Memory Improvement Techniques

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This section of Mind Tools teaches you useful techniques that help you improve your memory.

These tools help you remember people's names more effectively, improve your recall of information in exams, increase the speed with which you can learn vocabulary, and help you in situations where you need to remember detailed, structured information.

This section is split into three parts: first of all, the introduction explains the principles behind the use of memory techniques (also called "mnemonics").

We then discuss a range of individual tools that you can use to remember information. Finally we discuss how to use the skills in practice to remember peoples names, foreign language words, and information for exams.

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	Introduction to Memory Techniques
	Remembering a Simple List - The Link Method and Story Method
	Remembering Ordered Lists - The Number/Rhyme Mnemonic
	Remembering Ordered Lists - The Number/Shape Mnemonic
	Remembering Middle Length Lists - The Alphabet Technique
	Remembering Long Lists - The Journey System
	Remembering Grouped Information - The Roman Room System
	Remembering Very Long Numbers - The Major System
	Using Concept Maps to Remember Structured Information
	Memory Games - Have fun while you improve your memory
	How to... Learn a Foreign Language
	How to... Remember Information for Exams
	How to... Remember People's Names
	How to... Remember Lists and Long Numbers
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