For
almost
ten years I have worked with the new cabin staff of Air New Zealand
Link
during
their three week
induction course. My session
is just one afternoon at
the end
of those three
weeks, during which time I
show them how to memorise
their PA's (public address). Once they have mastered this, just like
young Trevor,
I regularly
see their confidence
and self belief
growing right before my eyes.
Initially, many of these new
recruits seem rather daunted by the task ahead.
Hardly surprising
when
you
consider
that study after study says that most
people's biggest fear in life is speaking in public. All that
fades into insignificance
when they learn
the trick to using their memory. 'The
human
brain thinks in
pictures, not
in words'.
During
the
session, these words, handed to them on a page:
"Please
ensure
hand luggage is safely stowed either in the overhead locker,
or
beneath your
seat.
A
reminder
that
all electronic equipment must be switched off
for
take
off and landing. Please fasten your seat belts, check that your
tray table
is
folded
away and your seat back is in the upright position."
Becomes
a
series of bullet point images which I ask them to draw:
The
bullet
points act as visual triggers for the mental video clip they create. In
the
space of
three hours, the majority of them go from self consciously reading
just the first three lines of a
script which they need
to refer to while presenting
to
their peers, to doing it using a group
of only five pictures drawn next to their
bullet
points,
and finally to
reciting entire, lengthy PA's with no safety net at
all, completely
from their memory. They don't need to
think about the words,
they
just
need to remember the pictures, and their subconscious takes over and
does the
rest.
I should
say that James Hamilton of
Air Nelson and his team do a fantastic job
of choosing
and training the
people I get to work with, which
certainly makes my
job that
much easier, more
enjoyable and fun.
Special
offer.
Free
memory
session
with your staff or school group
If
you
believe one of these sessions would help your business and would like
to
book
a sixty
minute 'Master your memory' session for your staff or school
group, simply
respond
to
this
article
and let
me
know where you are, the type
and
size of
your group and which day of the week suits you best.
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of
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before you forget!
Paul