Rules of learning

Load up on Learning:Cognitive Load Theory

for Toastmasters

I yearn to learn.

Learning Rule 1:7 +/- 2 chunks of info

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(502) 233-1746

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1 chunk

(502)(812)(859)(606)

Each area code may be One chunk

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Or, they may not

Rule 2: Our brains get input through 2 separate

channels.

We see words and pictures.

We hear sounds.

(words, music, etc…)

Rule 3: The two can compliment one another.

They can also conflict.

Our 7 +/- 2 chunks are stored in two types of working memory.

Working Memory is temporary.

Working Memory can be like a filter.

Can cognitive load theory help me as a Toastmaster?

If I read you every bullet…

• You’ll read quicker than I speak• You’ll know what I’m about to

say• You’ll tune me out.

Blaming PowerPoint for bad presentations is like blaming a typewriter for a bad book.

Your audience can read.Don’t read to them.

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