#165 Do you NEED to memorise a speech?
Fri Aug 15 2025
When non-professional speakers can memorise a speech and deliver it without notes, that puts them in the top 1%. But Jamie Oliver won 2010 TED speaker of the Year while clutching a pile of notes a mile thick all the way through.
So which is best? Memorise it and get stressed that you will forget something? Or use notes and lose connection with the audience?
In this episode, David goes through three different ways to learn your presentation while still being able to have massive impact on the audience.
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When non-professional speakers can memorise a speech and deliver it without notes, that puts them in the top 1%. But Jamie Oliver won 2010 TED speaker of the Year while clutching a pile of notes a mile thick all the way through. So which is best? Memorise it and get stressed that you will forget something? Or use notes and lose connection with the audience? In this episode, David goes through three different ways to learn your presentation while still being able to have massive impact on the audience.