Individual Presentation

Today I would like to introduce a book called Memory Superpowers. As you can know
from the title, it’s a guide to memorising what you don’t want to forget. The book
is written by a four-time USA memory champion who has revealed the secret to his
ability to remember almost everything. Instead of merely words and instructions,the
book includes numerous illustrations and uses an adventure to compare to the steps
to memorising, which makes it interesting to read. After reading the book, I found
that there are some interesting facts and common misconceptions.
First and foremost, there is a common belief that our brains have a limited storage
space. When we input new information or knowledge into our brains, we will forget
the old stuffs. On the contrary, our brains can store infinite information and
knowledge actually.

Moreover, the book teaches us three crucial tools of memoization. They are See,
Link and Go. The first tool is seeing the object as a picture in our mind. After
that, we have to link it to something that we have already known. The Link tool is
to categorise it correctly to our brains, like saving a document to a folder on the
computer. The last tool is Go. There are many ways such as making it ridiculously
weird, exaggerating it, using smell,touch and taste to practice the Go tool. As a
result, it will stick to our brains and become unforgettable.
I think the book is worth reading as it teaches us how to remember unfamiliar
numbers which is useful in the listening exams. The book teaches us to create our
own number-shape or number-rhythm system. Besides, as a chemistry student, it also
provides us with a way to remember the periodic table.
Last but not least, there are a few things we can do outside of memory techniques
to make our brain sharper. For instance, getting sufficient sleep, eating right and
exercising can enhance our memory ability. This is the end of my presentation.
Thank you.