Lessons from the Memory Olympics

What if you could train your brain to remember anything better and faster? The world’s top memory athletes use proven techniques to recall thousands of digits, entire decks of cards, and long passages of text—seemingly superhuman feats that are actually based on simple, trainable strategies.

In this interactive session, we’ll explore how memory champions do what they do and what their methods reveal about how all learners encode, store, and retrieve information. Through engaging activities, you’ll experience memory techniques firsthand and learn why traditional training often fails to support retention. Most importantly, you’ll walk away with practical insights on how to design learning experiences that enhance recall, reduce forgetting, and make training more effective. Whether you’re creating eLearning, instructor-led training, or coaching employees, this session will change the way you think about memory and learning forever.

Your people will learn how to:

• Understand how memory champions achieve extraordinary recall, so you can apply similar techniques to improve learning and retention.
• Recognize the key memory processes—encoding, storage, and retrieval, helping you design training that aligns with how people actually remember.
• Experience firsthand why some information sticks while other details fade, so you can identify and fix common instructional design mistakes.
• Apply memory-enhancing strategies like chunking, association, and visualization, making your training more memorable and impactful.
• Avoid instructional practices that hinder retention, ensuring learners can recall and apply knowledge long after training ends.
• Integrate science-backed memory techniques into your courses, presentations, and coaching, helping learners retain more with less effort.