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Description

Professional Memory: Encoding Information, Anchoring It and Recalling It at the Right Moment

Retain names, figures and procedures without depending entirely on your notes and searches

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

A contact's name that slips away mid-meeting, a procedure relearned for the third time, figures that must be looked up again before every discussion: the information load keeps rising and memory seems less and less able to keep pace. The issue rarely lies in capacity, but in the way information is captured and then revisited.

Two days to understand how memorisation works, train attention at the point of encoding, apply association and organisation techniques, and put in place spaced repetition suited to the professional content you need to retain.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish the encoding, storage and recall stages
  • Identify the attention conditions that determine memorisation
  • Apply association techniques to retain names, figures and lists
  • Organise spaced repetition suited to the content to be memorised
  • Build a memorisation aid for content specific to your role

What makes this programme different

Exercises are based on your real professional content rather than arbitrary lists
A ten-minute daily training routine designed during the programme
A dedicated sequence on remembering names and faces in a professional setting

Programme

1How Memorisation Works

Three stages, three levers

  • Encoding, storage and recall
  • The role of attention and the effects of distraction
  • Working memory and capacity limits
  • The influence of sleep and fatigue
  • Common misconceptions about memory

2Capturing Information

What happens at the moment of receiving

  • Conditions for sustained attention
  • Note-taking that supports memorisation
  • Active questioning while listening
  • Removing sources of interruption
  • Immediate reformulation

3Anchoring Techniques

Associate in order to retain

  • Association through images and stories
  • Mental journeys to retain a sequence
  • Memorising figures and references
  • Names, faces and meeting contexts
  • Hierarchical organisation of content

4Maintaining and Recalling

Making what you have learned last

  • The principle of spaced repetition
  • Choosing intervals according to the content
  • Self-testing rather than re-reading
  • A lightweight revision aid
  • A ten-minute daily routine

Who is it for

Professionals who must retain large volumes of information: names, procedures, technical data or training content.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.