Here's a method: record yourself saying the entire speech and put in earplugs or headphones or none but instead of listening to music listen to your speech
Remember this... that feeling you have when you're seated at your desk when others are presenting, that anxious butterfly feeling, more than likely everyone else feels the same way. They may do well and you may think they're not nervous, but I can almost guarantee you that they have a similar experience as you. Instead of thinking about what everyone thinks about you, think about the great things you have to share with them, and the great informative message you have for them. Your speech is a gift. Something that will help them. And one more thing.. We get nervous with ANYTHING that we actually CARE about. The fact that you care means you WANT to do well. Blessings my friend and good luck.
I was best man at my friend's wedding I couldn't remember the speech... I watched this video to help... I ended up blabbing out pumpkin seeds and sprouts while staring at my hands. I was played off stage by a Steve Miller Band tribe act...
To memorize more than five points, you can use a similar technique called the mind palace. You associate different items in the palace with the bullet points, like what Mike did with his fingers. And, usually, a mind palace is just a place you know well. For example, your front door could be made of pumpkin seeds - not very stable, so as you walk up to it, it collapses into a large pile. The next place you walk to could be the entryway, and the floor there would be made of dirt and covered with soft young sprouts. Those were to just use his examples. You can do whatever you need, and you can "be" wherever you need to maximize the needed amount of bulletpoints. However, it's still good to practice a few times before the actual presentation so you don't stumble and go "Wait, what did the sprouts stand for again?"
***** Hey, thanks for the reply! I l read your article that you linked to, and it's a good one. Like other people have said, the title referring to photographic memory may be a bit misleading ("The term is actually used for a memory able to create a clear picture of what you see. For example, if you see a house, you can remember each and every part - the shape of the house, its height, the position of the window and the door, its colour and everything."), and I didn't see anything about memory palaces. Whether the article's about photographic memory or not, you did present a way to memorize well. A blog I came across that I find helpful - all about memory and memorization - is howtoremember.biz . Bill Powell, the author, starts off using imagery mnemonics for anything he can think of, and the blog ends up going toward more non-distracting mental techniques (so you're not remembering a favorite quote from a book and having unrelated images of cars twisting into butterflies and whatnot go through your head), simpler things like getting yourself interested and making connections with what you already know. I think I'll be using a combination of both: trying to memorize quotes by interest and repetition, but storing what I learn a mind palace so I can retrieve what I like whenever I like. Right now, I use my mind palace most often for songs I've memorized. Twenty songs and counting, retrievable at any time! (Nothing compared to an iPod, but still fun, and I'll hopefully keep adding as time goes by.) I put the song titles or key phrases into imaginary pop-up books. The pages are ridiculous images, but I used as few mnemonics as possible while memorizing the songs themselves. I venture there only if there's no helpful music video and I keep getting the order of lyrics mixed up. Similar techniques work well for memorizing school work, business information, movies, books of any sort, or whatever you like, too: store information in a mind palace for later retrieval. No matter what, reviewing, or renewing the information, is always good, but it's easy because it can be done anywhere; you don't need to be carrying around anything special or bulky! Enjoy that long reply? :) Again, thanks for replying to my original comment! *Edit:* Right, and another reason I use mnemonics is memorizing numbers. I've only recently made characters for 0 - 99 (as in about a week ago), but I've managed with only the Major System since learning imagery mnemonics for the first time a year and a half ago. Numbers are GREAT to have a technique for.
Thank you so much.. I get so nervous in front of my class and even repeating it to myself... I hope this helps me, but I get overwhelmed and forget my speech.
I'm memorizing the scripts for a video course I created, and I would like to present the script almost word for word how I wrote it. I think this technique is helpful for my purposes as a first step because it allows you to create an overall picture of the points that you're trying to make. Once you have that, it's easier to remember the specific words that you want to use.
you guys are all here for homework, but im here to memorize: My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
i mean, i get the point, but a speech is not only the bullet points, is the information, that you must be comfortable enough with to be able to alter, manipulate and adapt during your speech. so ok 5 points i can memorize with pictures, cool, i can do that by repetition just as fast because is only 5
Mike: Memorizing speeches is a huge source of anxiety for me. I'm set to take an exam in two months, and they want me to listen to a speech once and repeat it in summary form. Do you know where I could find some "practice" speeches about 3-minutes in length. And does it really get better with practice?
