Founded in 1960 by Lloyd Conant (direct mail expert
and fulfillment business owner) and Earl Nightingale (well-known
motivational radio talk host), the Nightingale-Conant Corporation is the
world’s largest producer of self-improvement audio products and
programs. In its Advanced Mega Memory course, Nightingale-Conant
utilizes six double-sided audiocassette tapes and an hour-long video to
deliver the most comprehensive course on long-term memory improvement I
have ever seen.
This course also includes a valuable workbook packed with useful
exercises that help to illustrate and reinforce the lessons presented on
the tapes, with important definitions and concepts highlighted
throughout.
Designed by Kevin Trudeau, founder of the American Memory Institute and
an authority on memory improvement training, this course is admittedly
lengthy and involved, but well worth the time and commitment required to
see it through to the end. In fact, I can honestly say that upon
completing the course, I easily remembered long numbers and previously
hard-to-remember names. While I have not tried to utilize my newly-
learned skills to become a “card sharp,” a skill the course promises for
all those who play blackjack, bridge or poker, I have used Trudeau’s
techniques to remember important day-to-day information, including
information and events that are crucial to my well-being and the
well-being of my growing business.
Again, I used the audiocassette tapes primarily in my car, during
commutes and errand running. I then put the information and techniques
detailed on the tapes to use in the appropriate lessons outlined in the
workbook. Often times, a day or even two would lapse between hearing the
tapes and completing the related exercises in the workbook (perhaps this
was my own personal test of memory improvement). As I progressed through
the course, this became easier and easier, eventually removing all doubt
I had about this product with outstanding claims. You see, as a
journalist, I am generally skeptical of products such as this one. Even
so, this product replaced my tough armor of skepticism with die-hard
belief.
Since using Nightingale-Conant’s Advanced Mega Memory, I have enjoyed
working the room at crowded events and reveled in the delight that comes
with remembering names with little effort. I have also enjoyed applying
these useful techniques to my business, instantly improving my memory
recall in almost every single area.
In summary, I strongly recommend this product. Do not shy away from it
because of its length or seemingly demanding involvement. Instead, take
it one tape at a time and you will very quickly start seeing results. I
relied on these results to act as a motivator for completing the next
tape or segment in the workbook with little self-resistance. And, before
I knew it, I was looking forward to the next tape and to mastering the
skills and techniques detailed by Trudeau.
For more information about Kevin Trudeau and MegaMemory, go to:
http://www.mindtools.com/rs/MegaMemory.
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