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20 Memory Techniques 1. Be selective 2. Make it meaningful 3. Create associations Copyright

20 Memory Techniques 1. Be selective 2. Make it meaningful 3. Create associations Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 2

20 Memory Techniques 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Learn actively Relax Create pictures Recite

20 Memory Techniques 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Learn actively Relax Create pictures Recite and repeat Write it down Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3

20 Memory Techniques 9. Engage your emotions 10. Over-learn 11. Escape the short-term memory

20 Memory Techniques 9. Engage your emotions 10. Over-learn 11. Escape the short-term memory trap 12. Use your times of peak energy Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 4

20 Memory Techniques 13. Distribute learning 14. Be aware of attitudes 15. Elaborate 16.

20 Memory Techniques 13. Distribute learning 14. Be aware of attitudes 15. Elaborate 16. Intend to remember Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5

20 Memory Techniques 17. Remember something else 18. Notice when you do remember 19.

20 Memory Techniques 17. Remember something else 18. Notice when you do remember 19. Use it before you lose it 20. Adopt the attitude that you never forget! Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6

Remembering Names • • • Recite and repeat in conversation Ask other person to

Remembering Names • • • Recite and repeat in conversation Ask other person to recite and repeat Visualize Admit you don’t know Introduce yourself again Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 7

Remembering Names • Use associations • Use technology – Enter contact info in email

Remembering Names • Use associations • Use technology – Enter contact info in email or database software Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 8

Mnemonic Devices • New words (acronyms) – NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mnemonic Devices • New words (acronyms) – NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Roy G. Biv – Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (colors of visible spectrum) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9

Mnemonic Devices • Creative sentences (acrostics) – Every good boy does fine – Musical

Mnemonic Devices • Creative sentences (acrostics) – Every good boy does fine – Musical notes on treble clef staff (E, G, B, D, and F) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 10

Mnemonic Devices • Rhymes and songs Thirty days hath September… It’s the real thing

Mnemonic Devices • Rhymes and songs Thirty days hath September… It’s the real thing Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. In fourteen hundred and ninety-two… 11

Potential Limitations of Mnemonic Devices • They don’t always help you understand material •

Potential Limitations of Mnemonic Devices • They don’t always help you understand material • They can be complicated to learn or develop • They can be forgotten Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 12

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