Memory

This fantastic group where volunteers of 2008 World Memory Championships in Bahrain

For those volunteering at this year's event and those interested in what goes on behind the scenes at the World memory Championships...thought we would share this agenda/overview

More volunteers welcome!! Particularly if you can read German or Chinese

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To celebrate the 2009 World Memory Championships, we have re-released a series of 10 videos to provide insight into how a National Memory Championships is run.

The competitions are generally the same except the length of events are longer in the World Memory Championships.

These 3-4 minute videos are suitable for people interested in competing in a memory event, volunteers who help adjudicate and journalists and other people interested in how a memory championships is run.

01 Random Words

Its official - Doodling can make a boring presentation or speech easier to memorise. (We like extreme doodling i.e. a Mind Map).

Do you switch off and daydream during conference calls?

Scribbling normally signifies boredom and a short attention span. Doodling, while listening to something boring, helps memory recall, according to research by Plymouth University, UK.

In the study, volunteers were given a doodling task while listening to a dull phone message – 29% were better at remembering details than non-doodlers.

Want to be more successful and innovative? Here are seven essential elements you need to develop

1. Imagineering - visualise the future and engineer it into reality

2. Focus - identify pathways to problem solving success

3. Cre8ive Ideation - generate new and useful ideas

4. Mind Mapping - radiantly organise thoughts to enhance creativity (cre8ivity)

5. Speed Reading - scan the world to expand your knowledge