That second place reminded him of the next, second, thought of his speech. When he said what he had to say about that thought or subject he thought of the second place as he started the mental tour through his home. When ready to deliver his speech he'd think of the first place, the doorway, and that reminded him of the first thought. The second thought of the speech to the second place, perhaps the entry way or foyer, and so on. The orators of ancient Greece and Rome memorized their long speeches thought for thought by using a memory technique or aid called, вЂњloci,вЂќ which means вЂњplaces.вЂќ The orator would mentally connect the first thought of his speech to the first вЂњplaceвЂќ in his home, perhaps the doorway. There were no real note-taking devices then so the memory aids, systems, techniques, helped those bards and story tellers to remember their songs, their poems and their stories. Those aids were of utmost importance, particularly to story tellers, orators, bards. Memory aids have been used for thousands of years.

Yes, the history is worth a bit of exploration but truth be told, I am really and thoroughly, completely, result orientedВ . I'll talk just a bit about that and then, perhaps, show you some of the progression from those scattered bits of history (I don't want to write a history book) to the fascinating applications of the methods. That history is quite rich and bountiful. I've researched much of the history of memory training systems and techniques.

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