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Memory Tools And Norwich City Promotion
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In this episode of Norwich Today, Dominik joins presenters Dave Hannant and Alastair Nicholl to discuss memory improvement and assistive technology. Key moments include a look at mnemonic devices and the Memrise app for learning, and a celebration of Norwich City's return to the Premier League, featuring Dave Hannant's humorous account of attempting to dye his hair green for a match.
Dominik joins presenters Dave Hannant and Alastair Nicholl to discuss memory improvement and assistive technology. Dominik explains the use of mnemonic devices and the Memrise app for learning languages and bird songs, and mentions creating a Greek vegetarian phrasebook. He also writes a blog called Tech Tip Thursdays for Dyslexia Action. The conversation is framed by Norwich City's return to the Premier League; Dominik humorously suggests he may have been bad luck for the team since moving to the city in 2004. Additionally, Dave Hannant shares a humorous account of accidentally staining his face and hands yellow while attempting to dye his hair green for a match.
Topics
- Norwich City's promotion playoff success
- Mnemonic devices and memory improvement tools
- Norwich City football promotion
Participants
- Dave Hannant
- Alastair Nicholl
- Dominik
Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.
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Just you know, year and a half ago or two years ago, they're relegated again. I was like, okay, what is it about me that my presence in the city is contributing to bad luck for Noritani? Going to say, so we don't have to cut you off. But now they're back. Okay, it's not me. It was just a coincidence. So, so.
Yo, I'm vegetarian. Is this? Is there meat in this? We how do you say without meat? How do you say so? The you know one of the meats the words avoided are just meat. So I created one for myself, just this vegetarian phrasebook. So if you if anybody's going to Greece and they they're vegetarian, you can just search and memorize, and it's like Greek vegetarian phrasebook.
I kind of look like I've got scurvy at the minute because I've got the majority of it off, but I've still got a little bit of yellow from my from the hairspray on my hands. So this song is for this reason. This is Del Byzantines, and my hands are yellow.
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Memory Tools And Norwich City Promotion
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Why it was chosen the stars are shining for Norwich City today
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Why it was chosen Muse were in Norwich this weekend
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Why it was chosen the speaker's hands are yellow from hairspray
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Why it was chosen London was calling for Norwich yesterday
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Why it was chosen The only way is up for Norwich City
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Why it was chosen where Norwich City have ended up after that result yesterday, and paradise for City