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How To Turn Numbers
Into Images To Remember
a List of Anything
Welcome to the Webinar!



Presenters:
Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director
The Goal of Today's Webinar

   To memorize a 20-item list

           ...in order!




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Let's Memorize a 10-item Grocery List
     1.   Bread               11. Honey
     2.   Milk                12. Eggs
     3.   Tomatoes            13. Yogurt
     4.   Soda                14. Flowers
     5.   Turkey              15. Cheese
     6.   Chips               16. Coffee
     7.   Strawberries        17. Fish
     8.   Deodorant           18. Olives
     9.   Cucumbers           19. Toothpaste
    10.   Cereal              20. Ice Cream
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The Numeric Peg System

        Simple to Learn and Reliable

Helps you memorize a list of anything in order




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Let's Memorize a 10-item Grocery List

              1. Bread
              2. Milk
              3. Tomatoes

              4. Soda
              5. Turkey
              6. Chips
              7. Strawberries
              8. Deodorant
              9. Cucumbers
             10. Cereal
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1. Pencil




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2. Swan




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3. McDonalds




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4. Chair




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5. Hook




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6. Cherry




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7. Lightning




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8. Race Track




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9. Balloon




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10. Plate w/ Silverware




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Create the Visualizations
      1.   Bread
      2.   Milk
      3.   Tomatoes
      4.   Soda
      5.   Turkey
      6.   Chips
      7.   Strawberries
      8.   Deodorant
      9.   Cucumbers
     10.   Cereal
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Can you remember the list?

       What's number 1?

          Number 2?




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Did you remember them all?
       1.   Bread
       2.   Milk
       3.   Tomatoes
       4.   Soda
       5.   Turkey
       6.   Chips
       7.   Strawberries
       8.   Deodorant
       9.   Cucumbers
      10.   Cereal
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Let's Add More Items!


How to remember up to 20 items...




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Find An Action Theme for 11-20

            Fight!




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How To Remember More Items
        11. Honey
        12. Eggs
        13. Yogurt
        14. Flowers
        15. Cheese
        16. Coffee
        17. Fish
        18. Olives
        19. Toothpaste
        20. Ice Cream
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#11: Honey
    The Formula: Pencil (1) + Fight (11-20) + Honey =
You Fighting a Bee with your Pencil Sword to get its Honey!




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#12: Eggs
The Formula: Swan (2) + Fight (11-20) + Eggs =
Swan Fighting another swan to protect her eggs!




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#13: Yogurt
The Formula: McDonalds (3) + Fight (11-20) + Yogurt =




                                             VS




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#14: Flowers
The Formula: Chair (4) + Fight (11-20) + Flowers =
  Chair Fight with the Winner Getting Flowers!




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#15: Cheese
The Formula: Hook (5) + Fight + Cheese =
  Pirates fighting. Winner gets cheese!




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#16: Coffee
The Formula: Cherry (6) + Fight (11-20) + Coffee =
  An angry cherry fighting an angry coffee bean!




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#17: Fish
     The Formula: Lightning (7) + Fight (11-20) + Fishg =
Lightning striking some fighting sword fish as they jump out of
                           the water.




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#18: Olives
   The Formula: Racetrack (8) + Fight (11-20) + Olives =
Race car drivers, going around the track, fighting with each by
                throwing olives at each other.


     (yeah... I couldn't really find an image for that one)




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#19: Toothpaste
The Formula: Balloon (9) + Fight (11-20) + Toothpaste =
 Balloon fight with the losing balloons exploding full of
                       toothpaste




                        Fight!



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#20: Ice Cream
 The Formula: Plate (10) + Fight (11-20) + Ice Cream =
Plates Fighting with utensils over who gets the ice cream!



(yeah, I couldn't find an image for that one either)




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Can you remember 11-20?

           What's #11?
           What's #12?

See if you could remember them all?




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Here's the list of 11-20
     11. Honey
     12. Eggs
     13. Yogurt
     14. Flowers
     15. Cheese
     16. Coffee
     17. Fish
     18. Olives
     19. Toothpaste
     20. Ice Cream
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Can you remember all 20 items?
  1.                   11.
  2.                   12.
  3.                   13.
  4.                   14.
  5.                   15.
  6.                   16.
  7.                   17.
  8.                   18.
  9.                   19.
 10.                   20.
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Can you remember all 20 items?
  1.   Bread               11. Honey
  2.   Milk                12. Eggs
  3.   Tomatoes            13. Yogurt
  4.   Soda                14. Flowers
  5.   Turkey              15. Cheese
  6.   Chips               16. Coffee
  7.   Strawberries        17. Fish
  8.   Deodorant           18. Olives
  9.   Cucumbers           19. Toothpaste
 10.   Cereal              20. Ice Cream
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The Numeric Peg System

Other Ways to Apply this System

      Apply it to Reading!




         www.irisreading.com
How to remember 21-30 items?

          Add another theme...
Maybe everything is drenched in "black oil"




               www.irisreading.com
How to remember 30+ items?

    Keep building up themes for...
                31-40
                41-50
                51-60
             and so on...

The "Numeric Peg System" is very powerful


              www.irisreading.com
The Numeric Peg System

             Applied to Reading:

Visually associate each section of the chapter
           to each one of your pegs

(1=pencil - associate section #1 with a pencil)
 (2=swan - associate section #2 with a swan)
                 and so on...


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Summary

Use the "Numeric Peg System"

 to Remember a List of Anything

             in order!




