Remember Word 4 Word

For this episode you will need to have memorized the skeleton of Hamlet’s speech beginning 'I have of late' where he describes his current mood and then he expounds upon his perception of mankind in general. It is a marvellous speech and great to quote when you are indulging in a bout of cynicism. Here I make suggestions for the extra words yet to be memorized. Many of them fit naturally...

Are you a fan of 'Withnail and I' and do you remember Richard E Grant and the brilliant, but sombre ending, set in the pouring rain?   This Episode concerns that famous speech from Hamlet where he describes his latest mood to his ‘excellent good friends’ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.  Hamlet begins: 'I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth'.   Part 1 examine...

How to remember Names and Faces.  Being able to remember the names and faces of people you meet either socially or in business is a great benefit and can be generally improved and in the case of listed attendees at meetings, workshops or conferences solved entirely with a little effort - as demonstrated in this podcast.  Download the episode transcript to recap what you have learned. Use it or Los...

This is a good exercise for practising The Major System. I decided to take The 10 Most Important Moments in History as an interesting set of dates and chose the site Owlcation to use which covers the History of the World from the Neolithic Revolution through to the end of the Cold War in 1989. In addition to the 10 dates, I have also added in some highlights of the Renaissance and as extra practic...

This is a sample unique linking story for a randomly shuffled deck of cards. It demonstrates how to look for connections and make a story out of any set of random cards. Superficially it is only of use if you are a dedicated card player, interested in what cards have been played or just wish to impress friends with a clever trick, but fundamentally it is great for practising the linking, rhyming a...

This episode is about memorising a pack of cards after they are shuffled. Apart from the fun element, you may never need this skill, and it is very challenging in one way. The reason is that Stephen Fry on QI, recreated the maths based on 52 cards in each deck and the total possible combination. The result would equal 8.06e+67. This number is MASSIVE. On Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthem...

This is episode 13 and is the second of two describing how to create images for the text of a speech. It is based on a short speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.  Download the episode transcript to recap what you have learned. Use it or Lose it. 

This episode is the first of two describing the technique that I developed for learning text word for word. The example I use is a short speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.  Download the episode transcript to recap what you have learned. Use it or Lose it. 

This episode recommends the best way to study and gives a suggested way to create a file for the information you wish to remember and review. It also covers the Interval Reviewing or Spaced Repetition system and how you can apply it to your own study material.  Download the episode transcript to recap what you have learned. Use it or Lose it. 

I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have taught memory techniques for over 20 years. ·       What is Interval Reviewing or Spaced Repetition ? ·        How to retain what is memorized  ·       How to create a file for Interval Reviewing Future episodes Series 2  Episode 2: How to Study, Mind Mapping   Further episodes to come: ·       Names and Faces ·       Word for Word Scripts, Poetry, Jokes ·       ...

I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have taught memory techniques for over 20 years. In this episode, I give 90 images to accompany numbers from 10 to 100 following the Major System rules. ·    The Major System 1 how to create images 0-9 ·       The Major System 2 how to create images 10-100 ·       The Major System 3 sample images 10-100 This ends Series One of Remember Word4Word. It covered all 5 mnem...

SUMMARY In this episode, I describe how to create images for double figures from 10 to 100 and then. ·    Recap The Major System 1 how to create images 0-9 ·       The Major System 2 how to create images 10-100 ·       How to create images to 9,999, following the Major System rules ·       How to remember long numbers ·       Exercise - How to remember pi to 20 digits  Future episodes Episode 8: ...

I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have taught memory techniques for over 20 years, ·       Learn the Major System 0-9 ·       The 5th and last of the basic mnemonic techniques, ·       The third of the 3 numerical techniques . ·       Applied to Memorizing The Ten Largest Countries in the World ·       Not nearly as complex as the mountains, so you can concentrate on the images for the numbers 1 to 10...

I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have taught memory techniques for over 20 years. In this fifth episode, I will teach you the second of the numerical memory techniques, the Rhyming System. ·       How to Memorize The 10 Highest Mountains in the World ·       How to apply the Rhyming Memory System ·       Images from 1-20 based on a children’s nursery rhyme. ·       This is the second of the memory te...

I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have taught memory techniques for over 20 years. In this fourth episode, I will teach you the first of the numerical techniques, the Shape system . ·       How to Memorize The 10 Longest Rivers in the World ·       How to apply the Shape technique ·       The first of the 3 numerical techniques. Future episodes Episode 5: The 10 Highest Mountains in the World using th...

SUMMARY I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have taught memory techniques for over 20 years, ·       How to Memorize The New Seven Wonders of the World ·       How to apply the Linking technique ·       How to break up and remember unfamiliar names ·       Mnemonic anagrams Future episodes Episode 4: The 10 Longest Rivers of the World using the Shape numerical technique    Further episodes to come: All...

I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have taught memory techniques for over 20 years, In this episode I will describe: ·       How to use my favorite loci technique called The Journey, ·       How to create your first journey ·       How to apply it to a shopping list. ·       How to recall that list from memory – immediately  And all you will need is just imagination. Future episodes  Episode 2:  The Se...

I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have been teaching memory techniques for over 20 years.  In this second episode, I will teach you: How to apply The Journey to Remembering the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World How to break up and remember unfamiliar names Some brief notes on the 7 Wonders to help you fix them in your imagination Future episodes Episode 3: The New 7 Wonders of the World using the Lin...