how to improve your memory: the peg system

The Peg System: Your Mental File Folders

Presenters:Paul Nowak, Founder & Program DirectorKatya Seberson, Director of Research

Welcome to the Webinar!

How this Webinar is going to be different?

Just Do It!

You MUST do the exercise to understand the System.

Try to Remember the following list of Words:

Bread Milk

Tomatoes Soda

Turkey Chips

StrawberriesDeodorant

CucumbersCereal

Two Main Ways to Learn This

1 Repetition Over and Over again

2. Use PEG System.

The Numeric Peg System

Simple to Learn & Reliable

Helps you memorize a list of anything in order!

Ground Principle of PEG System

When a NEW piece of information

gets pegged

to something that is already KNOWN

Our Grocery List1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers

10. Cereal

New Information

What is the Core of the PEGS

Create it Once and ForeverSomething You Already

KNOW

1. Pencil

2. Swan

3. McDonalds

4. Chair

5. Hook

6. Cherry

7. Lightning

8. Race Track

9. Balloon

10. Plate w/ Silverware

Create the Visualizations1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers

10. Cereal

Can you remember the list?

What's number 1?

Number 2?

Did you remember them all?1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers

10. Cereal

How To Remember More Items

11. Detergent12. Toilet Paper13. Yogurt14. Flowers15. Cheese16. Coffee17. Fish18. Olives19. Toothpaste20. Ice Cream

Find a Theme for 11-20Everything is drenched in black oil

How To Remember More Items

Picture these items drenched in black oil with the other images (pencil, swan, etc.)

11. Detergent12. Toilet Paper13. Yogurt14. Flowers15. Cheese16. Coffee17. Fish18. Olives19. Toothpaste20. Ice Cream

Just to be Fair

Shape Example Rhyming Example

Way to Avoid Complications

Shape example is easier to use

Long lists of Pegs: 100 Pegs!!!

The Peg System or Link System?

The Peg System is more powerful

If you used the Link System, how would you go about reciting the 8th item?

You would need to go link-by-link

With Peg, you remember it instantly

Summary

Practice!

Here's some homework...

Try Using the Peg System Once a Day for the Next Two Weeks

Thanks for Attending!

Contact Information:Paul Nowak

pnowak@irisreading.com

Katya Sebersonkatya@irisreading.com