Speaking second language face to face

by Maria
(Venezuela)

I have been doing the Lumosity memory game the past month and half, how long it will take for my memory to get better. I feel is getting better, but not fast
enough. Am I doing the right thing?

Also, I don’t know if you can help me with this one, but I am going to try. I speak two language, and when I am on the phone I speak English clear and with no problem, but when I am speaking to some one, face to face all my words get a little tangle.

If there is anything that I can do to fix it, is specially when I speak English, and my first language is Spanish.

Doug's Reply: Everyone is born with different abilities. Some people are born with better memories than others, for example. The best you can do is try and improve the brain you were born with.

The Lumosity program will strengthen your memory and brain power, but it cannot make you (or me) a genius. Nothing can do that if you were not born that way.

However, there are a lot of memory techniques you can learn to help remember things better. Check out some of the other pages on my www.memory-improvement-tips.com site for more information.

If you are in school, I highly recommend the book "Super Memory, Super Student" by Harry Lorayne. You can read more about it here:

http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/resources.html (Copy and paste into your browser or click the Books & Audio link on the left side of my site)

As for your question about language, I am not sure. My best advice for that is try to slow down. Many people try to talk too fast. They think if you talk slow, it makes you seem less intelligent.

But slowing down will let you think more carefully about what you want to say. Maybe the words will come out better that way.

Regards,
Douglas
Memory-Improvement-Tips.com