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
3rd2nd
1st
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
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
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