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Memory Medic can make house calls
to your school or business.

See below for information on multi-session workshops.
Versions of the multi-session workshop have been presented on the world's largest cruise ship, at a College of Education continuing education program, and at teacher professional development programs.

Shorter seminars and workshops can be arranged.
 

Overview

This workshop is designed to teach principles and specific tactics of good memory practices, as explained in the book, Thank You Brain For All You Remember. What You Forgot Was My Fault. Free copy of book comes with the workshop.

Schedule - arranged as needed

Session Contents (sessions last about 45 min each)

Contents:

I - My Brain Remembers. I Forgot

Key Ideas About Memory
     Kinds of Memory
     How Memories Are Made

II - Making Memories Memorable

The Hard Way to Learn
     Elements of Remembering
     Attention, Multi-tasking
     Association
     Rehearsal Strategies
     Consolidation & Interference 

III - Gimmicks Work

    Memorizing Lists
     Story Telling
     Speeches and Presentations
     Reading
     Remembering Lectures
     Learning Names, Tech. Terms

 

IV a - Lifestyles Matter

Emotions
         Stress
         Exercise
         Sleep

IV b - The Memory Is In There Somewhere. I Just Can’t Find It

Tip-of-the-tongue memory
Conscious-subconscious interactions
Cue dependency
Why hypnosis works
Role of emotions
Dealing with retrieval problems

V - Vaccinate Your Brain
         Against Aging

      Menopause
        Senior Moments
        Alzheimer=s Disease
        Lifestyles of the Old & Forgetful
        Diet and Drugs
        Mental Exercise

How Workshop Is Conducted

Participants work in groups with common interests and needs. For example, in a workshop to show teachers how to  help students memorize, teachers work in groups assigned to tables according to teaching discipline. Each group will identify common memory problems specific to their interest and develop specific memory aids.

Memory Medic's Credentials See www.cvm.tamu.edu/wklemm for details

  •     Professor at Texas A&M University

  •     40 years teaching and research on brain function 

  •     Memory research published in scientific journals

  •     Over 400 published research papers

  •     10 books

  •     Co-director on > $4.5 million of grants for K-12 outreach

Arranging a workshop:

Full workshop Fee: $50 each (includes the book, which retails for $24.95 and a workbook), with a minimum of 15 attendees. Travel expenses may be required, depending on distance and number of enrollees..

Write Dr. Klemm at 4458 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, Tx 77843-4458
or FAX a note at 979-847-8981.
 

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