Directory:School of Phenomenal Memory
The School of Phenomenal Memory, founded in 2006 by Ruslan Mescerjakov, teaches the Giordano Memorization System (GMS) in an online format to english-speaking students. The school focuses on developing skills needed to memorize, rather than focusing solely on techniques. Along with mastery of memorization techniques, development of visualization ability, increased attention stability, and proper health and nutrition are stressed as essential for efficient memorization.
Online Course
The online course consists of 60 step-by-step lessons intended to develop a complete memorization skill-set in a student. The course is accessed online in the student section of the website.
Lessons need to be taken in sequence, without excessive breaks. Students are encouraged to complete at least 3 lessons per week, and no more than 7 lessons per week.
Intensive Training Course - Lessons 1-12
The Intensive Training Course is a detailed study of separate techniques used in memorizing. Students can expect a gradual increase in the volume of information that can be memorized at a given time; up to 100 elements. They will also gain a much more powerful stability of attention. The exercises in this study course are designed to help you develop the initial skills of memorizing, without which the study of other courses is impossible.
First Database - Lessons 13-25
Learning the techniques of memorizing for 25 basic kinds of information, with the possibility of selective retrieval and relocation of information in the memory. Students work with one-hundred examples of factual, data-based information. Students are able to recollect upon request consistently and selectively with absolute accuracy of reproduction.
Foreign Languages - Lessons 26-36
Training in the memorization of foreign words and phrases. Course material is based on the Russian language. Any language can be used by analogy. Students learn to memorize and affix new alphabets, words, grammar, phrases, word-for-word text memorization, and structure models into long-term memory.
Textual information - Lessons 36-52
Students focus on memorization of texts, from jokes and short stories to entire books and tutorials containing complex terminology. Complex texts are used as exercises.
Codes and passwords - Lessons 53-60
Students learn how to reliably keep numerical data in their memory. Websites, email addresses, credit card numbers, pin-numbers, bank accounts numbers, and various login information.
Additional Materials
Additional materials are available for students both during and after taking the course. Students always have access to all new materials, and all lessons.
Additional Courses
Additional Courses teach students how to memorize events and conversations that happen in their lives, and how to memorize playing cards. Additional courses are added frequently.
Articles
Articles are available for students covering subjects such as nutrition for a healthy mind, self-analysis of common problems in memorization, and self-motivational techniques.
Software
Software is available for training, testing, and fun. The main program is used to test students in memorization of Figurative Codes, which are commonly-encountered bits of information(Numbers, names, months, days, etc...)
Support
Full support is available for all students. A forum is provided for both students, and public members, where questions are answered by instructors, and other students with experience. Students and public members can communicate freely.
An email system is also available for anyone with questions. Frequently, additional help is also available by phone or instant-messaging service.
