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These slides are from the Iris Speed Reading Classes & Memory Improvement Courses. Iris is the largest and leading provider of Speed Reading & Memory Improvement Courses in the United States. This course covers memory techniques, including how to remember a presentation without notes.
5. First Thing To Do When Memorizing the
Speech
DON'T!!!
Try to Memorize your Speech
6. Barrier
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7. Establish Connection
Think about what to say next
React to what the audience is Saying to you
8. What to Do Instead?
Divide up your Speech into Sections
Think through a section in your Mind
When you get Lost, as you will
Do NOT Go Back to the Beginning
9. Why Can't I Go Back and Start Fresh
Make Yourself Get back to Where you wanted to go!
Get Rid of Fear to Get Lost in your Speech
10. When you do get lost during the
presentation.....
Instead of : Oh my Gosh!!! How do I get back to
my main point?
You say to yourself: Alright, I did this before.
Here is another way of getting through.
11. Nobody Knows Your Original Plan
Nobody but you knows your original scenario :-)
Unless you are reciting Shakespeare
12. When you DO need to memorize
Only memorize the first and the last part
Tip for memorizing paragraphs by heart.
When memorizing verse / poetry
13. Using a Mind Map
Begin with the main idea
Define main ideas, structure of your speech
Pick the right keywords
Use as many images as you can
Re-Draw your Mind Map
17. How can I begin?
Create a journey
Must be very familiar with it
Crucial for this system
Could be your room
Your Garden
Your Kitchen
18. Sample Journeys
Student:
Trip to your University
Walking Around the Campus
Student Bar
Small City:
Trip around town center
Market Square
Butchers Window
19. More Sample Journeys
Computer Geek:
Computer Game
for business professionals:
a trip to work, stop at the coffee shop, subway
or a car
20. Dressing your Journey
First pick your room.
Go to the Room physically
Identify the room Starting Point ( Defining
Feature)
Walk through the objects in your room and lock
in the sequence
21. Example of a Speech
1. A story about her birth
2. A funny incident at school
3. What happened when the family went camping
4. Her first date
5. How she met her future husband at University
6. A joke about husbands and housework. B Living
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22. Your Route
1. Your bedroom
2. Your bathroom
3. On the stairs
4. In the kitchen
5. On your front drive
6. Outside your neighbour's house