What is Memory Power? : What is Memory Power? So What is the so called Memory Power?
A Big Question to be answered
Memory PowerExplained : Memory PowerExplained Memory is the power of the brain to recall any information that has been stored in it. It is the power to remember something that has been learnt or experienced. Memory is important because if there was no memory, there would be no learning. We will forget things soon after learning them. We will not be able to recall any experience either.
The efficiency of the recall system is what makes your memory good or bad. As such, there is nothing like good memory and bad memory. It is just the matter of training your brain to recall efficiently. Remembering is a process that must be learned, just like walking, talking, eating, differentiating colors, distinguishing sounds and telling time. You learned these things when you were a child and now you can perform them without effort, without even being conscious of the mental processes involved. You can learn the process of using your memory just as thoroughly, and when you do, you will have hundred times more power of knowledge and experience than what you have now.
Why do we have a memory problem? : Why do we have a memory problem?
Why do we have a memory problem? Explained : Why do we have a memory problem? Explained For explaining this we will have to first realize the fact that there is no such thing called bad memory or good memory. The only thing is that there are two type of memory –
1. Untrained Memory - The memory that all we have that is not trained yet, you people are here with untrained memory. The real truth is that we all are born with our untrained memory. That is the main reason we say that I have got a Memory Problem.
2. Trained Memory - Trained memory is the real training given to your brain how to remember all those information (facts, figures, images, sounds, senses, experience etc) by applying the scientific methods and techniques of memorizing.
Untrained MemoryExplained with some examples. : Untrained MemoryExplained with some examples. Suppose that you are going to find out a meaning of a word in a dictionary, but the problem here is that the words in the dictionary are not in the alphabetic order. So you think, how you could find out the word you are looking for . For finding that word you will have to look for each page from the beginning as it could be found out from any page. And after many hours of looking for that particular word we may be fed up with out getting the word as we can’t find out the word very easily. So we may be saying that that word is not in the dictionary.
Take the Dictionary in the example as our Brain and the word we are looking for as the Data/Information we are trying to recollect. Then in the same way as in the dictionary is data/information in our brain is stored. That is our brain is not trained for memorizing the data/information we want to remember and recollect very easily. Thus our Memory is said to be an UNTRAINED MEMORY.
Trained MemoryExplained : Trained MemoryExplained Do you all know about Harry Lorayne, Derrick O’Brein, Paul Scheele, Tony Buzan, and the Indian – Biswaroop Roy Chowdhary. All of them are the world famous Memory Trainers. Biswaroop Roy Chowdhary is the Guinness World Record Holder in Memory (2006). All these experts have got their memory power by applying the techniques of Trained Memory. They were not born with any photographic memory.
Trained Memory is the memory attained applying the scientific Methods and Techniques for memorizing any data/information. By learning the Scientific Methods and Techniques for training your memory you can become a memory genius.
The Real Theory About How Our Memory Works : The Real Theory About How Our Memory Works
How Memory WorksExplained : Memory and understanding do not work in the same way as time progresses. Your brain can understand information but not necessarily recall it.
• Recall gets progressively worse unless breaks are taken. Your brain needs a brief rest at regular intervals – 50 minutes studying with 5 minutes break works well.
• Our memory works by building links. We remember things which are associated in our mind by: repetition, sense, color, rhythm, rhyme, or anything which is unique, absurd or unusual.
• To keep recall constant we need to review material regularly.
• It is important to be aware of your learning preferences and to be an active learner.
• Multi-sensory learning is the best as all parts of the brain are engaged. How Memory WorksExplained
How Memory WorksExplained : • We remember things best if we organise them into categories or patterns.
• We remember things which interest us most.
• It is difficult to remember things we do not understand.
• We remember things better if we already know something about the subject. How Memory WorksExplained
How Memory WorksExplained : How Memory WorksExplained LEFT HEMISPHERE RIGHT HEMISPHERE
Words and Speech Rhythm
Logic Spatial awareness
Reasoning Imagination
Numbers Daydreaming
Sequence Color and patterns
Analysis Dimension
Lists The whole picture
Calculation Emotion
Names Illogical or unusual matters
Memory and Learning Explained : Memory and Learning Explained We are said to remember on average:
20% of what we read
30% of what we hear
40% of what we see
50% of what we say
60% of what we do
BUT 90% of what we See, Hear, Say and Do
Your Queries About MemoryThe Most Interactive Session : Your Queries About MemoryThe Most Interactive Session
How to Remember Names?The Tips for remembering names : How to Remember Names?The Tips for remembering names
How to Remember NamesExplained : How to Remember NamesExplained 1. When you hear someone's name repeat it out loud as soon as possible in conversation.
2. Append it to the beginning or ending of your greeting to that person: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Amber" or "Tyrone, how nice to meet you."
3. Be interested: Many of us don't even catch the other person's name when they're being introduced; we're too focused on ourselves. So the first step to remembering a name is to pay attention as you are introduced.
4. Start by chunking. According to psychologists, it's especially hard to make your brain recall long lists of separate pieces of information. To make it easier to remember a long list of almost anything, break the list into small and manageable groups, or "chunks.“
5. Use word association: Try to connect a person's name with a familiar image or famous person. For example, if a woman's name is Diana, picture her as Princess Diana. If a man's name is Arnold, imagine him as the "Terminator" or striking a body-builder pose.
How to Remember NamesExplained : How to Remember NamesExplained 6. Use it frequently: Try to use the name three or four times during your conversation. Use it when you first meet, when you ask a question and in your departure, e.g., "Daniel, it was a pleasure talking to you. Maybe we'll get a chance to chat again sometime." the correct pronunciation. Try your best to pronounce it correctly in their presence; ask for help if you aren't letter perfect the first time. Remember, it's not about you and your comfort level, it's about them and making the effort to respect their identity.
7. Try to ask them about the meaning of their name. If they don’t know the meaning it is not a problem. In most of the cases you will never forget the person’s name.
8. Try to associate a stranger's name with what they tell you about themselves. Repeat it out loud if need be: Ken, the southeast QC manager; Ariana, the internal service starlet. Hearing yourself say their names makes it more real and memorable.
9. Picture it written on their forehead: Franklin Roosevelt continually amazed his staff by remembering the names of nearly everyone he met. His secret? He used to imagine seeing the name written across the person's forehead. This is a particularly powerful technique if you visualize the name written in your favorite color of Magic Marker.