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Memory Skills. What does Italy look like on a map?. F ILE I DENTIFY R EPETITION. F I R T R E E. WHO AM I?. WARREN BUFFETT. Memory Skills. Applying memory techniques will help you tackle high school and college classes more successfully.
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FILE IDENTIFY REPETITION F I R T R E E
WHO AM I? WARREN BUFFETT
Memory Skills • Applying memory techniques will help you tackle high school and college classes more successfully. • Prepare you to be more competitive in the job market. • Education is an important first step in developing memory skills.
Exercise 1 Write down as many words as you can remember from list A and B.
FILE A. Pay Attention 1. Pause 2. Concentrate 3. Take Notes 4. Anticipate Distractions 5. Do It Now!
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall A. Organize for Recall 1. VISUAL Statue of Liberty? Eiffel Tower? Epcot? Empire State Building? Mt Rushmore?
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 1. VISUAL Cemetery = 3 e’s EEEK!!!
30 Seconds…
EXERCISE IV.= VISUAL RECALL Improved Observation Skills = Improved Memory
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 2. Verbal ABC’s? Nursery Rhymes? I before E except after…? 30 days hath September, April, June and …?
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 2. Verbal McDonald’s? I’m Loving It Subway? Eat Fresh Kay Jewelers? Every Kiss Begins with Kay State Farm? Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm is There I am stuck on Band-Aid brand ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me! Band Aids? Campbell’s Soup? M’m, M’m Good
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 3. Acronyms Great Lakes = HOMES Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 3. Acronyms ROY G BIV SCUBA
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 4. Link System • Alphabetize • Associate • More exaggerated or silly link = better mental picture and association
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 4. Link System Lamp, Bottle, Bed, Fish, Telephone, Monkey
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 4. Link System LAMP BOTTLE
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 4. Link System Fish Bed
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 4. Link System Telephone Monkey
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 4. Link System Lamp, Bottle, Bed, Fish, Telephone, Monkey
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 5. Chunking Short Term Memory 7 +/- 2 Items
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 5. Chunking Without strategieswithin 1 hour = loss of 56% within 1 day = loss of 66%+
IDENTIFY = Strategy for Recall 5. Chunking Exercise 1 – List A vs. List B Fruit, Coins, Names, Colors & Directions Try Exercise VI… 1066 1999 1776 2013 1819
WHO AM I? WARREN BUFFETT
REPETITION = Rehearse and Practice
1. NEUROBICS REPETITION = Rehearse and Practice
Bureau of Labor Statistics 1950 Today 20% 20% 60% 4 Year Degree or More Specialized Training More than High School Less than 4 Year Degree Unskilled 20% 65% 15%
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