One of the most embarrassing situations to be in is in finding yourself at a loss of words because you are not able to remember important information that you have to say especially when you are a speaker in a meeting. Those who tend to forget important things may need to start on working on improving their memory.

People need to understand that in order for them to improve their recall ability; they will have to use their memory more often. Working on the memory each day will benefit people in the end as they get the results after a few weeks.

Memory can fade for many reasons, lack of sleep can be devastating to the mind and no-one feels this more than mothers with newborn babies. Mothers may sometimes find themselves at a loss when they are driving around because they cannot think of the place where they going or where they came from. Nursing mothers mostly lack sufficient sleep which could affect their cognitive functions at day time.

Mothers who are taking care of their babies or feeding them can play some electronic games. Mental exercises as Memory Techniques that are part of the games would stimulate their brains to work. There have been a growing number of people who are not able to remember exactly the names of their family members, relatives and friends.

People especially women may try to say the name of the person who has been introduced to them a few times in the introduction phase. As people talk to new friends, their minds start to relate what is being said with their names and with their faces. Being introduced to somebody who is hairy and speaks of being wary for example.

Interesting information trigger some good feelings that spark an ember to fire up the brain to understand details better as it starts to work on it. Amusing thoughts may result to having some good feelings so that information can readily be processed with it. It is often best practice to file new information in organized storage containers inside the mind, this way they can be catalogued and easily recalled when required.

Sometimes keeping information in files or in drawers may be a little difficult to some people but they can create their own mind map to help them locate the information. People may start with at the center or their idea and follow each branch until all details have been analyzed and captured as well.

Just like a car, the brain and the memory too need regular activities for maintenance.

People only got one brain to live by up to the end, so it is important to keep it working efficiently every day.