Have you ever been in the situation where someone has told you their name or address – or perhaps they have given you a message – but the information has gone in one ear and straight out the other?
If this happens more often than you would want you need to engage in some auditory memory exercises to help keep your brain sharp.
The more you practice auditory memory exercises the stronger that part of your memory will become – to the point where you’ll have excellent recall, without resorting to writing everything down and having a pocket or handbag stuffed full of notes.
You really can reach a point where you’ll hear something just once and your improved short term memory will be able to retain it for a longer period of time than you have been used to.
This is great for phone numbers, addresses, instructions, shopping lists and more.
A good auditory memory exercise is to listen to a top ten countdown on your favorite radio station. Don’t be tempted to note down any of the songs but try to remember the titles of each one as they are played. After the show try to write the song titles down in the order that you heard them.
As you practice and improve your auditory memory you will be able to write down the artist and song title with ease.
Another type of auditory memory exercise involves asking for assistance from a partner.
Have your partner recite something to you. It might be an address, a shopping list, or anything else that you have to remember (but usually forget!). Then, try and recite back what you heard word for word.
As you practice you’ll get better and soon you’ll be able to recite everything you heard without having to ask for a cue. The more you practice the better you’ll get so try this one as often as you can if you really want to sharpen your short term memory skills.
If you don’t have a partner, you can do this with a recording. Play back a recording of a song, a comedy routine, or anything else and then write down what you heard. As you get better you’ll be able to write down every detail without having to go back and check.
Auditory memory exercises can be performed anytime, any place and anywhere. They’re a great idea for everyone who needs to retain information for longer than the few milliseconds immediately after they heard it.
