Memorisation & Speed Reading 2017 (EN)

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Workshop

TMemorisation & Speed reading

R.J. Claessens & Partners Sàrlwww.rogerclaessens.be

1.1. Levels of memorisationLevels of memorisation2.2. Optimal conditionsOptimal conditions3.3. Forgetting & searching Forgetting & searching 4.4. TechniquesTechniques5.5. Speed readingSpeed reading

2What to expect

What can I do for me?3

A A+4

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In an interview: “just all talent, no work ”

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1The three stages of

memorisation

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How does memorisation work?

Long term memory 8

How does memorisation work?

A brief recognition by the mind of what the senses take in

Very small amount of facts that you can hold in the mind at any one time

Practically limitless capacity

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Very small amount of facts that you can hold in mind at any one time

PRACTICALLY LIMITLESS CAPACITY

1. ENCODING 2.RETRIEVING

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UNE POSSIBILITE

PRACTICALLY LIMITLESS CAPACITY

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1° 1° Encode with attention 2° Classify and structure the information3° Establish a link with an association4° Establish a code of retrieval

▼1° An undivided attention2° A conscious effort of repetition

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Encoding

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Encoding

It is important to remember that the amount of information that can be held in your short-term memory is very limited!

Anything that distracts you can displace what currently is in your short term memory.

« What am I doing here? »

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Encoding

Our long term memory refers to any information that is no longer conscious thought but is solidly stored for potential recollection.

It holds multiple information such as: •What happened last Christmas•The information you need to drive a car•The situation of your portfolio•Unusual circumstances

Encoding

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Unusual circumstancesUnusual circumstances

EncodingEncoding

Ask yourself, « When is it really important for me to pay attention? » At these times, resolve to focus your awareness on the task or information at hand.

Encoding

Can I do many things at the same time and will I be productive?

No! Often one cannot avoid doing many things at the same time but focusing on one thing is still the requirement to reach one’s goal.

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Encoding

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2Optimal conditions

1. Association2. Visualisation3. Active Observation 4. Elaboration5. Written reminders6. Auditory reminders7. Environmental

change8. Self-instructions

9. Story method10. Chunking11. First letter clues12. Create a word13. Categorisation14. Search your memory15. Alphabetical search16. Review

Techniques of memorisation

• Association, with something you know or remember

• I have two cars that have gas caps on opposite sites and can never remember which is which

Techniques of memorisation

How to remember their name?

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• Visualise, the process of consciously creating an image in your mind

• A picture is worth a thousand words

• I stand up to get something and forget what I went to get

Techniques of memorisation

25Visualisation

• Observation • Active observation is the process of consciously paying attention to the details of what you see, hear or read

• I leave a car in the car park and forget where it is!

Techniques of memorisation

Do you have to remember everything in your head?

• I can be selective• I can use reminders:

written, auditory, environnemental change

• Writing is a powerful tool

• All the written reminders need to be in the same place!

Techniques of memorisation

The instructions

Writing things down is one of the most useful memory tools

• Give yourself instructions of what needs to be remembered

• I have to do this before a certain time

• Write it down and follow the instruction

Techniques of memorisation

Devise a story that will connect things you want to remember

• A fact, a person has his story

• Keep the story in mind and you will recall the fact, the name or any other item you want to remember

Techniques of memorisation

Chunk individual items into a group, the first letters serve as a memory cue.

• 66.36.69 = 663.669• 34.349 = 34. 34. 9• Goals are SMART=

specific, measurable, acceptable, realistic, tangible

Techniques of memorisation

Retrieve information in a systematic way

• A memory is like a piece of furniture with many drawers

• Look data up in a systematic way, i.e. per alphabetical order, per association, per time of storage

Techniques of memorisation

Retrieve information in a systematic way

• If you do not recall it, relax and be patient, the information will often come to you

• Give time to your memory to find the information!