***** I'm familiar with the technique, but you give a fresh spin on it. Sometimes, the problem is simply coming up with the images, but you took care of that with gun, shoe, tree, floor, beehive. I'll never forget that. But sadly, I just tried it with a news report and I was so busy trying to put things into different compartments that I missed the info in the story. Am I doing something wrong. And where can I find 3-minute long speeches? Any recommendations on that? Again great job.
I literally gave this speech to my class because I was so nervous and I remembered this apparently and my teacher had no idea what I was talking about .. ugh.
@@cocomuffin4666 Get organized, writing everything out, constant reviewing, as much as I could squeeze in, make flash cards, draw on a white board at home and review again, do nothing else.
It’s 10:15 pm and I have to memorize a Spanish skit for tomorrow. Me and my partner are going second. I’ve only memorized about 1/3 to 1/2 of the skit. I can’t focus on the rest. Only if my skit was about pumpkin seed and sprouts... ☹️☹️☹️
This really works but you need to apply some thought to it. Try with something useful to you give it 10 mins it will definitely work!!! Great Video Mike...
I need to talk for at least 4 minutes, with what I've written it's around 4 minutes and 10 seconds. My natural flow won't be long enough and I'm incredibly nervous, I might skip idk
use LOCI, first take down important words in the speech serially. Enter your house mentally, see the first thing associate the first word to it. Make the association funny or too stupid unnatural so you will remember it. Do the same thing with 2nd then 3rd... Now repeat this association 2 to 3 times. Then test your self... It definitely works Everytime!!!
use LOCI, first take down important words in the speech serially. Enter your house mentally, see the first thing associate the first word to it. Make the association funny or too stupid unnatural so you will remember it. Do the same thing with 2nd then 3rd... Now repeat this association 2 to 3 times. Then test your self... It definitely works Everytime!!!
i have to remember a 2 french presentation that will begin in 18 hours. one of a movie (that i already know) and one of a book that i dont know at all so know i need to that ... Rip
Ok, whoever did the video of this should be fired. If you have to keep adjusting the camera every second then obviously you're too close. WTF? On second thought, this is probably the fault of the editor, since I'd imagine this is all recorded with one camera view. No idea if that's also the camera operator. BTW, this video tells you absolutely nothing about how to actually memorize a speech. It only tells you a few bullet point labels that have absolutely zero to do with your speech.
Who else is here because they're doing their homework last minute?
Me! Lol
Bro😩
Me too haha
Yoooooooo
Me
Who else watched this video at the night before their day of presentation?
Meeeeeee! its past 11pm and tomorrow at 8am haha
strangelyseptic mw
i have a school semi-finale audition i need to do, so i need to remember my act
I think we're all guilty of doing so 😂
strangelyseptic meee
Me realizing that he even had to memorize the speech he’s saying in this video
Nate Peace 👀
That’s big brain 🧠
Here's a method: record yourself saying the entire speech and put in earplugs or headphones or none but instead of listening to music listen to your speech
I always do this. It's so helpful! But my voice is annoying so...
😆
Hey dets preti gud
thanks
genius! you helped me alot!
I don't think my teacher will be happy if I have headphones on while doing a speech...
Well remembering the main points is relatively easy, but memorizing the actual words is a lot harder
Amen
Facts
well all fun and games until you have to speak it in another language too
@@levi8534 yeah, English is my secondary language
@@levi8534 i got mine in French 😢
I don't just have a fear of public speaking, I get anxiety and freak out when I speak and my mind forgets even what I am suppose to talk about
Remember this... that feeling you have when you're seated at your desk when others are presenting, that anxious butterfly feeling, more than likely everyone else feels the same way. They may do well and you may think they're not nervous, but I can almost guarantee you that they have a similar experience as you. Instead of thinking about what everyone thinks about you, think about the great things you have to share with them, and the great informative message you have for them. Your speech is a gift. Something that will help them. And one more thing.. We get nervous with ANYTHING that we actually CARE about. The fact that you care means you WANT to do well. Blessings my friend and good luck.
LegoBoy1919 no you don’t ‘get’ anxiety you feel anxious
Me too I keep feeling like I’m about to throw up because I’m so nervous
Same
I have to present AGAIN now aaaah
I was best man at my friend's wedding I couldn't remember the speech...
I watched this video to help...
