Broadcast on"Coast to Coast":September 26,2002 Re-broadcast on VOA News Now:September 29,2002 AA:I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble,and this week on WORDMASTER-some ways to help you improve your memory. ELDH:"We don't forget,we just haven't learned it in the first place." RS:That's Wendi Eldh.She's a communications trainer who teaches memory skills.One technique she uses she calls the three R's--record,retain and retrieve. ELDH:"That is,you have to say,what is the piece of information I want to learn,and you record that.Then you have to figure out where you're going to put it.I don't just throw it in my brain.Am I going to put it with car information,will I put it with insurance information.So you actually get disciplined enough to organize the information you retain in some kind of filing system.And then when you're ready to retrieve it,you know where to get it,just like filing information in a filing cabinet." RS:"But this is your head."[laughter] ELDH:"Exactly." AA:"Is your brain set up that way?" ELDH:"Sometimes.It takes a lot of work.And I would sayBroadcast on "Coast to Coast": September 26, 2002 Re-broadcast on VOA News Now: September 29, 2002 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER – some ways to help you improve your memory. ELDH: "We don't forget, we just haven't learned it in the first place." RS: That's Wendi Eldh. She's a communications trainer who teaches memory skills. One technique she uses she calls the three R's -- record, retain and retrieve. ELDH: "That is, you have to say, what is the piece of information I want to learn, and you record that. Then you have to figure out where you're going to put it. I don't just throw it in my brain. Am I going to put it with car information, will I put it with insurance information. So you actually get disciplined enough to organize the information you retain in some kind of filing system. And then when you're ready to retrieve it, you know where to get it, just like filing information in a filing cabinet." RS: "But this is your head." [laughter] ELDH: "Exactly." AA: "Is your brain set up that way?" ELDH: "Sometimes. It takes a lot of work. And I would say