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Metaphors and imagery

Metaphors and imagery

If you can get an audience to really 'see' what you’re trying to explain, they will not only be able to understand it better, but they will also remember it.

Analogies and metaphors work really well, especially if there are no real-life examples to draw on.

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Metaphors and Analogies

They are often talked about as helpful study techniques. 

Try to make a deliberate effort to teach what you learn to someone else and, in doing so, you will likely be forced to explain concepts with relatable metaphors and analogies.

Use metaphors and stories

Metaphors will help you understand and recall more easily. 

You take something obvious from your memory, and see how it is related to the new concept you are trying to learn. 

Metaphors and analogies

See if you can simplify important concepts by using metaphors. 

“Think about a cake,” says Scott Johnston, senior vice president of product at Docker, likening the cake part to a server and the icing to a program. “You want to be able to change frosting from chocola...

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