I ended up blabbing out pumpkin seeds and sprouts while staring at my hands. I was played off stage by a Steve Miller Band tribe act...
Ainsley Harriott tuff
OMG I LAUGH SO HARD😂 this kind of my humor
Lol
LMAO. This is so funny!
I can't take this seriously with the fake sitcom laughter
Alf, fresh prince of bel air, family matters, full house 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
fr bro
Step 1 of memorizing you speech in 5 minutes: Watch a 7-minute TH-cam video on it.
Lol
To memorize more than five points, you can use a similar technique called the mind palace. You associate different items in the palace with the bullet points, like what Mike did with his fingers.
And, usually, a mind palace is just a place you know well. For example, your front door could be made of pumpkin seeds - not very stable, so as you walk up to it, it collapses into a large pile. The next place you walk to could be the entryway, and the floor there would be made of dirt and covered with soft young sprouts.
Those were to just use his examples. You can do whatever you need, and you can "be" wherever you need to maximize the needed amount of bulletpoints. However, it's still good to practice a few times before the actual presentation so you don't stumble and go "Wait, what did the sprouts stand for again?"
***** Hey, thanks for the reply! I l read your article that you linked to, and it's a good one. Like other people have said, the title referring to photographic memory may be a bit misleading ("The term is actually used for a memory able to create a clear picture of what you see. For example, if you see a house, you can remember each and every part - the shape of the house, its height, the position of the window and the door, its colour and everything."), and I didn't see anything about memory palaces.
Whether the article's about photographic memory or not, you did present a way to memorize well.
A blog I came across that I find helpful - all about memory and memorization - is howtoremember.biz . Bill Powell, the author, starts off using imagery mnemonics for anything he can think of, and the blog ends up going toward more non-distracting mental techniques (so you're not remembering a favorite quote from a book and having unrelated images of cars twisting into butterflies and whatnot go through your head), simpler things like getting yourself interested and making connections with what you already know.
I think I'll be using a combination of both: trying to memorize quotes by interest and repetition, but storing what I learn a mind palace so I can retrieve what I like whenever I like. Right now, I use my mind palace most often for songs I've memorized. Twenty songs and counting, retrievable at any time! (Nothing compared to an iPod, but still fun, and I'll hopefully keep adding as time goes by.) I put the song titles or key phrases into imaginary pop-up books. The pages are ridiculous images, but I used as few mnemonics as possible while memorizing the songs themselves. I venture there only if there's no helpful music video and I keep getting the order of lyrics mixed up.
Similar techniques work well for memorizing school work, business information, movies, books of any sort, or whatever you like, too: store information in a mind palace for later retrieval. No matter what, reviewing, or renewing the information, is always good, but it's easy because it can be done anywhere; you don't need to be carrying around anything special or bulky!
Enjoy that long reply? :) Again, thanks for replying to my original comment!
*Edit:* Right, and another reason I use mnemonics is memorizing numbers. I've only recently made characters for 0 - 99 (as in about a week ago), but I've managed with only the Major System since learning imagery mnemonics for the first time a year and a half ago. Numbers are GREAT to have a technique for.
Mike Michalowicz cc
This is very helpful and all but now I remember his speech but not mine.
Thank you so much..
I get so nervous in front of my class and even repeating it to myself... I hope this helps me, but I get overwhelmed and forget my speech.
I have to memorize a 7 minute speech and I don't think this is helping that much 😬
Me too
+xoy Same
Me three
i have to memorize a ten minute one in two days for a competition soooo
elliething I have to memorize a 3000 word presentation that is in 7 hours just wondering how did it go
I'm memorizing the scripts for a video course I created, and I would like to present the script almost word for word how I wrote it. I think this technique is helpful for my purposes as a first step because it allows you to create an overall picture of the points that you're trying to make. Once you have that, it's easier to remember the specific words that you want to use.
3:33 just listen
That is my crazy laugh
you guys are all here for homework, but im here to memorize:
My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
YESSSSS I WANT TO MEMORIZE THAT TOO LMAOO
Did you get it, king?
I have to memorize a speech in chinese!!! Fuck my life
+Annie Claire i have to memorize a speech in korean !!!!! i feel you
I gotta memorise a speech in french. Feel ya bro
I can help! I'm fluent in Chinese! Tell me everything and I'll translate!
spanish
+Sharded Gem Same here!
i mean, i get the point, but a speech is not only the bullet points, is the information, that you must be comfortable enough with to be able to alter, manipulate and adapt during your speech. so ok 5 points i can memorize with pictures, cool, i can do that by repetition just as fast because is only 5
If your speech is something from Shakespeare, say, then you need to know every word, and this technique is no help.
