Hi guys My first talk on learning techniques went brilliantly. I had 18 managers in a room doing the method of loci and memorizing loads of stuff, and I got...
Amazingly mnemonic image! In fact most of the ones in the album are extremely memorable. I still think the best thing about this kind of artifact is that they...
I also like this one! http://uk.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/vicwood40/detail?.dir=/ff0e&.dnm=50bc.jpg Now, there's a motivational seminar! Cheers Vic ... ...
I am glad that things went well. About UML... is that a way of drawing computer solutions diagramatically? Or is it more far-reaching than that? How does it...
Hi, Mike, UML is one of the visual idioms used in object-oriented software design. It's the lingua franca in most books which discuss object-oriented design, ...
Hi Mike Elliott's account is very good. UML was the first graphic method I got into. I learned it to represent business processes. The thing I liked about...
I was looking into Brain Gym and just stumbled across a vocabulary list for English learners - http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl850_nouns1.htm Heop...
Thanks Elliott Very handy! One of my overseas students has just got the mnemonics bug. Its just the sort of organized list he needs. Regards Al ... list...
Hi chaps I have spent some time (a couple of months) practicing memorising keywords using a route system (method of loci). However, after going back to the...
Hello Vic I've had the same experience lately as I started using different methods for memorisation. I thought I would be able to judge which system is best...
Splendid to bump into you, Raoul The effects of mnemonics are literally "obvious" to those who already have an affinity for internal images. ANd probably also...
Could I just ask in which way you do your "superfast sketches" in the notebook? With a pen or with mouse? I'm just checking out ways to make good notes with...
Hello again Toby I agree with you that colour certainly makes review more fun and adds a lot to getting back into the subject when you have been away from it ...
I use myself a variety of drawing material for my hand written notes. Presently I'm looking for ways to do fast sketches in the computer. I don't have a tablet...
Sounds like you've had quite a search. The tablet pc idea is pretty good. Never had a go myself, but its just a matter of time. There seems to be a lot of...
Vic, If I understand you, the method that worked extremely well for you was this. You memorized key-words in certain locations along a route. Then you were...
Hi everyone The MSO website has now been updated with an online entry form, which makes this as good a time as any to advertise the event around the internet a...
Hello John Yes, you are right. The loci are there as a kind of rapid review (five days five-5 times (very encouraging) and then a week or two later, with a...
When reading the paper I've taken to underlining all the image/concrete words. I wanted to focus on creating images as I read, and it does seem to improve my...
In the UK, the Metro paper has today slated a tv show where contestants memorise the news and then compete on recall. It's on tonight, I think. I am interested...
Mike, if you're into using Mind Mapping for this then HeadCase might be the tool for you. The SmartAce version can actually create URL links in the Mind Map...
This is good news I hope they can instill some humour into it. I found that the more images you attach to the news, the funnier the perpective becomes. Horrid...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3797581.stm I read this news story today about a camera that photos your life. I got interested in this some years ago...
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