Better Memorize Things by Saying Them Out Loud

The key to remembering something may be saying it out loud.

The Canadian researchers, dubbed the “production effect”, have confirmed (this was proven by them earlier in 2010) that saying something out loud is the best way to remember something, according to CBC News .

Colin MacLeod, professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo, calls the experience a “production effect” and says he thinks saying something out loud leads to better coding of information in your memory.

McLeod’s research team looked at four different ways of memorizing using a random word list: silently reading words, reading them aloud, listening to someone reading them, and listening to a recording of your own voice reading them.

At the end of the day, participants who read the words aloud memorize most of the words that were included in the list, followed by those who listened to them read the words, and then those who listened to someone reading them. The worst were the people who silently read the words they needed to remember.

MacLeod says this trick helps you not only read, but also memorize everyday things. For example, saying out loud “I turned off the stove” can help you remember that you actually turned off the stove before leaving the house.

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