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Extraneous load
Extraneous load is how you choose to showcase your information.
In a 45 min talk, you could read a definition but few will remember it. Instead, show your information in a visual way. Your audience will remember far better because you respect their extraneous load.
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Germane load
The germane load is about understanding that there are certain building blocks that your audience can construct when you connect the dots for them.
If you stack those building blocks, your audience will remember them.
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Cognitive load theory
The theory states that there is only a limited amount of information the human brain can remember. As a presenter, you don’t want to go past that load.
Cognitive load theory consists of three loads:
- Intrinsic load
- Extraneous load
- Ger...
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Intrinsic load
Intrinsic load is how difficult a subject or topic is to learn and remember. For example, basic adding and subtracting is easy, but calculus is far more complicated to understand.
As a presenter, you need to ensure your subject is simple and easy for your audience t...
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The best presenters use cognitive load theory to help their audience remember.
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Cognitive load: Understanding learning difficulties
Cognitive load is the effort used by the working memory to process information. The working memory capacity is limited: If it is overloaded with information, you will fail to understand.
There are three types of cognitive load:
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Give people something to take home
If we have a conversation, read a book, or listen to a talk, we are very unlikely to remember much of it. Even if we enjoyed and valued it, only a small part will stay with us.
When you are communicating with people, try to give them something to take home. Choose a memorable line ...
Everyday Memorization Techniques
- Make new connections that are visual (and perhaps outrageous): Turn the sound of names into a visual representation and anchor it to a physical picture of whatever you want to remember; Animate the images to easily remember them; Engage as ma...
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