Lynne Kelly on Memory Craft

Join us for an evening with Dr Lynne Kelly, the Memory Whisperer. Her bestseller The Memory Code uncovered the memory methods of the ancients. In her new book Memory Craft, she shows how anyone of any age can use traditional memory methods to expand their memory capacity and recall anything in a playful, creative & fun way!

Lynne will talk about the history of memory with opera singer Jacqueline Dark, who has her own stories of the nexus between memory and music. Plus: there'll be some show-and-tell too!

About the Book

Our brain is a muscle. Like our bodies, it needs exercise. In the last few hundred years, we have stopped training our memories and we have lost the ability to memorise large amounts of information.

Memory Craft introduces the best memory techniques humans have ever devised, from ancient times and the Middle Ages, to methods used by today's memory athletes. Lynne Kelly has tested all these methods in experiments which demonstrate the extraordinary capacity of our brains at any age.

For anyone who needs to memorise a speech or a play script, learn anatomy or a foreign language, or prepare for an exam, Memory Craft is a fabulous toolkit. It offers proven techniques for teachers to help their students learn more effectively. There are also simple strategies for anyone who has trouble remembering names or dates, and for older people who want to keep their minds agile. Above all, memorising things can be playful, creative and great fun.

Praise

"Weaving the deep history of memory techniques along with the techniques themselves, Memory Craft is a memory book like no other I've ever read." - Nelson Dellis, four times USA Memory Champion.

"With her infectious enthusiasm and depth of personal experience, Dr Lynne Kelly teaches us how we too can memorise anything…[and] potentially protect our memories from decline as we age." - Dr Meredith McKague, University of Melbourne.

About the Author

Dr Lynne Kelly is the memory whisperer. A senior memory champion, science writer and Honorary Research Associate at La Trobe University Melbourne, she is author of the ground-breaking book The Memory Code.