World Memory Championships 2006
And so today was the final day of the 2006 World Memory Championships held in London at Imperial College. After being runner up in the competition and then running it for a couple of years, I had moved away from competition memory to concentrate on teaching others how to improve their memory, remember much more and retain information…
I Want To Be A Memory Expert When I Grow Up
I am approached all the time by journalists looking for a “memory expert” to comment on this or that or to provide a few tips about some aspect of memory. Exam preparation time is another common time of the year to be consulted about tips to do better in exams. I have also been contacted…
Your Brain’s Ability – Use It or Lose It
In the Times last week there was a very interesting piece on how machines are once doing the work that our memories once did. If you think about telephone numbers, how often do you think about a number to dial it? Chances are, you will open up the address book on your mobile phone, look…
Michael Tipper Goes MAD!
This week has already been an exciting week for me and it got off to a great start when I went and spoke at a client day held by The Go MAD Thinking Group run by Andy Gilbert and his team. I have known Andy for a few years now and have watched the Go…
How To Improve Your Memory – Michael Tipper On BBC Radio Wiltshire With Gavin McCoy
Well after putting out my press releases for my eBay auction in the middle of the week to offer my services to help a Wiltshire based GCSE student with their revision in the run up to the exams, I was contacted by the BBC and invited to do an interview with Gavin McCoy on the…
Perfect Recall – A Blessing Or A Curse
When I am talking to people who are interested in improving their memory, the conversation usually goes something along these lines: Them: Michael I understand that you teach people how to improve their memory and remember more. Is that true? Me: Yes I do have a little understanding of some Memory Techniques that I, and…
Michael Tipper on Sky News – Quick And Simple Ways To Remember Your PIN Number
Well today was chip and pin day and if you don’t know what that means, you may find yourself at the shop checkout from today and have to input your PIN for your credit card instead of signing one of those little slips that you either lose or keep finding in the most obscure places…
Aging and Memory
“By the time you are eighty years old you have learned everything. You only have to remember it!” George Burns