Many a times, be it in the office or the classroom, we are faced with specific situational moments where we need to recall certain information that we read in the past few hours. This is probably the time when your memory utilization and control ability is tested to the limit. Now, while this may all sound neat in an article, in real life it can be very tasking and often demoralizing when you cannot recall essential data. It becomes even more frustrating when your comprehension abilities cannot match the short time frame provided to you. The aspect of reading and comprehending is a process of higher cognitive levels where you read the information presented, interpret it comparing it to past knowledge, and then store it in your memory based on what you perceived of the data.
Generally, if the time frame for comprehension is less, then the best technique for increasing the efficacy of ‘remember and recall’ is the alphabet method, one that you get to learn in tony buzan speed reading as well as the mind mapping series. The method works by utilizing the associative ability of sounds with certain meaningful data. This is perhaps the most primal form of learning that is seen in humans, especially when you look at how a baby leans to understand and then successfully utilize language as it grows up. Thus, if you associate a sound with a letter, your mind will be able to make up the images corresponding to the sounds, which can be recalled by reverse visualization when the occasion demands.
Furthermore, if you can club individual words together and associate it in the same manner, your reading speed in itself becomes faster. However, this is all in theory and is not something that you can just conceptualize, and start applying it from the word go. Instead, you will need tons of practice and the right study materials to help you gain the abilities in the right way, which involves, speed reading exercises, tests etc.