Should You Memorize Your Speech? | Public Speaking Video Lecture | Public Speaking: Learn and Boost your Confidence (English) - Communication

a frequent question I am asked is should
i memorize my speech here how boring
that was no do not memorize your speech
first of all it's really really hard
second of all the only people good at
that are trained Broadway actors that's
hard work why do you want to put that
much pressure on yourself
now probably trying to memorize a speech
is that when it comes out you're going
to sound like you have memorized
something and that means you're sound
flat boring monotone can try you won't
sound real unless you've rehearsed it
ten thousand times and you've been to
acting school for ten years I don't have
time for that I don't think you have
time for that either the other problem
with memorization is that when you are
nervous and chances are if you're a
human being you're going to be nervous
when you get up to speak your memory
doesn't work as well your ability to
have recalled doesn't work as well so
you may think you've memorized something
in practice and rehearsal you get up in
front of people
the recall doesn't work as well so what
happens is you forget one thing one word
and all of a sudden the whole train is
derailed and then it's like panic sense
in your audience can smell it a mile
away the beauty is you don't need to
memorize a speech you need to focus on
your handful of ideas and then just talk
to people give them examples give them
case studies give them stories if you've
got pictures show the pictures but don't
memorize now if you do need something to
help your memory have a simple one sheet
of paper a simple outline two or three
words to remind you perfectly fine to
use notes your audience doesn't reward
you for memorizing things your audience
rewards you for giving them good
interesting memorable information so cut
yourself some slack don't try to
memorize
anything it's too hard and it doesn't
help