Techniques of memorisation

The memory palace technique (Matteo Ricci)

• Remember the house of your parents? Walking through and place in each room what you want to remember

Techniques of memorisation

Four helpful techniques 1. Search your memory by means of related facts or data that may serve as a cue

2. Alphabet search3. Review in advance what

you may be called upon to remember

4. Refresh your memory, use it often to recall things you retained in your memory.

Techniques of memorisation

• Some additional comments:– It is easier to remember things in a familiar

field– Learning a language is, above all, a matter of

sensitivity to vocal flexibility – One remembers better when « emotion » is

involved.

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Techniques of memorisation

– Remember that the brain requires a lot of energy, think about how you eat

– Motivation is essential, we remember much better what motivates us

– Forgetting is a necessary process of the good functioning of our memory.

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Techniques of memorisation

1° Undivided attention 2° Positive expectations3° Relaxed4° Organised (Time Management)5° Good physical condition6° Sustained activity7° Confidence

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MOTIVATION – CONCENTRATION - PERCEPTION

Techniques of memorisation

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Forgetting & searching3

1° Some information never got into the memory2° Too much subsequent similar information3° Few associations4° No proper trigger that retrieves the information5° No recent retrieval6° Memory changes over time

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Why do we forget?

Letting your brain searchfor information

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Pourquoi Pourquoi oublions oublions

nous?nous?

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4Developping your

personal technique

Some personal examples

Based on :1.Choosing something specific that I want to remember2.Selecting a technique3.Repetition, repetition and repetition!

Some personal examples

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How to memorise an economic issue? « Dessine-moi l’économie »

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Products & Services

GDP

Consumers

Salaries, interest, rentals

Employment

Entrepreneurs

Offer

Quoi?Comment?Pour qui?

Demand

Demand

Offer

Governement Central bank

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Five major markets:1. The money market2. The capital market3. The foreign exchange market4. The stock market 5. The futures market.

The financial markets

What are those markets again? What are those markets again? 50

What are the principal What are the principal functions of a bank?functions of a bank?

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The mental picture W H A T IS A B A N K ?

• 3 short term

• 8 bonds

• 12 shares

Remembering low to high volatility

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The effects of training or learning on performance

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The pleasure of memorisationThe pleasure of memorisation

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5Speed reading

1. Read without pronouncing the words, just look at them

2. Use your finger to guide and support your eyes in going faster

3. Increase your finger speed gradually

4. Learn to look at three words simultaneously

5. Learn to look at group of words (requires a lot of exercise!)

Summary

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Speed reading technique

• You do not need to pronounce (vocalize)• Disconnect reading from speaking • Think about extracting information• Visual regression (do not go back to what you

have read fast) • Use a song anchor loop (same song while

reading) • Use peripheral vision

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• Skim before reading; it will improve your comprehension (pre-rading)

• Read what you underlined in a book at least two to three times (remember repetition is the key to memorisation)

• If you had to give a summary of what you just read, what would you write

Speed reading technique

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The benefits of speed reading• You can read more• It will take less time• It is a good exercise for your memory• It will allow you to retrieve the

information faster• It will force you to concentrate• It will allow to read at least a second time

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The down side of speed reading

• Inadequate for legal documents• Not appropriate if you want to enjoy

literature• Not wanted for important personal

messages• Also not appropriate for instructions for

use

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“Cash is king” is often quoted. Any company should monitor and manage carefully its cash position, understand and anticipate how cash is generated. The balance sheet would record any change in cash over a given period of time; and the change is cash is between two dates could provide the net cash generated over that period.

Financial Times• 80 % of the information

is in the first paragraph and in the last paragraph + a figure, if any

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The benefits of speed reading

Data management

• Choose the sources which take you the least time and provide you the required information.

•Leave blanks in your agenda to read information you consider important,

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Do you find the information you are looking for quite quickly?

How is your office organised? How do you organise the incoming

information?

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Data management

You can only be good when pasionate about it

1. Believe in yourself2. Make choices about

what you want to remember

3. Focus your attention on what is essential

4. Cut out distractions5. Give yourself time

6. Use all your senses7. Be organised8. Recognise what might

prevent you from retrieving the information

9. Be relaxed10. Enjoy past memories

Final tips

• Intelligence is a gift• Good thinking and

remembering is an art

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Leave from here thinking that YOU are AWESOME

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Your personal slides on

WWW.ROGERCLAESSENS.BE

Good luck