The second “place,” the foyer, reminded him of the nextthought and so on to the end of the speech. Thinking of the front door reminded him of the first thought ofhis speech. When the orator wanted to remember his speech,thought for thought, he actually took a mental tour through his ownhome. These were called “loci,” or “places.” Theopening thought of a speech would, perhaps, be associated to the frontdoor, the second thought to the foyer, the third to a piece of furniture inthe foyer, and so on. What they did, basically, was associate each thought of a speech to apart of their own homes. There were no handy note-takingdevices, and it was memory techniques and systems that enabled bardsand storytellers to remember their stories, poems, and songs.Įarly Greek and Roman orators delivered lengthy speeches withunfailing accuracy because they learned the speeches, thought forthought, by applying memory systems. In the ancient world, a trainedmemory was of vital importance.
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