To celebrate the 2009 World Memory Championships, we have re-released a series of 10 videos to provide insight into how a National Memory Championships is run.The competitions are generally the same except the length of events are longer in the World Memory Championships.

 

These 3-4 minute videos are suitable for people interested in competing in a memory event, volunteers who help adjudicate and journalists and other people interested in how a memory championships is run.

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Its official - Doodling can make a boring presentation speech easier to memorise. (We like extreme doodling i.e. a Mind Map).

Do you switch off and daydream during conference calls?

Scribbling normally signifies boredom and a short attention span. Doodling, while listening to something boring, helps memory recall, according to research by Plymouth University, UK.

In the study, volunteers were given a doodling task while listening to a dull phone message – 29% were better

at remembering details than non-doodlers.

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Despite what Groucho Marx says, most of us will remember a face.

Five parts of our brain light up when we met someone and the visual aspect of the face is more memorable.

To remember the name we need to link the face to the name.

We are currently developing some online modules to take you through some powerful strategies. Read more

Are you about to go through the pile of christmas cards in your lounge room/office - pulling them down off the mantlepeice or off the ventian blinds?

Do you have any that are so cool you just want to keep them?

Why would you keep them? because they are creative? memorable? different?

Now think "how can I apply this concept to next year's card, birthday cards, my resume, marketing proposal?"

 

Here is a christmas card I will keep because of it's creativity and memorability. Read more

It has been really interesting over the past 12 months since I started to learn to play the guitar. I have asked many teachers and guitarists how the remember songs, chords, music etc and they just say ' by rote" or "never thought of it that way".

I have had to invent a few techniques (see http://www.fuzz2buzz.com/en/node/1499) and Mind Map many songs (see http://www.fuzz2buzz.com/en/node/84)

So I am on the hunt for your hints and tips on how to remember music.

Any thoughts, tips or ideas that we can share with others would be greatly appreciated!!

Here is a neat way to remember which notes have tones and semi-tones.

Write on your left hand the following notes

Thumb = A

First Finger = B C

Second Finger = D

Third Finger = E F

Fourth Finger = G

 

Then, imagine between each finger a Sharp or Flat.

I came up with this idea while trying to learn different bar cords on my guitar and it really works!

 

Do you have any hints or tips that will help remember music?

You are standing there, watching the sea of black suitcases go around the luggage belt. Then suddenly you spot it.

Tied in a multitude of knots, around the handle, is THE yellow ribbon, signifying ‘my suitcase’. You instantly pick it up, knowing that you have the right bag.

Often it is just the way it is tied or located. It could be the type of ribbon or, in my case, one of my husband’s neckties, ceremoniously cut up. It is amazing how one little point of difference can stand out and instantly help you claim your luggage.

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by Dominic O'Brien

These pocket size books will help you to learn quick and easy tips based on the world beating methods of memory master Dominic O'Brien - eight times World Memory Champion!

 

Never forget a face is out of print at this stage we hope to include it at a later date

Derek

 

by Michael Tipper

Become a memory maestro – never forget another telephone number, name or special occasion, impress your friends and keep your brain youthful.

Discover the capabilities of your memory and stretch them further. You can now emulate the champions and perform feats of memory that will amaze yourself and your friends. Make forgetting a thing of the past – follow the easy-to-learn strategies presented in Memory Power-Up and tune your memory to peak condition to give you a head start in all walks of life.

Advanced Level - Learn to use Tony's ''Self-enhancing Master Memory Matrix'' to memorise easily up to a staggering 50,000 pieces of information. Apply this to all you do to improve your general knowledge, self-confidence, creativity and fun!

 

See Use Your Memory for Introduction on Memory Techniques

http://www.fuzz2buzz.com/academy/sample

watch this video to get a feel on how to use MindGenius and get your To do list organised

The Shortcut to Success in your Studies with Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Winning Memory Techniques!

 

Most memory techniques we know and use are for memorizing numbers, shuffled decks of cards, etc., which are short-term memory endeavors.

What about long term memory for things like Medicine.

Here is a recent post by Michael Ostrovski in wwbc yahoo group.

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Want to know how PhotoReading is done?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51JDgFGKknY&feature=related

Derren Brown's Trick or Treat Show last Friday in the UK helped a guy remember vast amounts of information so he could enter a quiz competition.

Also, how did Derren remember which of the 1,300 coffee beans was the right one?

 

Here are a couple of my favourite memory quotes

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by Tony Buzan - We all have the ability to remember as much or as little as we wish and in this bite-sized book, Tony Buzan outlines easy-to-follow techniques so we can all supercharge our memories and make memory problems features of the past.

 

Under 100 Pages = great short sharp introduction to the core memory techniques

Once you have mastered the basic peg system of Number Rhyme for your short term memory lists. 1 = bun, 2 = shoe, you can easily extend the number of items remembered by associating an element with the images. . 1-9 as normal 10-19 same imagery but everything is in Ice (i.e. one = bun, in a block of ice) 20-29 – same imagery where everything is blue (2-blue) (i.e. one = a blue bun) 30-31 – same imagery with everything as velvet. (i.e. one = a bun resting in velvet) Etc

Everyone wants a better memory, but more importantly, every Speaker wants to be more memorable. . This was the focus for my presentation at the National Speakers of Australia Association's Conference on the weekend. . In the fun and fast-paced session we looked at how to enhance thier memory, using the same principles applied by Memory Olympians. On the flip side, we explored how to develop the quality or state of being memorable. .

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This was a question posed at one of my recent workshops. . The simple answer is to use the SMASHIN SCOPE Memory Principles combined with the Loci method to put different key points in different parts of the room. . Sound all greek to you? Actually it is commonly called the Roman Room method. . Another key tip is to map out differnt scenarios/personas and work through each of the key issues in context of that organisation/person

Last Thursday, I met up with a great group of IT people in Brisbane, Australia (Easter Thursday so it was memorable!. . We spent a fantabulous day together and learnt how to improve your memory, Mind Mapping and now to remember Names and Faces. . This Special Interest Group is for those guys and anyone who is interested in Memory Techniques. . Post any questions you have on Memory and will try to answer them online . There is a great daily memory tip you can subscribe to on the http://www.buzan.com.au/learning/memory.html