Memory and Information Products Reviewed
Advanced
Mega Memory
A Nightingale-Conant Corporation product
by Kevin Trudeau
Reviewed by Kellie
Fowler
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.
"Well worth the time and commitment..."
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.
"This product replaced my tough armor of skepticism
with die-hard belief..."
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.
"I have reveled in the delight that comes with
remembering names with little effort..."
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.
Nightingale-Conant currently publishes and/or distributes more
than 150 authors and over 1,400 titles in five key
areas: Personal Development, Business Strategy, Sales
and Marketing, Wealth Building, Skills and Learning, and Mind, Body, Spirit.
For more information about Kevin Trudeau and the full selection
of Nightingale-Conant products, go to: http://www.mindtools.com/rs/MegaMemory.
The
Memletics Accelerated Learning
Program
Reviewed by James
Manktelow, CEO, MindTools.com
The Memletics
Accelerated Learning Program is designed to help you
fundamentally improve the way in which you learn.
It does
this by teaching important techniques for researching, screening,
assimilating and reviewing information in a highly efficient and
effective way.
The program comes as an Adobe Acrobat e-book, downloadable from
the Memletics.com site. The e-book is well-produced and organised,
and is both easy to use and navigate.
“An Authority and Importance That Marks
it Out...”
The author (Sean Whitely) has long experience of using Memletic
techniques in mission-critical
situations.
He shows deep knowledge of the subject that shows through everywhere
within the course. Research quoted is deep, thorough, current
and credible, giving the program an authority and importance that
marks it out in the field.
The course is organized into five sections that take you step-wise
through the Memletics Program. These sections cover:
1. The Memletic State: “Putting Yourself in the Best Position
for Learning”
The section on the Memletic State helps you to ensure that you
are best positioned for effective learning.
It starts by explaining everything that you need to know about
brain nutrition, with plenty of practical techniques and tips for
putting yourself in the best position for good learning. One of
the pleasures of this section is the responsible way in which it
discriminates between proven supplements and those that still do
not have US FDA approval.
It is also effective in reminding us
of the importance of taking exercise so that our brains stay
healthy and get plenty of oxygen, further improving our learning
ability.
The section goes on to show how to pick the best times of day
for effective learning. After this, it introduces a range of practical
techniques for maintaining concentration and resisting the stress
and distraction
that can sabotage mental performance.
2. The Memletic Process: “A Practical and Efficient System
For Memorizing Information”
Sean then shows us how to use the Memletic Process. This is a
thorough, practical and efficient system for researching, screening,
assimilating, memorizing and reviewing information. Using this
approach helps you to optimize your learning and keep information
fresh and available in your mind.
As elsewhere in the course, he shows
clearly how the techniques he teaches fit easily with the way our
brains work. Building on this,
he recommends many useful approaches to memorizing
and reviewing information.
3. Memletic Techniques: “A Comprehensive Review of Useful
Systems”
Next, the program gives a comprehensive, well-presented and wide-ranging
review of mnemonic techniques and systems. As well as this, it
gives good
advice on the best ways to use other techniques like simulation,
role-playing, practice and rehearsal. By reading this section,
you can identify and use the best tool available for the learning
situations you find yourself in.
A final section of this module explains common problems with mnemonics,
and how to avoid them.
4. Memletic Styles: “Designing Mnemonics That Suit Your
Learning Profile”
Sean then explains how we all have different preferred approaches
to learning information. He avoids the simplistic traditional approach
to learning styles used by many, explaining a more sophisticated,
credible approach that helps you design mnemonics that best suit
your own unique learning profile.
5. Memletic Approach:
He then concludes with ‘the Memletic Approach’, a
framework within which the Memletics system operates. This drives
the setting
of learning goals, and a process for monitoring learning progress.
This section and the chapter that follows seem a little weak after
the strength of the preceding sections, however so much value is
delivered early in the course that this does not really matter.
Conclusion:
This is one of the best sources of well-researched information
on memory optimization and accelerated learning that I’ve
come across. It is authoritative, thorough and detailed, and packed
with practical,
useful information that will help you
improve the quality of your learning.
If you are looking to improve your memory and accelerate your
learning, then I strongly recommend that you look at Memletics in more detail. Click here to find
out more...
James Manktelow, Editor, Mind Tools
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