166: Adapting the Memory Palace technique

Fletcher asks: "Can I adapt the traditional memory palace technique?" Episode Summary: What is a memory palace? (The story of Simonides) Choose a building you're familiar with Take words you want to remember Place them around the room Create mnemonic with location + action Practise recalling the words by walking through the memory palace sequentially Two key features: Location - create a mnemonic using the location itself (e.g. the sofa) Recall - practise recall by walking through the memory palace Fletcher asks if you can substitute the building or room, for the handlebars of a bicycle... You can do anything! The key to making the memory palace word is vivid imagery, so if that works for you, then great! Make sure you think about the key elements of location and recall. Try out your variation technique and compare it to the more traditional memory palace Resources In Today's Episode Olly Richards Fluency Mastermind - my private Facebook community Free Memory Course - take my free memory course and learn how to improve your memory Start speaking today: I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes  Do you have a question? Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I’ll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Thanks so much for listening to this episode of the podcast! If you’ve got any comments about the show then please leave them in the “comments” section below! If you’d like to help me out, then I’d love it if you could… Share the episode using the social media buttons around you Leave an honest review and rating of the podcast on iTunes (click here to do that) iTunes reviews in particular really help the rankings of the podcast and help me to reach other aspiring language learners out there! See you in the next episode of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast!