Need to memorise something - in a short space of time - advice required!

Hello 4N

Anyone have any tips of memorising script/words that I need to remember by This Thursday evening!?

My memory is poor at the best of times and I need to recite from memory 20 lines of words.

Help and advice would be warmly (& desperately!) received!

Thanks

Nick

I mainly use the Link System . My other tip would be to cover it up, revealing one line at a time, trying to recall each line before you see it. Reading it aloud will help.Always go through the whole piece every time - don't try to learn one line or paragraph at a time.

I find that writing things down makes me remember things,

Kev

No single method will work for everyone, because we all think differently. I can't use the classic "method of loci", for example, because I think in words (grammatical sentences!) and don't visualise very well. So reciting a piece out loud works for me because I remember how it sounds.

I saw a very good 4Sight on the subject.  If I remember right (!) it was by Steve Baker He might have something he could send you.

Speak what you want to learn into Media Player, burn to disc and play in your car.

Make it sound really interesting, even out of character so you know what words are attached to funny tones etc.

You'll start to memorise it like you would a favourite song.

 

IPOD recording can be good as you can listen as you are walking / driving then, create a think tank that you most problay did when learning for exams

I make up a silly sentence using the first letter of each line, when I can remember that its easy to remember the rest of the line.

For example I would have to remember legal tests for things that came out of specific cases, If I could remember CPSOAD or (Clever People Sip Orange Alcoholic Drinks) it would translate into:-

Clearly defined use 

Precise application to the goods

Specific definitions that are recordable

Objective there was a reason for doing it

Actually in use today

Defined

sounds completely bonkers but if you have lots of lines of text to remember it works quite well, to be able to say them you may need to write it down lots of times and test yourself writing it down.  

Someone once told me if you do something 3 days in a row it becomes a routine and your brain does it without thinking - not sure if that is true but the week before an exam I would test myself on writing down the lines of text as above and I never had any problems recalling them on the day.  Some were even as long as 20-30 points.

A variation on the link system is to visualise a very familiar route with stop points. eg. go from room to room in your own house or a driven route from your house. At each stop point create a mad vivid picture association between the familiar location/objects and the items or sentence that you want to remember. This gives an easy way to retrieve all the info and in the right sequence.  

I think somebody else hinted at this but try learning it to a rhythm. It is very easy to memorise songs because of the way they follow a rhythm.

Just try not to sing it on the big day!! 

I now use the run zoo tree door hive method that I learned recently on a speaking course. I also have a shocking memory and this really works. Give me a call (but not tonight or she'll kill me) and I'll explain.

Steve

Learn the first line. Recite it out loud. When you get it right learn the second line. Recite first line followed by second out loud. Only when you can recite both lines do you proceed to third line. Third line is only recited when first two lines are correct.

etc 

etc

Works for me but as guy above said. Everyone is different.

Suggest you have the lines typed on sheet to hand. Nice big font eg 20 and double spaced so its easy to find place if you need to refer. Other alternative is to have 5 index cards with 4 lines on each.

Dont put yourself under too much pressure by not having a crib sheet incase there is a problem.

I write out the statement first, then I break it down in to bullet points, to help me remember what it is I should be saying! I basically recite it over and over until it's etched on my brain!

When revising for exams, I used to go through anything I was struggling to retain in my memory before bed. Often it would lock in my memory till at least the exam the next day because it was the last thing I did before I went to sleep.

Writing it down is also a good idea as you have to read it and write it, which brings greater focus to.

Perhaps, if you have the time, write it out each night and read through it before bed.

I'd go with a familiar house (mentioned above) and associate each line with a feature you remember especially about each particular room. It's really a case of what your preferred memory system is. 

Another good  alternative is to sing your lines, so you learn them like a song. 

Best wishes!

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