Ant tips for doing so? I've never been able to do that, even as a kid. I remember the meaning but not the exact words.
Every performance- singing a song, playing an instrument, performing a stand-up routine, giving a speech, performing a theatrical role are all things that are best done from memory but require practice.
There are pneumonic tricks you can use- I've seen some people do it for tricks like memorizing the order of a deck of cards- but it's less useful for long term recital because it helps with order but not comprehension or fast indexing.