how to improve your memory: the peg system
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http://www.smartspeedreading.com These slides are from the Iris Speed Reading Classes & Memory Improvement Courses. Iris is the largest and leading provider of Speed Reading & Memory Improvement Courses in the United States. This course covers The Peg System.TRANSCRIPT
The Peg System: Your Mental File Folders
Presenters:Paul Nowak, Founder & Program DirectorKatya Seberson, Director of Research
Welcome to the Webinar!
How this Webinar is going to be different?
Just Do It!
You MUST do the exercise to understand the System.
Try to Remember the following list of Words:
Bread Milk
Tomatoes Soda
Turkey Chips
StrawberriesDeodorant
CucumbersCereal
Two Main Ways to Learn This
1 Repetition Over and Over again
2. Use PEG System.
The Numeric Peg System
Simple to Learn & Reliable
Helps you memorize a list of anything in order!
Ground Principle of PEG System
When a NEW piece of information
gets pegged
to something that is already KNOWN
Our Grocery List1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers
10. Cereal
New Information
What is the Core of the PEGS
Create it Once and ForeverSomething You Already
KNOW
1. Pencil
2. Swan
3. McDonalds
4. Chair
5. Hook
6. Cherry
7. Lightning
8. Race Track
9. Balloon
10. Plate w/ Silverware
Create the Visualizations1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers
10. Cereal
Can you remember the list?
What's number 1?
Number 2?
Did you remember them all?1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers
10. Cereal
How To Remember More Items
11. Detergent12. Toilet Paper13. Yogurt14. Flowers15. Cheese16. Coffee17. Fish18. Olives19. Toothpaste20. Ice Cream
Find a Theme for 11-20Everything is drenched in black oil
How To Remember More Items
Picture these items drenched in black oil with the other images (pencil, swan, etc.)
11. Detergent12. Toilet Paper13. Yogurt14. Flowers15. Cheese16. Coffee17. Fish18. Olives19. Toothpaste20. Ice Cream
Just to be Fair
Shape Example Rhyming Example
Way to Avoid Complications
Shape example is easier to use
Long lists of Pegs: 100 Pegs!!!
The Peg System or Link System?
The Peg System is more powerful
If you used the Link System, how would you go about reciting the 8th item?
You would need to go link-by-link
With Peg, you remember it instantly
Summary
Practice!
Here's some homework...
Try Using the Peg System Once a Day for the Next Two Weeks