Not long ago, someone asked me what the most unusual group I had ever spoken for was. I suppose the answer depends a bit on how you define “unusual,” but in terms of an association booking a memory keynote speaker, the first that comes to mind was the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Association. Just to […]
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How to Give Kids a Lifelong Skill
When I’m brought in as akeynote speaker for various conferences and events, I always enjoy talking to the attendees and audience members afterwards. Most of them don’t realize how powerful their memory truly can be, and it’s a joy to be able to teach them a life- changing skill. One thing that I’ve noticed over […]
Why Bob Gray Memory Presentations are a Perfect Match for Students and Universities
Over the years, I’ve had the chance to hold memory presentations at dozens of colleges and universities, and have always enjoyed the experience. Not only do students have a lot of fun learning about memory, but they’re amongst the people who need it the most. Sharpening your memory can do wonderful things for your […]
Why a Strong Memory Can Multiply Your Sales Income
I will be completely upfront in telling you that I think any person, in any occupation, can strongly benefit from improving his or her memory. It’s just one of those skills that carries over into so many parts of your personal and professional life that it would be hard to overvalue. With that being […]
Why Haven’t More Politicians Called Me Yet? And Why It Might Be Time That You Did…
In the past, I’ve written about the high-profile mistakes that politicians like Rick Perry and Sarah Palin have made in key moments when they’ve been unable to remember important statistics, or even basic pieces of their own arguments. As the new debate season is underway, we can expect that more of these gaffes will fill […]
How to Turn Your Next Major Presentation Into a Walk in the Park
Executives and professionals in nearly every industry are called upon to make presentations at some point in time. There are also numerous other occasions to make public presentations, whether it’s at a school board meeting, in your church, or some other setting. Unfortunately, many people don’t feel confident in their public speaking skills. What’s worse, […]
Why do we stand in front of an open refrigerator door?
How often have you walked halfway up a set of stairs just to stop and wonder why you’re going up them in the first place, or stood in front of an open refrigerator door looking at its contents trying to remember what you wanted to snack on? Have you found that by retracing your steps […]
“We only use 10% of our Brains anyway!”
If I had a dollar for every time someone has said that to me. Ask the average person what percentage of our brain we use and the majority will say 10%, very few will say we use 100%, which would be the correct answer. Imaging methods have shown that even simple tasks produce activity throughout […]
Homing Pigeon carrying a Shy Ant
If you happened to click on this article and are interested in memorizing the previous forty-five capitals you will find them archived on this web page. So here is my tenth and final post on memorizing the US state capitals. Again, please take a moment to read the April 2011 post regarding how our memory […]
Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestles a Longhorn
If you happened to click on this article and are interested in memorizing the previous forty capitals you will find them archived on this web page. So here is my ninth post on memorizing the US state capitals. Again, please take a moment to read the April post regarding how our memory tends to cling […]
