Remember Word 4 Word: Recent Episodes
Kathleen D'Ore
I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have been teaching memory techniques for over 20 years.In this podcast series, I will be showing you how to improve your memory. You will learn how to improve your recall, retention and memory.
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 around the keywords already learned but some smaller words such as ‘and’ ‘for’ ‘but’ ‘it’ ‘that’ can trip you up so I will cover them all. Use what images help or will perhaps lead you to finding your own. Finally, to remind you, you are not learning line by line but thought by thought with their embellishments.
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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 examines the construction of the speech and how to memorize its 'skeleton' and in Part 2, the extra words are added to memorize this classic speech 'Word for Word'.
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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.
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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 practice for long numbers - the speed of light.
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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 and shape techniques and excellent for exercising the imagination
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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/theydidthemath/comments/1x4mw3/just_how_many_possible_card_combinations_are_there/ it was explained as follows: Say that there exist 10 Billion people on every planet, 1 Billion planets in every solar system, 200 Billion solar systems in every galaxy, and 500 Billion galaxies in the universe. If every single person on every planet has been shuffling decks of cards completely at random at 1 Million shuffles per second since the BEGINNING OF TIME, every possible deck combination would still yet be "shuffled".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
· Speeches
· The Knowledge
· Foreign languages
· Deck of cards
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- This third part is a list of suggested images for numbers 10 to 100.
- It also gives an insight into how I arrived at some less obvious images that are personal to me.
- This will help you create your own pictures.
- It also emphasizes how important it is to follow the rules for the Major System
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The second part of the Major System covers
· Numbers from 10 to 99
· How to memorize long numbers
· How to remember Pi to 20 digits
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Introducing the Major System, the 5th and last of the basic mnemonic techniques, and how to apply it. It is also the last of the 3 numerical systems. It is important because it takes numbering up from 0 to 100 and beyond which is invaluable if you want to memorize long numbers - card and bank numbers, dates, prime numbers, pi, and the periodic table, etc.
I will use it here to remember the 10 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 used in the Major System.
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How to remember the 10 highest mountains using the Rhyming System. This is an exercise in learning and committing to the memory unfamiliar names. It is easy to use and very useful when learning a foreign language. This is the second of the memory techniques based on numbering.
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This is the first of the 3 Numerical Mnemonic Systems. Learn the 10 longest rivers, or any 10 numbers: your credit cards, bank statement, telephone numbers
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I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have been teaching memory techniques for over 20 years.
In this third episode I will teach you:
- How to apply the Linking technique to remembering The New 7 Wonders of the World
- 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
All the memory techniques you need to learn anything.
You tell me the subject and I will tell you how to memorise it.
These can include:
- Long numbers, bank accounts, credit cards, telephone numbers
- History - Dates
- Math – pi, prime numbers
- Science – periodic table
- Art, Geography, Literature
- Names and Faces
- Word for Word Scripts, Poetry, Jokes
- Speeches
- The Knowledge
- Foreign languages
- Deck of cards
I’m Kathleen D'Oré and I have been teaching memory techniques to students and actors for over 20 years.
In this first episode, I will introduce you to the first and most important memory technique called Loci.
I will show you:
- How to use my favourite loci technique called The Journey, and
- How to apply it to a list.
You will then be able to recall the list – this technique does not need memory, just imagination.
Future episodes
Episode 2: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, using The Journey technique
Further episodes to come:
All the memory techniques you need to learn anything!
You tell me what you want to know, and I will tell you how to memorise it.
These can include:
- Long numbers, bank accounts, credit cards, telephone numbers
- History - Dates
- Math – pi, prime numbers
- Science – periodic table
- Any lists in Art, Geography, Literature
- Names and Faces
- Word for Word Scripts, Poetry, Jokes
- Speeches
- Names and Faces
- The Knowledge
- Foreign languages
- Deck of cards
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 Linking technique
Further episodes
All the memory techniques you need to learn anything.
You tell me the subject and I will tell you how to memorise it.
These can include:
- Long numbers, bank accounts, credit cards, telephone numbers
- History - Dates
- Math – pi, prime numbers
- Science – periodic table
- Art, Geography, Literature
- Names and Faces
- Word for Word Scripts, Poetry, Jokes
- Speeches
- The Knowledge
- Foreign languages
- Deck of cards