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

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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?

NELSON DELLIS

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

Ronald Johnson

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

RONALD JOHNSON

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

Ronald Johnson

Recommended Books

In this episode I speak with Andrea Muzii, a highly respected and world-class Italian memory athlete who is currently ranked number one in the world. He shares advice for training for memory competitions, how to increase one's speed in the images discipline, how to avoid swapping images, memory palace maintenance and rotation, how to create a quality PAO Card System, the importance of sleep for memory athletes, and more.

ANDREA MUZII

1on1 MEMORY LESSONS 

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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 

MEMORY COACHING / QUESTIONS?

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

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

MEMORY COACHING 

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In this episode I speak with Don Vickers, a Canadian memory athlete and bronze medalist in the 2021 Russian Memory Tournament. He shares memory techniques and recommended training methods for the Random Words discipline, how to improve our creativity, discusses his experience in the memory sports community, and more. 

DON VICKERS

MEMORY COACHING w/ RONALD JOHNSON

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In this episode I speak with Grace Smith, a linguistics student, memory athlete and silver medalist at the 2021 US Memory Championship. She shares her experience in the world of memory sports, mnemonic techniques for Random Words and Cards, gives advice to aspiring memory athletes, and more. 

GRACE SMITH

2021 US Memory Champion - Watch Grace Smith Perform!

MEMORY QUESTIONS? / COACHING

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