Memory Skills

 Overview

 Do you ever find yourself?

• Repeating s joke or story to the same person?
• Forgetting where things are kept or looking for them in the wrong place?
• Losing items at work or around the house?
• Whilst talking to someone find yourself saying “What was I saying?
• Forgetting your pin or national insurance number?
• Forgetting people’s names?
• Leaving things at home and wasting your time going back to get them?
• Forget to give people important messages?

 Feel like you’re losing it?  Don’t panic Memory is a skill and like any other skill can be improved with practice.

Objectives

 By the end of the course you will be able to:

• List the three kinds of memory
• Determine the length of your short and long term memory
• Remember faces and names
• Increase your ability to remember what you read and hear
• Ensure that people remember your presentations
• Identify techniques to pass exams
• Recall numbers with speed and accuracy

Target Audience

 All staff

Content

• Welcome and introductions
• Unblocking your memory power
• The 3 R’s of memory
• Chain links and sound-alikes
• Names and faces
• How to accelerate your learning
• Remember what you hear and read
• Making people remember your presentations
• Recalling numbers with speed and accuracy
• How to pass exams (optional)

Duration

1 day