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I started practicing the method of loci when I was in Toastmasters. Over the course of a year, I went from literally reading my entire speech off of paper, to s
by hluska 10y ago
I started practicing the method of loci when I was in Toastmasters. Over the course of a year, I went from literally reading my entire speech off of paper, to speaking without any notes at all. That one change made an unbelievable difference in my confidence and helped turn me into a pretty damned good public speaker.
I highly recommend it to anyone who dislikes doing presentations.
- kevinwang 10y agohow do you apply this technique to speeches? Like, what do you store in the locations? Topics, or whole sentences?
- summarite 10y agoKey ideas of the speech. Some people remember transition phrases but that never seemed helpful for me. In the end spend time remembering a few core ideas and practice the speech freely a few times. I actually don't write speeches anymore - i just think of a rough structure and practice until i get through it in a way i like. Then refine beginning and ending, make sure the core ideas are clear to me - and it's in my head for a while. Means I'll never give the same speech twice, but it's also more fun for me as i learn new things/ideas while speaking :)