          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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Memory Improvement Course: How to Turn Numbers into Images to Remember

  • 1. How To Turn Numbers Into Images To Remember a List of Anything Welcome to the Webinar! Presenters: Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director
  • 2. The Goal of Today's Webinar To memorize a 20-item list ...in order! www.irisreading.com
  • 3. Let's Memorize a 10-item Grocery List 1. Bread 11. Honey 2. Milk 12. Eggs 3. Tomatoes 13. Yogurt 4. Soda 14. Flowers 5. Turkey 15. Cheese 6. Chips 16. Coffee 7. Strawberries 17. Fish 8. Deodorant 18. Olives 9. Cucumbers 19. Toothpaste 10. Cereal 20. Ice Cream www.irisreading.com
  • 4. The Numeric Peg System Simple to Learn and Reliable Helps you memorize a list of anything in order www.irisreading.com
  • 5. Let's Memorize a 10-item Grocery List 1. Bread 2. Milk 3. Tomatoes 4. Soda 5. Turkey 6. Chips 7. Strawberries 8. Deodorant 9. Cucumbers 10. Cereal www.irisreading.com
  • 13. 8. Race Track www.irisreading.com
  • 15. 10. Plate w/ Silverware www.irisreading.com
  • 16. Create the Visualizations 1. Bread 2. Milk 3. Tomatoes 4. Soda 5. Turkey 6. Chips 7. Strawberries 8. Deodorant 9. Cucumbers 10. Cereal www.irisreading.com
  • 17. Can you remember the list? What's number 1? Number 2? www.irisreading.com
  • 18. Did you remember them all? 1. Bread 2. Milk 3. Tomatoes 4. Soda 5. Turkey 6. Chips 7. Strawberries 8. Deodorant 9. Cucumbers 10. Cereal www.irisreading.com
  • 19. Let's Add More Items! How to remember up to 20 items... www.irisreading.com
  • 20. Find An Action Theme for 11-20 Fight! www.irisreading.com
  • 21. How To Remember More Items 11. Honey 12. Eggs 13. Yogurt 14. Flowers 15. Cheese 16. Coffee 17. Fish 18. Olives 19. Toothpaste 20. Ice Cream www.irisreading.com
  • 22. #11: Honey The Formula: Pencil (1) + Fight (11-20) + Honey = You Fighting a Bee with your Pencil Sword to get its Honey! www.irisreading.com
  • 23. #12: Eggs The Formula: Swan (2) + Fight (11-20) + Eggs = Swan Fighting another swan to protect her eggs! www.irisreading.com
  • 24. #13: Yogurt The Formula: McDonalds (3) + Fight (11-20) + Yogurt = VS www.irisreading.com
  • 25. #14: Flowers The Formula: Chair (4) + Fight (11-20) + Flowers = Chair Fight with the Winner Getting Flowers! www.irisreading.com
  • 26. #15: Cheese The Formula: Hook (5) + Fight + Cheese = Pirates fighting. Winner gets cheese! www.irisreading.com
  • 27. #16: Coffee The Formula: Cherry (6) + Fight (11-20) + Coffee = An angry cherry fighting an angry coffee bean! www.irisreading.com
  • 28. #17: Fish The Formula: Lightning (7) + Fight (11-20) + Fishg = Lightning striking some fighting sword fish as they jump out of the water. www.irisreading.com
  • 29. #18: Olives The Formula: Racetrack (8) + Fight (11-20) + Olives = Race car drivers, going around the track, fighting with each by throwing olives at each other. (yeah... I couldn't really find an image for that one) www.irisreading.com
  • 30. #19: Toothpaste The Formula: Balloon (9) + Fight (11-20) + Toothpaste = Balloon fight with the losing balloons exploding full of toothpaste Fight! www.irisreading.com
  • 31. #20: Ice Cream The Formula: Plate (10) + Fight (11-20) + Ice Cream = Plates Fighting with utensils over who gets the ice cream! (yeah, I couldn't find an image for that one either) www.irisreading.com
  • 32. Can you remember 11-20? What's #11? What's #12? See if you could remember them all? www.irisreading.com
  • 33. Here's the list of 11-20 11. Honey 12. Eggs 13. Yogurt 14. Flowers 15. Cheese 16. Coffee 17. Fish 18. Olives 19. Toothpaste 20. Ice Cream www.irisreading.com
  • 34. Can you remember all 20 items? 1. 11. 2. 12. 3. 13. 4. 14. 5. 15. 6. 16. 7. 17. 8. 18. 9. 19. 10. 20. www.irisreading.com
  • 35. Can you remember all 20 items? 1. Bread 11. Honey 2. Milk 12. Eggs 3. Tomatoes 13. Yogurt 4. Soda 14. Flowers 5. Turkey 15. Cheese 6. Chips 16. Coffee 7. Strawberries 17. Fish 8. Deodorant 18. Olives 9. Cucumbers 19. Toothpaste 10. Cereal 20. Ice Cream www.irisreading.com
  • 36. The Numeric Peg System Other Ways to Apply this System Apply it to Reading! www.irisreading.com
  • 37. How to remember 21-30 items? Add another theme... Maybe everything is drenched in "black oil" www.irisreading.com
  • 38. How to remember 30+ items? Keep building up themes for... 31-40 41-50 51-60 and so on... The "Numeric Peg System" is very powerful www.irisreading.com
  • 39. The Numeric Peg System Applied to Reading: Visually associate each section of the chapter to each one of your pegs (1=pencil - associate section #1 with a pencil) (2=swan - associate section #2 with a swan) and so on... www.irisreading.com
  • 40. Summary Use the "Numeric Peg System" to Remember a List of Anything in order! www.irisreading.com
  • 41. 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