8. Research into brain
science has proven
that there is a
very deep connection
between the way
we remember an
event and the space
in which it occurred
9. To use the
Method of Loci,
you simply need to visualize
a location through which you can take
an imaginary walk
perhaps similar to
a route you have memorized on your way
to work
10. Eg. Memorize the names of the U.S. Presidents in order (there are 44).
To get into the car park, I jumped over a washing line
(George Washington), where Adam and Eve (John
Adams) were playing cricket with Geoffrey Boycott
(Thomas Jefferson). Marilyn Manson (James Madison)
was in the IT block getting off with Marilyn Monroe
(James Monroe) etc.
11. CREATE A
Mind Map
OF YOUR
PRESENTATION
Mind Maps break
down complex
subjects into easily
distinguishable
visual categories
15. KEEP YOUR
20 20-20
Rule
REHEARSALS
WITHIN THE
Memory experts recommend that it is easier
to memorize presentations by reviewing your
material for 20 minutes and then repeating
the information twice for 20 minutes each.
If material is not
repeated within
30 minutes, it is
not encoded into
long-term memory
17. REHEARSE
Bedtime
BEFORE
A research shows that sleep
enhances the Consolidation of
Recently-Acquired Information in
our memory system
If you rehearse your
presentation just before
bedtime, you are more likely to
Remember the Material more easily
in the morning
18. Eg. To Recall the process
of Managing Question-
Answer Periods, Try
CRAM: Concentrate,
Repeat, Answer and
Move on
19.
20. Do not write it in a word-for-word manuscript; rather,
make an outline with specific points or thoughts
22. Pause and Give
Yourself Time to
Remember.
But always have
a fall-back
exercise
Ask the audience to repeat your last
three points. Put them in pairs and
have them talk to their partner for
one minute about an important point
This gives you
time to Recall
and Recover