Tips for keeping your memory in top shape

Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach.

Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, and marketing.

This episode is all about memory!

To improve your long term memory and recall of facts and vocab:
- create mental images, using all your senses
- create a mental image or story using rhymes, humour, or something outrageous
- use the 'loci' technique
- when reading information you want to retain, use the biggest screen possible
- revisit information you want to remember (e.g. use a flashcard app like Quizlet for vocab)

To improve working memory:
- try puzzles like crosswords, sudoku, or mental arithmetic
- try games (board games, memory games, chess)
- apparently, exercise, relaxation, and sleep are all good for working memory (or perhaps a lack thereof is bad for working memory...)
- problem-solving exercises
- try remembering the last 10 Prime Ministers in your country, and putting them in alphabetical order in your head

Food for memory:
- green leafy veg
- oily fish (2 portions per week)
- berries
- tea and coffee?
- nuts and seeds, especially walnuts and sunflower seeds
- soya (?)
- a square of dark chocolate!

Let me know what you'd like me to talk about next!

Sophie (aka The Interpreting Coach)