http://www.mentalrobics.com/ Improve your memory, creativity and vocabulary Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT en-us 300 http://www.mentalrobics.com/mind/282/word-of-the-day-adumbrate0805.html http://www.mentalrobics.com/mind/282.html?r=0805 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT
verb :: To suggest or disclose partially.

"The suspect matches the description adumbrated by the two witnesses." ]]> http://www.mentalrobics.com/mind/228/icebreaker-true-or-false0805.html http://www.mentalrobics.com/mind/228.html?r=0805 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT Icebreakers are little exercises that help relax tension and loosen up a formal atmosphere in a meeting where you want to have creative ideas and group participation.

This is an example of an easy icebreaker to try with a small group:

Going around a group, each person should say one true statement about themselves and one that is false. After each person has said their two statements, the group takes a vote to determine which is which. People should be encouraged to make the false statement sound plausible to make it more fun. You can learn a lot about people with this exercise, and it's fun too. ]]> http://www.mentalrobics.com/mind/156/effective-associations-interaction0805.html http://www.mentalrobics.com/mind/156.html?r=0805 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:01 GMT
The items that you are associating together should be visualized as interacting in some way. If you are trying to associate a stapler with a dog, it is not going to do you much good to picture a dog standing next to a stapler. A much better association would be to have the dog eating the stapler, or picture a dog with a stapler mouth. Not only does this interaction make the image more interesting, but by grouping both objects into one association, you are effectively chunking the material. ]]>