Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Assess Yourself -- 1. Understanding How Your Memory Works -- Brain remembers pictures better -- The 3 R's of memory process -- The enemies of your memory -- Debunking memory myths -- The secrets of maximising your memory power -- Star Tips for understanding how your memory works -- 2. Association - the Mental Glue -- The Trigger Principle -- How good is your memory? -- How to create strong associations -- Association exercises -- Star Tips for making associations stick like glue -- 3. Memory Techniques for Beginners -- First Letter Technique -- First Letter Sentence Technique -- Number Phrase Technique -- Number Shape Technique -- Number Rhyme Technique -- Star Tips for beginners -- 4. Remembering Lists, Speeches and Presentations -- The CARR Technique -- The Word Train Technique -- Using the Word Train Technique to remember a to-do list -- The Body List Technique -- Using the Body List Technique to remember facts and ideas -- The Roman Room Technique -- Using the Roman Room Technique to remember speeches and presentations -- Expanding the Roman Room -- Word Train vs Body List vs Roman Room -- Star Tips for remembering lists, speeches and presentations -- 5. Remembering Abstract and Foreign Language Words -- The Visual Trigger Technique -- Knowledge triggers -- Sound triggers -- Using triggers to improve your vocabulary -- Using triggers to remember foreign language vocabulary -- Using triggers to remember technical terms and other abstract words -- Star Tips for remembering abstract and foreign language words -- 6. Remembering Numbers and Statistics -- The Ultimate System -- Converting numbers into words (and images) -- Dealing with one- or two-digit numbers -- Using phonetics to remember numbers of any length -- The 100 images database - your cheat sheet.

Star Tips for remembering numbers and statistics -- 7. Remembering Names and Faces -- Why do we forget names? -- The Five-step Name Memory System -- The Basic Technique - five steps explained -- The Advanced Technique - five steps explained -- Putting it all together -- Star Tips for remembering names and faces -- 8. Eight Ways to Turbocharge Your Brain Power -- Doing meditation -- Solving puzzles -- Creating a mind canvas -- Asking "what if?" -- Thinking of ten uses -- Trusting your brain -- Learning a new skill -- Activating Instant Replay -- Star Tips for turbocharging your brain power -- 9. Techniques to Deal With Everyday Memory Problems -- Overcoming absent-mindedness -- Remembering alphabetical or alpha-numerical information -- Dealing with tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) phenomenon and mental blocks -- Remembering birthdays and anniversaries -- Remembering weekly appointments -- Storing information in your long-term memory -- Remembering spoken information -- Remembering what you read -- Star Tips for dealing with everyday memory problems -- 10. Tricks and Stunts to Maximise Your Memory and Impress People -- Calendar memory -- 30-digit number -- Mental filing cabinet -- Facts about people -- Meeting memos -- Applying memory stunts to your working life -- Star Tips for maximising your memory and impressing people -- Index -- About the Author.