Dave Blum
The Memory Palace
Have you ever found yourself up there at the lectern, your speech well-practiced, only to realize with horror that your mind has come to a complete blank? If your answer is yes, you’re not alone. At one time or another, we’ve all blanked out on a key element of one of our speeches. It’s no reflection on you or your memory. Most of us rely on “rote memorization” to practice our speeches–an out-dated method that doesn’t work very well with the way our brains are actually wired.
In this highly-interactive session, you will learn how to turn your speeches into a series of highly-memorizable images that work in sync with your brain’s wiring, making the whole process much easier, more effective and more fun.
During this session, you’ll learn how to:
- Create unforgettable mental images for each element of your speech
- Link these images into a vivid and memorable story
- Place your images in a “memory palace”, a technique favored as far back as the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
If you want to never forget another Toastmasters speech, this is the session for you!
Bio
Dave is the President of Santa Rosa Toastmasters Club 182. He is a Toastmaster who has jumped into the new Pathways program. He has completed Level 3 of the Pathway, Presentation Mastery. He was about to begin Level 4 when a fire roared into Santa Rosa a few weeks ago.
Founder and President of Dr. Clue Treasure Hunts, the world’s largest team-building treasure hunt company, Dave Blum earned a B.A. in English from Pomona College in Claremont, California, a professional coaching certification from IPEC, and is continuing member of the North American Simulation & Gaming Association .
After a three-year stint teaching English in Japan for the Mombusho English Fellows program, Dave worked in tourism and the non-profit sector before discovering his destiny as a treasure hunt master, team-building trainer, writer, speaker and entrepreneur.
