1H07 Memory for Fun and General Knowledge

Tutor/Facilitator Helen Devereux & Carolyn Angelin

When
Date: on/from Mon 10 Jul 2023 to Mon 11 Dec 2023
Frequency: Weekly
Class time: 10:00-12:00

Delivered Zoom

Other information

Do you struggle to remember people’s names when you first meet them?
Do you find yourself searching for your keys, phone, or wallet?
Is the name of that great movie on the tip of your tongue but you can’t recall it?
Would you like to expand your general knowledge?
Come and join Helen and Carolyn as they show you fun ways to improve your day-to-day memory function and enable you to learn and retain interesting information. By using proven memory techniques such as Mnemonics, Loci and Word Association, your brain will thank you for the workout and help keep you mentally fit, all while having fun!
We endeavour to tailor the course to include your areas of interest from topics such as –

• Names & Faces
• Top 10 – mountains, rivers, countries (you name it)
• Oscar winning films
• Countries & Capitals
• World Flags
• Greek & Roman Gods
• Zodiac
• Inventions
• Landmarks
• Olympic Host Cities
• Shakespeare’s Plays
• Chemical Elements
• Prime Ministers – Australian & British
• US Presidents
• US State & Capitals
• Significant Events
• Significant Deaths
• Major Wars
• Books & Authors
• Art & Artists.

REQUIREMENTS: Notepad and pen
TUTORS: Twenty-six years ago, Carolyn needed something to recover from ‘baby brain’. She had been raising her four sons – all under twenty-one months of age, including a set of identical triplets. She came across Helen’s Memory Skills course and enrolled. Despite being a very busy full-time mum, the course fitted Carolyn like a glove. From that time to this, Carolyn and Helen remain close friends and have continued to have fun with memory skills often sending each other random texts such as, “What film won the Oscar in 1935?” Carolyn moved to London in 2019 for a new adventure. Her timing wasn’t great as Covid struck. Carolyn used this time to her advantage by teaching memory skills via Zoom with friends she had made.
Carolyn is also a published author of two books about her experiences raising her triplets: “ADHD to the Power of Three – A Mother’s Story of Raising Triplets” and the sequel “The Teenage Years”.
35 years ago, Helen was introduced to memory skills. She studied the techniques and found them life-changing. She began teaching family and friends before going on to teach at primary and secondary schools. She created a course and offered it to various TAFEs, Colleges and Holmesglen and for a decade she taught regularly including community houses, private business and even Barwon Prison. Meeting Carolyn was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. They share a passion for memory, knowledge and helping others.

REPEAT OF COURSE
RUN IN TERM 4, 2022

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