So how do you recover from a memory loss during a speech or presentation? happens everyone doesn't matter how old you are any other factor, you're giving a presentation, speech or talk and all of a sudden you forget what you're going to say. happens to everyone professional speaker amateur alike. Here's the difference though. Average speakers mediocre speakers when they forget what they're going to say, their face instantly reveals that oh crap. Or they actually articulate Oh, I forgot what I'm going to say.

They put a spotlight they magnify their awards, their mistakes, and that in and of itself is a mistake. great speakers also forget what they're gonna say from time to time. You know what they do? They'll stop. Look at Like I just said something so brilliant. You need a couple seconds to think about it.

Or they'll stop, look down, walk a few feet as if they're being completely reflective, self assured inwardly their thing Oh, what am I gonna say? What am I gonna say, oh, outwardly, they're projecting, complete calm and the state of being relaxed. The other thing great speakers understand is the audience Can't read my mind. The audience doesn't know if I forgot something or what's next on my agenda, or my outline. So if I forget, and I come back to it later and cover it, it's still all going to be good. They will know so realize you don't have to panic your audience doesn't know that you forgot what you're going to say.

So relax. Take a breath. just pause. It may seem like forever for you. But if it's only two seconds, your audience won't know. To sit they'll actually appreciate it gives them a second to think and reflect upon what you just said.

So it's not crucial to have a perfect memory. What is crucial is to figure out how to hide it from your life and not take out a big sign telling them when you've screwed up.