I'm actually memorizing Shakespeare right now!
+Spencer Gray Were you able to do it in five minutes?
i have to memorize helenas speach from midsummer nights dream
Do not say so, Lysander; say not so.
Or spanish
Ugh i need to memorise a french speech by tomorrow its so hard and im stressing out :(
johncena12319 first I'm 13 years old and the first speech I've ever had to memorise and second I have legit the worst memory 😂
Noshi Gaming
Sameee for my A Level oral presentation 😂😬
Noshi Gaming Same. District Speech Competition. I'm dying.
Noshi Gaming SAMEE BUT WITH A FILIPINO SPEECHH
@@BalthasarvD Speech and Debate :(
2:32 instructions unclear I have now eaten my thumb
I wish my speech was in English but no, I took spanish for my GCSEs and it was the biggest mistake of my life.
Ew i have my german for tomorrow
+noxious chocolate no.2 went better than I hoped, I got an A
gotta do a weather presentation in Maori... dues tomorrow and i havent practised once
It's hard training your memory to naturally regurgitate knowledge pertaining to dates and statistics. I'm amazed at how many people can do it
how can this work with Math or Science or Social studies subjects like that?
Mike: Memorizing speeches is a huge source of anxiety for me. I'm set to take an exam in two months, and they want me to listen to a speech once and repeat it in summary form. Do you know where I could find some "practice" speeches about 3-minutes in length. And does it really get better with practice?
***** I'm familiar with the technique, but you give a fresh spin on it. Sometimes, the problem is simply coming up with the images, but you took care of that with gun, shoe, tree, floor, beehive. I'll never forget that. But sadly, I just tried it with a news report and I was so busy trying to put things into different compartments that I missed the info in the story. Am I doing something wrong. And where can I find 3-minute long speeches? Any recommendations on that? Again great job.
***** Thanks Mike ... I'm pumped! I'll keep you posted. I'll e-mail you directly through your website.
I literally gave this speech to my class because I was so nervous and I remembered this apparently and my teacher had no idea what I was talking about .. ugh.
Great strategies! Thank you for sharing this video
Tomorrow i have a spsnish presentation and all i know in Spanish vocabulary is :
una cervezas por favor senorita .
I'm in Med school and get 2-3 hour lectures touching on 60-80 key points, this won't work.
How did you memorise it in tge end?
@@cocomuffin4666 Get organized, writing everything out, constant reviewing, as much as I could squeeze in, make flash cards, draw on a white board at home and review again, do nothing else.
I need to remember a speech about all the rooms and items in my house in Chinese
I need to memorize the speach: "I have a dream" by Martin Lurther king jr. ;-;
Kyuri Park that sucks
I have to memorize the Gettysburg Address
Any speech and debate kids ?😭
me and i have to memorize 3 pages in 2 hours
YES😭😭
Yup
Yes 💀
@@fruitsnacks469 yep I’m screwed
I have to memorize 7 paragraphs of the I have a dream speech.
All tutorials are like this: 90 percent unneeded crap, 10 percent something close to what you need, but still not what are you looking for...
What if your speech is ten minutes long?
Watch the video twice.
Delgado lmao
then we shall dig a grave for you ;(
LMAO
Leaftiger12 damn 20 minutes
It’s 10:15 pm and I have to memorize a Spanish skit for tomorrow. Me and my partner are going second. I’ve only memorized about 1/3 to 1/2 of the skit. I can’t focus on the rest. Only if my skit was about pumpkin seed and sprouts... ☹️☹️☹️
Thanks a lot I really appreciate this. No bullshit just the value and it works👍
Good points, Mike, was this at a Toastmaster group?
I have to remember french but I only know like 0.75/3
Same
Hipping Hoppy Same :D exam tomorrow morning! fuckkk!
Same here but with German.
can u give me ideas to develop a speech on ecological footprint
i have to refresh on the poem the raven and its not coming bac
What about 10 minute speeches?
This really works but you need to apply some thought to it. Try with something useful to you give it 10 mins it will definitely work!!! Great Video Mike...
Bro, did you edit in the laugh track?
