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Rapid Learning and Memory Techniques

     Your ability to learn and remember can soar with simple techniques that use organization, visualization, and association. 

    These are not traditional study methods or exercises in willpower and determination, but far more effective measures that are easily learned and that can be applied immediately to your studies or work.  

    As you will see, the trick  is to change your perception of information to forms you absorb naturally and remember vividly. 

VISUALIZATION
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     This mini-course will introduce the power of visualization, one of three fundamental approaches to rapid learning and recall. Here you will engage your visual imagination to memorize names. 

An ability to remember people is a tremendous asset in business and social life. It is a skill you can master.  

THE BASIC IDEA  

     Mrs. Bump has a bump on her nose, and Mr. Redwave has wavy red hair. You remember these people easily because they are described by their names. Although most names are not such descriptive labels, your imagination can make them so.  

For example, Mr. Fox may have perfectly regular features, but you can imagine him with large canine ears and a long, foxlike snout. Ms. Smith can be imagined carrying a blacksmith's anvil. The name Warnke sounds like worn key, an easily visualized object. You can associate Mr. Warnke with his name simply by imagining a worn key projecting from his hair or nose or any prominent feature. These examples illustrate the technique for remembering names: create an image that reminds you of the name and associate the image with the person.  

     Use this procedure to remember the names of the people in Figures 1 through 3. In each case the name sounds like something visual. Associate the substitute image and the person in any bizarre way. The people involved won't mind your imaginative treatment (if you don't tell them about it.)

FIGURE 1. Warnke     FIGURE 2. Chambers       FIGURE 3. Lance  

 After you have associated the three names and faces, cover the captions, and check that you can recall the names.  

THE COMPLETE TECHNIQUE  

     How can you remember names that do not sound like objects? You can create substitute images that remind you of part or all of the name. For example, Turner can be replaced by turnip, and the name Serifin might be approximated by seared fin or surfing. With a small effort, your natural memory will reconstruct the original name from the substitute image.  

The substitute images can be simple or very complex. The names Mary and Paul might be converted to marry (imagine Mary in a bridal gown) and pail (imagine Paul with a pail on his head). You want to concentrate on the sound rather than the spelling. 

Most often, the match between name and image is not very close. But almost any fragments that remind you of the original sound will work. Car works for Carla or Carl, and point should be sufficient for Poindexter. You can simply remember to fill out the actual name from these cues.  

Use this technique to associate the names and faces in Figures 4 through 6. Remember that vivid imagery is the most important element in this technique. Review once, and then test yourself on all six photos on the link below.

THE NEW BRAIN BOOSTER

     
     The New Brain Booster  book grew out of a seminar for rapid learning techniques. As demand for the seminar mushroomed, the book was a way to provide the methods to the public. We kept the format and flavor of the seminar in the book now in its third edition.

     You sampled the power of one technique for rapid learning and vivid recall.  Now consider other important areas including:

read to remember

Comprehend Detailed Processes

Effective writing

absorbing lectures

mental video recording 

outstanding public speaking

problem solving

decision making

powerful teaching techniques 

numbers of any length

ABOUT THE E-BOOK AND AUTHOR

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   BRAIN BOOSTER