Course Description
Knowing how to
memorize complex information quickly is a secret weapon for professionals in
fast-paced, demanding fields. Your memory has amazing capabilities – everyone
does. But to tap into these abilities, you need to know the basics of how your
memory works.
This CPE webinar
builds on the Memory Basics course, teaching participants how to use advanced
strategies including retrieval practice, visualization, and narrative
structure. It teaches fast, efficient techniques to remember more information
in less time.
Join author and research psychologist, Dr. Michelle Miller, in extending your ability to maximize
memory. This CPE course will explain the mental mechanisms behind word learning
and teach powerful techniques that participants can put into practice right
away.
Following are the major topics covered in this CPE
course:
- Why do we forget so much of what we experience
- How passive exposure tricks us into thinking we remember more than we do
- How sensations affect what we remember
- How emotions affect what we remember
- How to use retrieval practice to enhance recall in a variety of situations and settings
- How to use imagery to memorize complex sequences of ideas
- How cues become tied up in memory and sometimes undermine our ability to recall
The online CPE Personal Development course features interactive exercises throughout the session, as well as
opportunities to review what you learned from the Memory Basics webinar,
discuss your reflections on memory with fellow participants, and ask questions
about how memory works and how it can work better.
Learning Objectives
- To review and strengthen what you learned in the Memory Basics for Professionals course.
- To analyze how to take advantage of factors such as sensations and emotions to enhance memory.
- To explain why passive exposure is ineffective for study.
- To prevent context and cues from sabotaging memory.
- To discuss how to apply strategies for memorizing complex information such as a speech.
- To design and use your personalized strategies for retrieval practice.
Recommended For
- This CPE/CPD webinar is recommended for CPAs, CMAs, Canadian CPAs, Accounting, Tax, and Finance Professionals, Managers, and Other Professionals desiring to learn advanced memory techniques.Â
Who Should Attend?
- Certificate in Investment Performance Management
- Certified Fraud Examiner
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Financial Analyst
- CPA (Industry)
- CPA - Large Firm
- CPA - Mid Size Firm
- CPA - Small Firm
- HR Professionals
- Human Resources Manager
- Young CPA