I have 2 spoken words to memorize by tomorrow
Very helpful. Thanks
I'm watching this and my speech is due in 1 hour and 15mins
And I’m here 6 years later
Better late than never :)
I wonder if pumpkins have roots?
Watching this 30 minutes before my presentation
I need to memorise 3 russian dialoges untill tomorrow xD hope this konda helps in dont know
Why does the title say 5 Minutes but this video is 7 Minutes long...
+TNT_Girl 17 Because the technique takes 5 mins, not the explanation of it.
TheLockAndLoll Ohh! Oka Thanks
Er du gal du adem
WAF FA flækker
I need to talk for at least 4 minutes, with what I've written it's around 4 minutes and 10 seconds. My natural flow won't be long enough and I'm incredibly nervous, I might skip idk
Anyone else kinda find it funny that he said that the reavelouinary war in 1776 and it really started in 1775
Some great tips here - Pumpkins are not just for Halloween :)
does this like work????....
i have to memorize the first part of Robert Kennedy announcing MLK Jrs death. Any suggestions
use LOCI, first take down important words in the speech serially. Enter your house mentally, see the first thing associate the first word to it. Make the association funny or too stupid unnatural so you will remember it. Do the same thing with 2nd then 3rd... Now repeat this association 2 to 3 times. Then test your self... It definitely works Everytime!!!
use LOCI, first take down important words in the speech serially. Enter your house mentally, see the first thing associate the first word to it. Make the association funny or too stupid unnatural so you will remember it. Do the same thing with 2nd then 3rd... Now repeat this association 2 to 3 times. Then test your self... It definitely works Everytime!!!
I think your definition of memorization is much different than most...
Is it weird I’m preparing for college and high school 2 years early?
ive got a 5minute SUPER duper stressful presentation to do in like 3 days and im just too paranoid or nervous to wait, so tjanks
Me trying to memorise 780 words (8 paragraphs like this)
but what if ur speech is over 5 minute?
i have to remember a 2 french presentation that will begin in 18 hours. one of a movie (that i already know) and one of a book that i dont know at all so know i need to that ... Rip
i have to memorize the ffa creed for a competition
i watched this caused i lied to my teacher that I memorized and now I regret it
" how to memorize a speech in less time then it takes to watch this video*
George Washington didn’t sign the Declaration of Independence
😑 🤦♂️
Before watching the video, I'm gonna call bull on the title
I have to present my speech next fucking period
Thankyou!!
im watching this because for my biagraghy speech. anyone else?
Ok, whoever did the video of this should be fired. If you have to keep adjusting the camera every second then obviously you're too close. WTF?
On second thought, this is probably the fault of the editor, since I'd imagine this is all recorded with one camera view. No idea if that's also the camera operator.
BTW, this video tells you absolutely nothing about how to actually memorize a speech. It only tells you a few bullet point labels that have absolutely zero to do with your speech.
all i remember after watching this is just seed and pumpkin. thats it.
I have to remember a speech for Acedemic Decathlon in 2 hours 😝😝 you guys can do it!!!!
Hey Mike, I read your book one time and I didn't even mean to like it and I didn't like it.. I LOVED IT! GG
Whos watching in 2020 anyone?
I can't visualise what he says so it doesn't help me
it was helpful
I have memorise something in SPANISH.
fuck my life
this worked for me with a 4 minute speech
I have to memorize the ffa creed....
I'm here the day before my assessment
Sorry, A 7 minute video is too long 😅😂
That is a good approach, except my speech isn't about pumpkins. Dammnit.
thanks
Yo this actually works.
Fuck me I have a 15 minute presentation in two days
I have to memorize a five minute speech for my wax museam
man i need to memorize the jrotc creed and its due in one day plus im not good with speeches this did not help
I have to do that Friday
I have to learn lines for Spanish class tomorrow for a play
Very very very interesting
i can’t look at my hands during the NCO creed🙃
Me who has to memorize my spanish speech to say in front of class tomorrow even tho I can't make spanish sentences
He was hard to hear at times, spoke too low.
Newest🎉🎉
FFA creed anyone
ot_gamer_15 1 omg yes. I only have 2 paragraphs down
Inhave to memorize the gettysburg address tonight
I have trouble picturing things so this isn't a great method for me
wood-er-ing can
I have to memeorize a speech for my beauty pageant that's in 2 days