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In the first Make the most of your memory Brainsmart Glow Meet, mind master Drew McAdam set a challenge to remember the last ten prime ministers in order, using the linking system.

He returned to two weeks later to see how the pupils had got on. They managed just fine, and some pupils mentioned they'd started using the linking system in their classwork. Have a look at the video of how the pupils linked one to the next using vivid, wacky images, the key to the technique. How would you link each of them? And how would you add David Cameron to the list?

This second visit and Glow Meet ( for those with access) focussed on learning about the loci system:

You can read more about the and on Wikipedia.

So how could you use this in real life? Drew showed exactly that - the classroom used for the session was in the History department, so he demonstrated how it could be used to describe the conditions in the trenches (see the Bitesize revision page on trench warfare for more detail), and the pupils showed how quickly they could recall the detail required to get credit marks in the Standard Grade exam.

You can put your mind to use for exams or entertainment. While wrapping up, Drew showed off how these techniques can be used to memorise contents of a newspaper. For more from Drew, check out , including videos on !

To learn more about getting the best from your brain be sure to check out the newly updated Brainsmart site, including three new memory games to test how well you can put Drew's techniques into practice.