Memory Magic Course

Duration: One day

Suitable for: A real career-enhancing course adapted to the needs of PAs, secretaries, sales professionals, networkers whose memory needs to be on top form. A highly interactive day when you will astound yourself as you confidently perform memory miracles that will become second nature to you.

Objectives:

• To acquire the skills to develop rapid recall in any situation
• To become more aware of the importance of memory in your interactions
• To show how your effectiveness and credibility is related to your memory
• To raise awareness of how a 'faulty' memory can alienate you from others
• To transform you into a memory 'wizard' and increase your confidence in all aspects of life

Course Description:

Setting the scene

• Discussion of individual delegate's memory 'failings' and desire for improvement
• Remembering and noticing
• The three elements of memory formation in the brain

Life is all memory

• Your memory defines who you are
• Your credibility is related to your memory

Different types of memory

• A test of your current memory capabilities
• The four types of memory we engage in
• The power of 'association'
• 'Mind magic' with memory

People

• Remembering people you've met - and facts about them
• How to remember faces
• How to remember names
• Remembering names of a group of people (for example during work meetings)

Numbers

• How to remember figures that are important to you
• Become more confident as your rapid recall summons up pin numbers, password numbers, burglar alarm codes, bank card numbers and more
• Reduce your reliance on written material to remember details during meetings and other work or social interactions.

Presentations and speeches

• Boost your credibility by magically summoning up facts and figures during meetings and presentations
• Look more impressive as you discard the need for notes and exhibit confident body language

Personal Action Plan

• What will you do to put your skills into practice