The sites in this section provide
systems for training the memory. They offer methods for remembering almost any kind of
information, including numbers, speeches, names and faces. The emphasis is on the memory
tasks of daily life, rather than examination study. Most systems depend upon creating
associations of ideas, usually by visual imagery. Such strategies have been known for over
2,000 years and their effectiveness has now been confirmed by scientific research. They
may not actually improve the memory and certainly don't give you a "photographic
memory". However, they allow you to use your basic memory powers far more efficiently
- and (for certain tasks) the improvement in performance can be rapid and dramatic.
MindUser's own course - Memory Skills Online - teaches a
practical system for remembering: facts and figures, actions and appointments, speeches
and presentations, names and faces. It also gives powerful learning and study methods for
examination and career success. Academictips.org
Free online instruction in memory techniques, study methods, examination strategies
and related skills important to students [US]
Creativity Web
by Charles Cave of Australia is mainly on creative thinking but also has sections
on memory training, including remembering numbers.
Communication and Learning Skills Centre [CALSC]
Study skills training for those taking school, university and professional examinations.
Personal tuition in the UK and computer programs for home use. Other courses for those
with learning difficulties and dyslexia [UK]
Dale Carnegie Training covers leadership,
sales and communications skills - plus methods of speaking from memory. Seminars take
place worldwide. UK users click here.
Doctor Memory is the site of former US
basketball player Jerry Lucas, co-author (with Harry
Lorayne) of the New York Times best-seller The Memory Book. On TV he has
remembered the name of everyone in the studio audience. His methods are set out in audio
tapes, videos and books which you can buy online. They include techniques for remembering
names and faces, foreign languages, mathematics, history, geography, grammar, punctuation
and the Bible [US]
HAPPYneuron is a tool
to expand your mind and build up brain-power. Online exercises are designed to develop and
strengthen memory, logic, attention, language and visual skills. They are also aimed
at increasing confidence and your ability to listen, read and express yourself. Also in French. [France]
Harry Lorayne has long been one of the
foremost memory-training specialists, noted for memorising the name of everyone in
audiences of hundreds of people. He is the author of many books and co-author (with Jerry Lucas) of The Memory Book, which topped
the New York Times bestseller list for over 50 weeks. His methods for remembering
facts, numbers, names and faces and anything else are available on audio tapes, CDs and
videos that can be ordered online [US]
Illumine Training presents UK
seminars on speed reading and memory, learning and studying, Mind Mapping, accelerated
learning, creativity, information overload, communication skills, stress management [UK]
Jan Dacri presents memory training seminars in the
US. Her CD course Instant Memory Upgrade teaches memory systems and brain
strengthening exercises - plus breathing and relaxation techniques [US]
Jon Keith teaches memory skills at
seminars in the US and through books and CDs [US]
Learning Performance Seminars Short
study skills courses, held regularly in London and other UK cities, for school and
university students [UK]
Memletics.com The Memletics Accelerated
Learning System covers: association, mnemonics, visualisation, learning styles,
repetition, overlearning, relaxation, concentration, note-taking
motivation, self-talk [US]
Memory Improvement and Learning
Information outlines a wide range of memory and learning methods, as well as
simple memory aids for numerous specific subjects such as music and mathematics [UK]
The Memory Key is the website of psychologist Dr
Fiona McPherson. It is designed to help people achieve long-lasting memory improvement.
The site covers useful memory strategies, memory and aging, effective study and children's
learning. It describes the standard memory training techniques - with comments based on
scientific research. There are references to the scientific literature, reviews of memory
training books and web links [US]
MemoryMan Seminars and audio cassette courses in
memory improvement [US]
Memory Master The Memory Master
online course consists of a series of training sessions, each of which deals with either a
specific memory training system, or with the practical application of one or more of the
systems, such as remembering names and faces [US]
Memory Optimizer
This course, by Vera F. Birkenbihl, teaches methods for remembering facts,
figures, telephone numbers, names and faces, jokes, vocabulary, speeches, lectures and
presentations, as well as strategies for everyday tasks such as remembering where you put
the car keys and memorising to-do lists and instructions. It includes techniques to help
you study quickly and to improve skills in sports. It also covers ways of accessing
your memory under stress and remembering events of your past. Audio tapes and CDs can be
bought online [US]
The Memory Page A useful online memory course
by Kevin Jay North, covering techniques for remembering facts, figures, playing cards etc [US]
Memoryzine Advertisement for CD
courses on remembering numbers, names, faces, actions etc.
Mind Tools Courses in a range of mind skills
including memory training, study and creativity. Available online and can be downloaded in
PDF format [US]
Mnemonicizer Provided
by the NASA Cognition Laboratory, this free online tool helps you to create acrostics as
memory aids [US]
Mnemosyne Basic instruction in standard
memory training techniques with information on their history [UK]
The Mind Gym delivers in-company workshops in the
UK on: improving short-term memory, remembering names, speed reading, note-taking,
observation. Other subjects include: creative problem solving, communication,
relationships, stress management [UK]
Online Memory Improvement Course This online course by
the University of Amsterdam Department of Psychology Research is in English. Research in
memory psychology shows that it is possible to improve memory performance in specific
areas by applying memory techniques. The course explains a number of such systems, both
simple and sophisticated. Online training software is provided.
Peak Performance
Training presents seminars in the UK on improving memory skills, using the
techniques developed by Dominic O'Brien - eight times World Memory Champion. Training
covers ways of remembering numbers, memorising dates, putting names to faces. You are
taught how your memory works and to use it to maximum efficiency by controlling your
brainwaves [UK]
Performance Learning Strategies holds seminars
throughout the United States, as well as online seminars. Subjects include: Reading
Speed & Comprehension, Memory Improvement, Writing Effectiveness, Concentration
Skills, Time Management, Creative Thinking, Learning Styles [US]
Total Recall is a PC-based
learning program by Huw Watkins which has been helping people to improve their memory
skills since 1989. It is available on a floppy disk which can be ordered online [UK]
Trudeau.com The Mega Memory program
by Kevin Trudeau provides techniques for remembering such material as names, facts,
telephone numbers, things to be done, conversations and teaches ways of reducing study
time. Online ordering for audio cassettes and CDs in English, Spanish and French.
Other courses cover speed reading, spelling and mathematics [US]
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