#092: Today's 15-Minute "Pop-Up" Presentation Is On "Improving Your Memory"

Introduction

In today's "People Skills" newsletter, we're sharing with you one of our "pop-up" course presentations from our MTL Course Plans collections.

The "pop-up" course presentations are ideal if you are looking for a short, standalone interactive feature, either for yourself or to deliver to people on courses, workshops, or team meetings.

They can be delivered to any size group in anything from 15 to 45 minutes depending on your needs.

This means you can use them to talk an audience through a key skill topic as well as getting your audience to discuss key questions on the topic.

At Manage Train Learn, we call these presentations "pop-up" courses as they are ready-made and can be delivered by anyone at literally no notice.

Today's "pop-up" course is on "Improving Your Memory". And here it is...

01. Phil's Introduction

On this slide, your trainer, Phil, gives you an introduction to the topic.

02. Synaesthesia

Synaesthesia is the association of memory with our senses...

03. Question 01

Use synaesthesia to recall memories of any time in the past.

04. Landmarks

The reason why synaesthesia works is because what we want to recall is associated with a striking landmark.

05. Question 02

What landmark events of the past can you remember as if they were yesterday? What was the event and what was the emotion associated with it?

06. The Peg System

The peg system is a great way to remember a sequence of numbers, for example the phone number 09876302187.

07. Question 03

Find an important number that you want to remember, eg the 16 digits of your new bank card. Now create your rhyming list and a silly but memorable story that progresses through each digit. Learn the story to learn the number.

08. Rhymes

The Peg System works because we associate a number with a rhyming word, eg 8 and “gate”, 2 and “glue”. The same principle holds true for much more complex pieces of information.

09. Question 04

Think of a piece of information that you want to remember, such as an important anniversary like a friend's birthday. Now, create a rhyme that connects the day to the event.

10. Mnemonics

Rhyming words are known as mnemonics, after the Greek goddess of memory, Mnemosyne.

11. Question 05

Think of a set of steps that you want to remember, such as the sequence in starting up your car (adjust seat; mirror; check windscreen; etc). Now, create a mnemonic that helps you remember each of the steps.

12. People's Names

The idea of associating something we want to remember with silly images is the key to remembering people’s names.

13. Question 06

Make contact with someone you’ve not met before (eg the new cleaner in your work area). Find out this person’s name and then create a silly picture in your mind that shows them doing something that reminds you of the name.

14. Repetition

When we first collect a new piece of information, it goes into our short-term memories...

15. Question 07

At the start of the day, obtain a piece of information that you’ve not come across before such as a new office procedure. Review this information several times during the morning and then test yourself at the end of the day.

16. Phil's Final Word

Some scientists regard memory as the Rosetta Stone of the brain: the key that unlocks all the secrets of the mind...

What Next?

At MTL, we are committed to microlearning in all its forms.

That's why we like to promote videos that are single topic, short and to the point, and practical enough to be applied easily.

The same goes for our "pop-up presentations" which deliver concise information while getting audiences to share their own experiences and even practise new skills.

If you are able to put people through a short "pop-up" presentation at least once a week or more, then you will quickly notice a transformation in how well your teams learn and perform.

Well done and good luck!