The Heather Parady Show

Memorize Easier & Be More Charismatic (Josh McCartney)

leadership mental health mindset Mar 15, 2023

"To be more charismatic, focus on giving just a touch more energy than you normally would."

Do you struggle with memorizing lines, parts of your speech, or maybe your nerves are so shot on stage that you stumble over words despite the fact that you spent HOURS going over the material?

In this conversation you will hear from Josh McCartney, a public speaking and memory coach who walks us through a couple of simple memorization techniques and a few things we can do to build charisma and better connect with those around us.

FROM TODAY'S EPISODE:

Creating a memory palace, A dot point system, and why all memories aren't created equally
What do you do when your memory has failed you and you go absolutely BLANK
A couple of tips for building charisma and why “energy is generous”

TAKEAWAYS:

Where you memorize something can be used as a tool to remember it
(memories attach to the location in which we learned it)
To be more charismatic: give a touch more energy than you normally would, open your body up, and pay attention to the volume of your voice
When telling a story, think about the moment of decision. Stories don’t have to be big elaborate - just let people in on that moment something changed

WHO IS JOSH MCCARTNEY?

Josh McCartney is Memory & Public Speaking Coach who has personally taught hundreds of students and professionals how to improve their Confidence, Memory & Public Speaking skills. He occasionally gets asked to speak at universities, radio stations, companies, and events.

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