The Craft of Memory Podcast

In this episode, I speak with Jonas von Essen, a Swedish 2x world-memory champion who has memorized 100,000 digits of Pi and has appeared on national talent and trivia shows such as Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? and is currently preparing for Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He is involved in memory-improvement software development and is the co-founder of MemoryOS. He is extremely skilled in the art of memory and specializes in long-term memory for general knowledge.  JONAS VON ESSEN Website: https://www.jonasvonessen.se/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonasvonessen MemoryOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/memoryos/id1553283646 CONTACT ME Business/inquiries: onlinememorytraining@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronaldjohnson_memory Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/craftofmemory My Blog: https://thecraftofmemory.substack.com/p/tschirharts-phonetics-and-the-quest

In this episode I speak with Nelson Dellis, an American memory athlete, 5x USA Memory Champion, published author and Grand Master of Memory. We discuss his phonetic, card and number system, advice for memory training and preparing for competitions, strategy of review for the 15 minute Names and Faces discipline, advice for public memory performances, the evolution of memory sports, and more. MEMORY QUESTIONS? Contact Me: onlinememorytraining@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronaldjohnson_memory NELSON DELLIS https://www.learnwithnelson.com https://www.instagram.com/nelzor Book: https://www.amazon.com/Remember-It-audiobook/dp/B07H8LFTJ4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28AEVKTSDIZEJ&keywords=remember+it+nelson&qid=1653185652&sprefix=remember+it+nelson%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1

In this episode I speak with Emanuele Regnani, a highly skilled competitive memory athlete for Memory League and the Italian Memory Team formed by Andrea Muzii. We discuss how to master the 3 digit system, advice for improving in National Names, how to improve one's speed and accuracy in Images, the benefits of hiding the clock and using peripheral vision blockers, memory training for classical and ML formats, his experience on Italia’s Got Talent, and more. Emanuele Regnani Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emaregnani Italia’s Got Talent: https://www.italiasgottalent.it/video/emanuele-regnani-italia-got-talent-2022-puntata-4-728207 Ronald Johnson Contact: onlinememorytraining@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronaldjohnson_memory Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/craftofmemory

In this episode I speak with John Graham, 2018 USA Memory Champion, competitive memory athlete and coach. We discuss methods on memorizing phone numbers, advice for training for memory competitions, how to increase one's speed in the numbers discipline, training schedules, how to effectively master a 3 digit system, and more. If you are interested in memory coach from John Graham, please reach out to him in the contact information below. JOHN GRAHAM https://www.memoryjohn.com Memory Coaching: john@memory.com RONALD JOHNSON https://www.instagram.com/ronaldjohnson_memory Contact: onlinememorytraining@gmail.com 

In this episode I speak with Celine De Luca, a talented competitive memory athlete and memory coach from Belgium. We discuss the memory sports community, how to improve in the national names discipline, images, advice for memory training and more.  Celine de Luca YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq4yubqNen3DFZjYLXR9huQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celinedelucamemory/ Memory Coaching: contact@celinedeluca.com Ronald Johnson Contact: onlinemmemorytraining@gmail.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronaldjohnson_memory Recommended Books Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer Remember It by Nelson Dellis

Andrea Muzii, the number one ranked memory athlete, shares advice on training for memory competitions, increasing speed in the images discipline, avoiding image swapping, memory palace maintenance, creating a quality PAO card system, the importance of sleep for memory athletes, and more.

In this episode I speak with Guillaume Petit-Jean, a French memory champion and cognitive performance coach. We discuss how to construct memory palaces, locus design, the art of image placement, how to prepare for classic memory competitions and more! GUILLAUME PETIT-JEAN / FRENCH MEMORY SPORTS ASSOCIATION  https://asmemoire.fr/ MEMORY COACHING / QUESTIONS? onlinememorytraining@gmail.com RECOMMENDED BOOKS Remember It - Nelson Dellis Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer

In this episode I speak with AB Bonita, memory expert and coach for the Philippine Memory Team, president of the Philippine Mind Sports Association, and owner and founder of the Brain Republic, Inc. We discuss the practical uses of memory techniques, how to memorize names and faces, the benefits of training Spoken Words, advice for the Spoken Numbers discipline, common mistakes when creating imagery and associations, and more. AB BONITA https://www.instagram.com/ab_bonita214 https://www.facebook.com/thebrainrepublic https://thebrainrepublicph.com/ MEMORY COACHING  Please email your inquiries to: onlinememorytraining@gmail.com RECOMMENDED BOOKS Remember It - Nelson Dellis Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer RECOMMENDED WEBSITES https://www.memoryleague.com https://www.theartofmemory.com https://www.twitch.tv/memorysportstv

Don Vickers, Canadian memory athlete and bronze medalist, shares memory techniques for Random Words discipline, improving creativity, his experience in the memory sports community, and more.

Grace Smith, silver medalist at the 2021 US Memory Championship, discusses her experience in memory sports, mnemonic techniques for Random Words and Cards, and gives advice to aspiring memory athletes. They also talk about their high school memory team, managing nerves in competitions, their card system, memory techniques, and competition preparation.