The main system used within the Dominic O’Brien and Jonathan Hancock books, is the journey method. (There are others included)
Using this method you start by placing objects around a familiar location like your house. These objects can be a shopping list to start with.
To recall the list you just retrace you steps through the journey of you house again. If an object is forgotten then you can just move past that area recalling the other objects first then return to it later.
This I feel is better than the linking method, which relies on you remembering the first item to move onto the next.
This method can be applied to anything. I left school at 16 with no qualifications I returned at 22 and over the past 5 years I have used the journey method to help me pass my university exams. I now have a Computing Science degree and a Masters in Multi Media.
I would recommend these books to anyone.
I also have Harry Loraynes Super Memory – Super Student book with is very good but Dominic O’Brien and Jonathan Hancock have proven their techniques to work at the highest level by winning the world memory championships title.
Links
http://www.msoworld.com/brain/mental/mso4memory.html
10th World Memory Championships – 2000 results http://www.msoworld.com/brain/mental/_mso4memorypopup.html
