A quick method of loci demonstration

I took my nephew for a walk and decided to talk to him about the method of loci.  In doing so the best way was to demonstrate it in use. So at the beginning of the journey I started marking significant spots and I would then add an object to the significant spot which was the item to be remembered.  Keeping it to a list of ten items and then I would test him to see what he would remember. Rather than just sit back and test him straight away, we carried on walking and talking for another 20 to 30 minutes.  Then I asked him to recite the ten items he'd been asked to remember, to his astonishment he was able to recall 9 out of the 10. He thought it was amazing he was able to do this.

This goes to show even in a short lesson it is possible to demonstrate a memory technique and it is possible to understand how it works. It has been a week since I have last seen him, but I will again ask him to see if he can remember the listing, and whatever he can remember I am sure it will be a lot more than if he did it by rote.