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The Memory Palace System
(aka The Loci or Journey System)

Welcome to the Webinar!



Presenter:
Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director
                 www.irisreading.com
What is a Memory Palace?




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What is a Memory Palace?

Also known as...
● The Method of Loci
● The Journey Method




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What is a Memory Palace?


     The oldest known memory strategy

           Dates back to 500 B.C.

      First record of this memory technique:
In an ancient pamphlet: Rhetorica ad Herennium


                www.irisreading.com
Spatial Memory and Your Brain




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What You will Need:


 1. Familiar Place
2.Vivid Imagination




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Pick Something you Know Well

                   o me
               w nH
        u rO
   e Yo
Lik




                      www.irisreading.com
Where To Start?
Walk Through Your Home
With a SPECIFIC Route




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Moving in Each Room

Create a system of moving in the
 same direction in Each Room

Ex.: From one side of the room to
      the other, or clockwise


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Notice Objects that you See
Pick Certain Objects that you can easily Recall

          ur ce
        yo la
      of Pa
    re ry
   o o
  C m
    e
  M




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When You Want To Remember
         Information


Associate each piece of information
in the order it is to be remembered
    within a location in the home.



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Example: Grocery List


    Printer paper
       Onions
       Carrots
     Hamburger
     Ice Cream

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Application of the Memory Palace


             Lists
          Speeches
         Things To Do
           Reading
You Can Have Many Memory Palaces


        Parents' House
        Friend's Place
          Workplace
        Your Commute
Let's Recap


What do you remember as you
  walked into your home?

   Start at the front door...


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Grocery List


Printer paper
   Onions
   Carrots
 Hamburger
 Ice Cream

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Expanding Your Memory Palace


            Add other buildings

     Use locations within locations
(in the living room: couch, chair, fireplace, tv, etc)




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Summary


           Practice!
  Try using the Memory Palace
System to Remember Information
   Once a Day for Two Weeks


          www.irisreading.com
Thanks for Attending!
    Contact Information:
           Paul Nowak
      pnowak@irisreading.com
 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulnowak
 Facebook: facebook.com/nowak.paul
   Twitter: twitter.com/paul_nowak




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How To Improve Your Memory: The Memory Palace System

  • 1. The Memory Palace System (aka The Loci or Journey System) Welcome to the Webinar! Presenter: Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director www.irisreading.com
  • 2. What is a Memory Palace? www.irisreading.com
  • 3. What is a Memory Palace? Also known as... ● The Method of Loci ● The Journey Method www.irisreading.com
  • 4. What is a Memory Palace? The oldest known memory strategy Dates back to 500 B.C. First record of this memory technique: In an ancient pamphlet: Rhetorica ad Herennium www.irisreading.com
  • 5. Spatial Memory and Your Brain www.irisreading.com
  • 6. What You will Need: 1. Familiar Place 2.Vivid Imagination www.irisreading.com
  • 7. Pick Something you Know Well o me w nH u rO e Yo Lik www.irisreading.com
  • 9. Walk Through Your Home With a SPECIFIC Route www.irisreading.com
  • 10. Moving in Each Room Create a system of moving in the same direction in Each Room Ex.: From one side of the room to the other, or clockwise www.irisreading.com
  • 11. Notice Objects that you See Pick Certain Objects that you can easily Recall ur ce yo la of Pa re ry o o C m e M www.irisreading.com
  • 12. When You Want To Remember Information Associate each piece of information in the order it is to be remembered within a location in the home. www.irisreading.com
  • 13. Example: Grocery List Printer paper Onions Carrots Hamburger Ice Cream www.irisreading.com
  • 14. Application of the Memory Palace Lists Speeches Things To Do Reading
  • 15. You Can Have Many Memory Palaces Parents' House Friend's Place Workplace Your Commute
  • 16. Let's Recap What do you remember as you walked into your home? Start at the front door... www.irisreading.com
  • 17. Grocery List Printer paper Onions Carrots Hamburger Ice Cream www.irisreading.com
  • 18. Expanding Your Memory Palace Add other buildings Use locations within locations (in the living room: couch, chair, fireplace, tv, etc) www.irisreading.com
  • 19. Summary Practice! Try using the Memory Palace System to Remember Information Once a Day for Two Weeks www.irisreading.com
  • 20. Thanks for Attending! Contact Information: Paul Nowak pnowak@irisreading.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulnowak Facebook: facebook.com/nowak.paul Twitter: twitter.com/paul_nowak www.irisreading.com