Memory House

What is this technique?

• A way to visualize a set of associated facts that you need to memorize.

• Each room of the house represents a section of your speech.

• When you engage in the process of “creating” symbols of the chunks that you need to memorize, you create deeper meaning that is easier to remember.

• When you “place” them in the rooms of your house you assist yourself in recalling them at the time that you need them in your speech.

To Begin . . .• Imagine a house with empty rooms that

represent the 5 sections of an extemp outline.

Intro/Conc

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Now, lets think about sources . . .

• Time Magazine, November 2• Economist, December 24• Christian Science Monitor, September 10• New York Times, January 3• Brookings Institute, December 5• Economist, January 13

Design Your Room – 1st Point

Now you imagine the 2nd room . . .

And the 3rd Room . . .

Test Yourself . . .

• What were the 6 sources for this speech?

Intro/Conc

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Now Practice . . .

• New York Times, January 7• Economist, August 20• CNN, December 1• Heritage Foundation, October 9• Christian Science Monitor, January 12• Economist, March 5

And Test Yourself . . .

• Say the 6 sources or list them on your paper.