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Interactive Imagery
This technique improves recall by linking isolated words by creating
visual representations for the words and then picturing the
interactions between them. For instance, if you needed to remember
a book, elephant, lamp and glasses you could imagine an elephant
with glasses on reading a book with a lamp overhead. That would be
the imagery. By imagining the elephant turning the pages of the book
or shifting his glasses to get a better look would be an example of
interactive imagery.
When using interactive imagery, remember to use some the
associations that help ‘burn’ that image in your mind. By adding
elements of shock factor and intensity to your images you will be
better able to remember them. Some examples of shock factor
include anything that is:
Bizarre
Outrageous
Different
Weird, or
Vivid
When using interactive images, it is important to form clear and
detailed images. As the expression goes, “a picture is worth a
thousand words” and is a great way to explain the power of
interactive imagery.
Some important points about using interactive imagery as a mnemonic
device:
Practice will enable you to become very proficient and
effective.
If you ensure your images have ‘shock’ value, they will be
more easily remembered.
Imagery does take practice and can be time consuming at first.
A lot of information can be stored in one single image. The
ability to condense your material into a few important
interactive images should not be understated.
A wisely chosen
illustration is almost
essential to fasten the
truth upon the ordinary
mind.
Howard Crosby
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