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Posted by: Jennifer Goddard on Friday, 12 November 2010 - 11:09am

Do you remember playing a game where there were 10-20 objects on a tray, which you had 1 or 2 minutes to look at and then once they were covered up / removed, you had to remember all the objects?

Some people call this game "Kim's Game" (see below) or the "Memory Game"

I recently did a twist on the game for a baby shower - the items were placed on a tray and passed around, people had to remember as many as they could, then all the goodies went to the mum-to-be as a gift.

You can do something similar for a birthday party or team building exercise

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Posted by: Jennifer Goddard on Friday, 12 November 2010 - 11:09am

Just came across an old posting by Ben Pridmore, the current World Memory Champion, that I had saved on my computer and thought I would share it with you in lead up to the World Memory Championships in China

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Hi Alberto

My techniques aren't a secret, I'm quite happy to share them with
anyone who's interested. ... I've rewritten it and made it hopefully a bit easier

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Posted by: Jennifer Goddard on Tuesday, 7 December 2010 - 3:47pm

One of our passions is how to support mental literacy and really make a difference in education.

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Posted by: buzzgirl on Wednesday, 29 December 2010 - 8:30am

What is learning?? It is more than being shown some fact or figure, it is about understanding and remembering not only the information but how it relates to the learner. The following article explains that "Training the Memory  leads to an increase in problem-solving ability - or fluid intelligence" and how a group of people are helping kids in schools.

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Posted by: buzzgirl on Friday, 12 November 2010 - 11:09am

Want the best for your kids?? Want to give them an edge? Help them Train thier Memory!

"Research* shows that using memory training to challenge the minds of young learners has a direct impact on attainment and concentration at school, and that working Memory is a more powerful predictor of academic success than IQ. Training the Memory also leads to an increase in problem-solving ability - or fluid intelligence, as it is sometimes known – and the gain in intelligence is proportionate to the amount of training. So, the more training, the greater the improvement in ability.

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Posted by: Jennifer Goddard on Tuesday, 7 December 2010 - 3:35pm

Can't remember stuff you've just read? Forgot a recent meeting? Exam stress got you down?

This is something we tried to address as part of our 2009 Christmas Card  - we always try and do something different or creative every year ( see http://www.mindwerx.com/creativity-wired/ for 2008)

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Posted by: Jennifer Goddard on Tuesday, 28 December 2010 - 6:18pm

12 Days of Christmas ? How about the 12 Benefits of Brain Fitness.

At the recent Mind and it's potential Conference, experts in Brain Physiology agreed that we need to keep our brain fit.

How?

Three basic things

A. Physical Activity,

B. Social Interaction

C. Intellectual Challenge

Suggestions that achieve all three are Dancing and Shopping!!

positscience.com has a number of great suggestions on why it is important to focus on Brain Fitness. Their 12 Key benefits are:-

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Posted by: Jennifer Goddard on Friday, 24 December 2010 - 5:13pm

The Shortcut to Successful Studies for students, adults returning to study at any level,
and those attending corporate education.

With the increasing demand on everyone to know more and do more, whether at school or work, we are seeing so many people under stress to manage information overload. While all our programs help address this big challenge in some way, the demand for a tailored study skills program has been growing.

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Posted by: Bill Jarrard on Thursday, 26 November 2009 - 6:34am
customer service, Memory, Sales

Are you increasing the depth and breadth of your customer base with sales systems and sales people that outperform your competitors?

Are your front line sales and customer relationship people in tune with your existing and potential customers, do they truly understand their desires, needs and decision making values?

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Posted by: Derek Goddard on Tuesday, 7 December 2010 - 3:41pm

What cool props do you use to demonstrate abstract concepts??

The Memory Mavern has been known to pull out a rubber chicken in her memory talks to make a point about ‘be careful of what you are remembered for”

Refer Jennifer's Comments below


One of the key concepts of Mind Mapping is harnessing the brain’s natural thinking processes. Thoughts, ideas, concepts radiate from the central/starting point and can go in any direction.

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