Information is hard to retain, even harder to get other people to retain. Whatever gimmicks you can employ to make the information stick, I’m all for it!
Tell stories. Crack jokes. Rhymes, jingles, and of course direct practice all help information lodge itself in the brain. The Animaniacs (an amazing cartoon from my childhood) had all sorts of amazing songs that turned lists of facts into goofy tunes and as a result I can still name all the countries (well, all the ones that existed then, anyway).
If you’re a teacher of any kind, be silly. Silliness is stickiness!
The Opportunity Machine 