how to improve your memory: mnemonic devices
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http://www.smartspeedreading.com These slides are from the Iris Speed Reading Classes & Memory Improvement Courses. Iris is the largest and leading provider of Speed Reading & Memory Improvement Courses in the United States. This course covers mnemonic devices and how to make them work for you.TRANSCRIPT
Mnemonic Devices
Presenter:Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director
Welcome to the Webinar!
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What are Mnemonic Devices?
Mnemonic Devices Provide an Easy Way to Remember Hard Things
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Your Memory
Retention (input)&
Recall (output)
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Your Memory
Retention(what you learn)
&Recall
(what you can recall)
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When To Use Mnemonic Devices
Mnemonic Devices Help You Recall Information You Have Already Learned
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Types of Mnemonic Devices
● Visual Image● Acrostic (First Letter Mnemonic)● Acronym● Rhymes & Alliteration● Chunking
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
COMPASS
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Examples of Mnemonic DevicesMnemonic Type: Visual Image & Rhyme
COMPASS"Never Eat Sour Wheat"
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ever
at
our
heat
Examples of Mnemonic DevicesMnemonic Type: Visual Image (no rhyme)
COMPASS"Never Eat Soggy Waffles"
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ever
at
oggy
affles
Examples of Mnemonic Devices
What are the Great Lakes?
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Examples of Mnemonic DevicesMnemonic Type: Acrostic (First Letter Mnemonic)
To Remember the Great Lakes Remember:
HOMESLake HuronLake OntarioLake MichiganLake ErieLake Superior
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
How many days are in...January?
April?June?July?
November?
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Examples of Mnemonic DevicesMonths of the Year
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
What is the order of colors in a rainbow?
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
What is the order of colors in a rainbow?
ROY G. BIV
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo & Violet
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Mnemonic Devices
Use Humor, Absurdity and/or Vulgarityto make the Mnemonic Stick
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
Remembering the Bones of the Skull
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
Remembering the Bones of the Skull
"Old People From Texas Eat Spiders"
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
How to Remember the Metric System Prefixeswith Mnemonics
(from largest to smallest)
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base, Deci, Centi, Milli
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
How to Remember the Metric System Prefixeswith Mnemonics
(from largest to smallest)
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base, Deci, Centi, MilliHow about?
Kangaroos Hop Down British Driveways Carrying M&Ms
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
How to Remember the Metric System Prefixeswith Mnemonics
(from largest to smallest)
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base, Deci, Centi, MilliOR
King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk
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Examples of Mnemonics
Can you name all the planets?
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
How to remember the speed of light?299,792,458 meters/sec
Let's use a "Numbers to Letters" Mnemonic
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
How to remember the speed of light?299,792,458 meters/sec
Let's use a "Numbers to Letters" Mnemonic
We guarantee certainly, clearly referring to this light mnemonic. 2letters 9letters 9letters 7letters 9letters 2letters 4letters 5letters 8letters
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
Mnemonic Devices for Music?
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Examples of Mnemonic DevicesThe Treble Clef
(for the lines)
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Examples of Mnemonic DevicesThe Treble Clef
(for the lines)
(for the spaces)
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Examples of Mnemonic DevicesThe Bass Clef
(for the lines)
(for the spaces)
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Examples of Mnemonic DevicesPutting it All Together...
The Treble Clef (top staff) & the Bass Clef (bottom staff)
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Examples of Mnemonic Devices
Last but not least...How do I spell Mnemonic?
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Summary
When to use Mnemonic Devices
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