Instant Memory Training For Success

Practical Techniques for a Sharper Mind
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-85708-706-5
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 225 g

Learn to train your brain with "The International Man of Memory"

Instant Memory Training for Success provides real, practical brain training that works. Fed up of forgetting everything from where you put your keys to an important meeting at work? Chester Santos is here to help by walking you through the five techniques that can help you start improving your memory today. Instead of getting bogged down in theory or chasing fads that don't work, this book focuses on real-world scenarios where better memory makes a big difference.

Chester has spent a lifetime researching memory improvement, analysing every technique and practice in the field. He's found that only a handful of techniques really provide the results people are after when they want to improve their memory, and this book lays them out in a clear and accessible way.

Learn how to:

- Remember names, faces and phone numbers

- Internalise to-do lists, grocery lists, due dates and more

- Recall conversations, movies, books and directions

- Become the go-to resource in your personal and professional life

Never again get stuck with a word "on the tip of your tongue," and leave the sticky notes behind. Exercising your brain leads to life-long mental fitness and Chester Santos is your world-class coach.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Santos, Chester

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Gedächtnis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction vii

1 Overview: Your Most Valuable Business Asset 1

2 The Building Blocks 13

3 Build Better Business Relationships 41

4 Impress in the Boardroom 57

5 Dealing with Numbers 69

6 From the Boardroom Back to the Classroom 85

7 Speak Your Client’s Language 99

8 All Work and No Play? 111

9 Final Considerations 119

10 This IS a Test 129

About the Author 147

Acknowledgements 149

Index 151

Über Autor(innen)

Known simply as "The International Man of Memory", Chester Santos has left an impression on all corners of the earth. Through his ability to demonstrate extraordinary feats of the mind, as well as educate others to do? the same, this U.S. Memory Champion is widely regarded to be one of the greatest memory experts in the world.
His memory talents have been featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNN, NBC, ABC and PBS. From recalling a random 100-plus digit sequence in five minutes to naming every U.S. congress person's state and district number, there's no memory challenge Chester hasn't taken on.
While Chester understands his exceptional skill, he also believes that every person has the ability to demonstrate amazing abilities with their memory given the proper technique and guidance.
Through workshops, corporate training, and his renowned speeches and presentations, Chester has developed a knack for passing on valuable memory techniques in ways that are easy to understand and retain for years to come. In his workshops, Chester has taught an 85-year-old to recite every Academy Award Best Picture? winner in the last 25 years.
Every one of his speaking engagements ends with a standing ovation. On nearly every continent in the world, Chester has inspired thousands of people to develop their memory. And as the International Man of Memory, this is the accomplishment that makes him most proud.