Q&A for How to Memorise Long Text in the Shortest Amount of Time Possible

I'm also an auditory learner and what I usually do is record something to be able to play it back to myself so I can really listen to the ins and outs of it. You should also try writing when you're listening, as repetition is key for memorization.

There's no one one-size-fits-all answer here. The first thing you should do is understand your learning style to focus your studies accordingly. You can also try combining different styles to help with memorization.

Break it up into chunks and practice with a partner. Then, try to combine similar chunks and practice them together. Your partner can help you with cues, but most of those you should be able to remember from rehearsals.

First, go through the entire text and know what the text is about. Once you get an idea of what is being portrayed, you can split it into paragraphs, or even points. Next, have a key point for every paragraph, such as the first word of the paragraph or the gist of the paragraph in single word. Connect all the key words chronologically and keep that order in your mind.

Cut out all distractions, stand up for a quick break to clear your mind and then come back and focus on your work. Remember to take breaks every now and then, otherwise you get less efficient at remembering the material.

Tune everything out when you are ready to speak. Focus on the people in the class or group that make you feel the most comfortable, then focus on your speech/audition. Practice concentrating on your text, so the world will fade away and you'll remember easily.

With practice and determination, it is possible but not by reading. Instead, do it by visualizing the text, which means picturing it. Use the pictures in your head to keep the text there.

Learn long answers one line at a time, and keep repeating those you've already learned to really solidify them in your mind.

You don't have to memorize everything. Write down the important points for a response to a particular question and construct an outline of your answer from those points. Do the same with other questions.

Read them aloud many times. Write them, line by line, until you're able to complete the entire text from memory.

You can't. Be an active learner and recite it out loud. Leave enough time to remember it and make sure you understand what you are reading. You could also imagine pictures in your head because you are more likely to remember a visual representation.

Translate it to your language and read it aloud, then read it in the language which was given.

Depending on your methods, it would take 5-90 minutes per topic. Your efficiency will be measured on how long it took you to learn within 5-90 minute intervals.

Read it aloud many times. Write it, line by line, until you're able to rewrite the entire poem from memory.

Photocopy your script and give copies to friends and family. Ask them to read the other parts while you read your lines.

Read it 10 times, read out loud 10 times, write it down 2 times.

Translate it to your own language that you speak. And read it out loud. Then, try to read the long sentence that is a different language out loud.

One the most effective ways to quickly memorize long texts is to break it up into more manageable chunks. As you read through the text a few times, you'll notice patterns or themes that start to emerge that naturally separate the text. Use these patterns or themes in the text to split it up into smaller units. It may not form perfectly even paragraphs or sections, but each unit should focus on a single idea or concept. Once you've got your chunks, start memorizing the first one and repeat it until you feel comfortable with it and can recite it without looking at the text. Then move on to your second chunk and do the same. After that, combine the first and second chunks and repeat them. Once you have the first and second chunk combined as a unit, move on to the third chunk and practice all three together. Keep working your way through the chunks of text until you've got the whole thing down.

A common and effective strategy is to create what's called a "memory palace." The idea is to think of a familiar place in your mind, then attach the text you want to memorize to the location you already have memorized. It's actually an old technique that even the ancient Greeks used! Go through your text and break it down into small bits. These could be as short as phrases or as long as paragraphs. Think about the rooms in your "memory palace" and the objects within them. Connect parts of the text to objects in the room. For instance, if you're trying to remember Marc Antony's speech from Shakespeare's play, you could assign the beginning "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" as people sitting at a kitchen table, and a pile of bones on the counter, and add other elements that help you remember the next phrases. Once you've got your memory palace built, you can walk mentally walk through it to put it all together.

You can use a memorization technique such as learning the first letter of each word of the text. It'll essentially create a memory "shortcut." Make a page with only the first letter of each word in the text. Include the punctuation so you can identify the sentences and pauses in the text. Then, try to recall the text using only the first letters in of your short cut. As you go work to recall the text, circle the letters that correspond to words that you struggle to remember and then go back to the text. Can going over the shortcut letters until you've got the entire text committed to memory. You can also try turning the words into a song. The melody and rhythm can sometimes make it easier to remember. Then all you need to do is just sing the song over and over until the words are committed to memory. It doesn't matter if the words rhyme or anything, just that you can find a way to sing them!