number-coding Peg System Conversions

Exhibit 6–10 Number-code Peg Chains

Exhibit 6–11 Peg Chain Memory Practice

7. Dealing with Absentmindedness 113

Summary

Exhibit 7–1 Causes for Absentmindedness

Exhibit 7–2 Absentmindedness Analysis

Exhibit 7–3 Four-step Memory Strategy

Exhibit 7–4 Visual Associations

Exhibit 7–5 Memory Signals

Exhibit 7–6 Memory Signal Review

Exhibit 7–7 Visualizations

Exhibit 7–8 Visualization Review

Exhibit 7–9 Memory Technique

8. Mental Notebooks 129

Summary

Exhibit 8–1 Body Search Memory System

Exhibit 8–2 Body Search Practice

Exhibit 8–3 House Search Memory System

Exhibit 8–4 House Search Visual Associations

Exhibit 8–5 House Search Practice

Exhibit 8–6 Date Imaging

Exhibit 8–7 Remembering Dates

Exhibit 8–8 Date Imaging Practice

Exhibit 8–9 Appointment Imaging

Exhibit 8–10 Memory Improvement for Giving Presentations

Bibliography

Post-test