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Joseph Plazo's Articles in Skills

  • Instant Memory Power: Part I
    Most memory training techniques involve exercises to improve linking objects to certain items or using numbering systems to stay on top of being forgetful. However, oftentimes the only thing that is needed to keep your mind on track is to get organized and to stay that way! Below are a few good tips that will help you:

    Use a filing system effectively: Take the time to think through your filing system. Figure out what organization will work best for you - client files versu...
  • Steel Trap Speech Memory
    Many people like to help themselves remember information by making up a rhyme for it. While the Rhyme Technique requires a lot of creative energy and a certain talent, all students who like it really take to it. They find it fun to make up rhymes and, let's face it, if something is fun, you're more likely to repeat it. How does the Rhyme Technique work? Let's take the recipe list from above again, only this time let's try to learn it using this technique:

    chicken
    chicken ...
  • Ultra Name Recall
    Most of us recognize faces. For example, did you ever hear anyone say, “Oh, I know your name, but I don’t recognize your face”? It’s the names we have trouble with. Since we do usually recognize faces, the thing to do is apply a system wherein the face tells us the name. That is basically what a good memory techniques accomplishes, if it is applied correctly.

    The first problem is the name. Well, that one is easily solved - simply apply the “Substitute Word” system of memor...