Is Memory a Learned Skill or an Inherent Ability ?
How many times have you gone to the grocery store to get bread or milk, got a bunch of items and forgot the bread or milk ? Or while you were there saw a few people you recognize but have no idea who their names were ? Or when you were younger, met someone at a club that you were interested in dating, but completely forgot their name when you saw them later ? If only your memory was better...
Matthew Goerke from Freedom Personal Development was the guest speaker at our recent office meeting held upstairs at The Hinge in Port Richmond. He gave an excellent presentation about Memory . I was a little dubious at first but his presentation was fabulous and thought-provoking. It so inspired Stephanie to a degree we are now registered for their memory workshop training in Allentown in September !
Can you relate to the following from a business standpoint ?
Forgetting names of people after you just meet with them ?
Or do you need to remember more of what you learned at a presentation ? Or have a better memory of what to say for your own presentations that you give to people ?
Or maybe need to recall product information better ? Or numbers ? Or information from meetings and/or books ? If so, their program guarantees to unlock your memory's potential ! Sounds pretty powerful !
Below are some of the items I learned from Matthew's presentation:
Two tips from Dale Carnegie's book How to Win Friends and Influence People:
- Favourite subject for anyone is themselves.
- A person's own name is the sweetest sound to them.
Two tips for remebering names:
- Slow down, clear your mind and focus !
- Repeat Repeat Repeat ! (say the person's name back to them during the conversation)
Six Other Memory Facts:
- Your first impressions when meeting new people will be in the first 10 to 30 seconds.
- Average recall for a person is 15 percent of info during a conversation or listening to a presentation.
- After 1 week, it is 4 to 6 percent.
- People expect for their memories to fail.
- Memory can be improved - it is a skill, not just an attribute that someone is born with.
- When asked about their own memory, 9 out of 10 people will say they have a bad memory.
They say they guarantee three items after attending their workshop:
- A 300 percent recall increase
- To be able to repeat back a list of 25 items (numbers and words) in any order.
- To do your own presentation without notes.
Stephanie and I thought about how advantageous it would be to increase our memory skills as far as networking, meeting people, giving listing presentations, buyer presentations and so forth. The benefits are endless ! I think what is most fascinating to me is how we can forget that memory is a learned skill and not just something we are born with. That being said, how often do we really practice and harness this skill ? No wonder we are a forgetful Nation !!!
How is your memory ?
What do you think about memory being a learned skill ?
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