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title: "How I memorise a 10-minute set without notes | Tough Crowd"
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description: "After years of struggling, I finally cracked it. The trick for me was breaking the set into sections and using the first word of each section as a trigger. Memo"
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# How I memorise a 10-minute set without notes

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MemoryHacker (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/MemoryHacker) 9 Aug

After years of struggling, I finally cracked it. The trick for me was breaking the set into sections and using the first word of each section as a trigger. Memory Lab's Cue mode does exactly this. Sharing in case it helps someone else.

## 1 Comment

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ForgetfulFrank (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/ForgetfulFrank)9 Aug

This is gold. I've been reading my notes on stage like a loser. Going to try this tonight.

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