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The Peg System:
Your Mental File Folders

Welcome to the Webinar!



Presenters:
Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director
Katya Seberson, Director of Research
How this Webinar is going to be
          different?




              Just Do It!


You MUST do the exercise to understand
            the System.
Try to Remember the following list of
Words:
              Bread
                     Milk
             Tomatoes
                   Soda
              Turkey
                     Chips
              Strawberries
                    Deodorant
              Cucumbers
                  Cereal
Two Main Ways to Learn This
1 Repetition Over and Over again

2. Use PEG System.
The Numeric Peg System

         Simple to Learn & Reliable

Helps you memorize a list of anything in order!
Ground Principle of PEG System

  When a NEW piece of information

            gets pegged

 to something that is already KNOWN
ti on List
           a
         Our Grocery
         rm Bread
       fo 1.
   w In    2.   Milk
N e        3.   Tomatoes
           4.   Soda
           5.   Turkey
           6.   Chips
           7.   Strawberries
           8.   Deodorant
           9.   Cucumbers
          10.   Cereal
What is the Core of the PEGS

                  a dy
             A lre
            ou
           Y W
         ng NO
       hi K
    et
S om
         Create it Once and Forever
1. Pencil
2. Swan
3. McDonalds
4. Chair
5. Hook
6. Cherry
7. Lightning
8. Race Track
9. Balloon
10. Plate w/ Silverware
Create the Visualizations
      1.   Bread
      2.   Milk
      3.   Tomatoes
      4.   Soda
      5.   Turkey
      6.   Chips
      7.   Strawberries
      8.   Deodorant
      9.   Cucumbers
     10.   Cereal
Can you remember the list?

       What's number 1?

          Number 2?
Did you remember them all?
       1.   Bread
       2.   Milk
       3.   Tomatoes
       4.   Soda
       5.   Turkey
       6.   Chips
       7.   Strawberries
       8.   Deodorant
       9.   Cucumbers
      10.   Cereal
How To Remember More Items
        11. Detergent
        12. Toilet Paper
        13. Yogurt
        14. Flowers
        15. Cheese
        16. Coffee
        17. Fish
        18. Olives
        19. Toothpaste
        20. Ice Cream
Find a Theme for 11-20
Everything is drenched in black oil
How To Remember More Items
Picture these items drenched in black oil with the
         other images (pencil, swan, etc.)
                11. Detergent
                12. Toilet Paper
                13. Yogurt
                14. Flowers
                15. Cheese
                16. Coffee
                17. Fish
                18. Olives
                19. Toothpaste
                20. Ice Cream
Just to be Fair
Shape Example      Rhyming Example
Way to Avoid Complications
 Shape example is easier to use
Long lists of Pegs: 100 Pegs!!!
The Peg System or Link System?

      The Peg System is more powerful

If you used the Link System, how would you go
          about reciting the 8th item?

      You would need to go link-by-link

     With Peg, you remember it instantly
Summary

                 Practice!

         Here's some homework...

Try Using the Peg System Once a Day for the
              Next Two Weeks
Thanks for Attending!
   Contact Information:
        Paul Nowak
    pnowak@irisreading.com

      Katya Seberson
     katya@irisreading.com

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How To Improve Your Memory: The Peg System

  • 1. The Peg System: Your Mental File Folders Welcome to the Webinar! Presenters: Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director Katya Seberson, Director of Research
  • 2. How this Webinar is going to be different? Just Do It! You MUST do the exercise to understand the System.
  • 3. Try to Remember the following list of Words: Bread Milk Tomatoes Soda Turkey Chips Strawberries Deodorant Cucumbers Cereal
  • 4. Two Main Ways to Learn This 1 Repetition Over and Over again 2. Use PEG System.
  • 5. The Numeric Peg System Simple to Learn & Reliable Helps you memorize a list of anything in order!
  • 6. Ground Principle of PEG System When a NEW piece of information gets pegged to something that is already KNOWN
  • 7. ti on List a Our Grocery rm Bread fo 1. w In 2. Milk N e 3. Tomatoes 4. Soda 5. Turkey 6. Chips 7. Strawberries 8. Deodorant 9. Cucumbers 10. Cereal
  • 8. What is the Core of the PEGS a dy A lre ou Y W ng NO hi K et S om Create it Once and Forever
  • 18. 10. Plate w/ Silverware
  • 19. Create the Visualizations 1. Bread 2. Milk 3. Tomatoes 4. Soda 5. Turkey 6. Chips 7. Strawberries 8. Deodorant 9. Cucumbers 10. Cereal
  • 20. Can you remember the list? What's number 1? Number 2?
  • 21. Did you remember them all? 1. Bread 2. Milk 3. Tomatoes 4. Soda 5. Turkey 6. Chips 7. Strawberries 8. Deodorant 9. Cucumbers 10. Cereal
  • 22. How To Remember More Items 11. Detergent 12. Toilet Paper 13. Yogurt 14. Flowers 15. Cheese 16. Coffee 17. Fish 18. Olives 19. Toothpaste 20. Ice Cream
  • 23. Find a Theme for 11-20 Everything is drenched in black oil
  • 24. How To Remember More Items Picture these items drenched in black oil with the other images (pencil, swan, etc.) 11. Detergent 12. Toilet Paper 13. Yogurt 14. Flowers 15. Cheese 16. Coffee 17. Fish 18. Olives 19. Toothpaste 20. Ice Cream
  • 25. Just to be Fair Shape Example Rhyming Example
  • 26. Way to Avoid Complications Shape example is easier to use
  • 27. Long lists of Pegs: 100 Pegs!!!
  • 28. The Peg System or Link System? The Peg System is more powerful If you used the Link System, how would you go about reciting the 8th item? You would need to go link-by-link With Peg, you remember it instantly
  • 29. Summary Practice! Here's some homework... Try Using the Peg System Once a Day for the Next Two Weeks
  • 30. Thanks for Attending! Contact Information: Paul Nowak pnowak@irisreading.com Katya Seberson katya@irisreading.com