Comments on: A timely question about podcast listening http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2006/10/17/a-timely-question-about-podcast-listening/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Judy Gombita http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2006/10/17/a-timely-question-about-podcast-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Judy Gombita Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:13:00 +0000 http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2006/10/17/a-timely-question-about-podcast-listening/#comment-578 Tom, I recall a recent discussion we had about the effectiveness of retaining information (or not) when the organization's "resource toolkit" includes audio, visual and experiential elements. (Of course offering up more than one media takes up even more time, for both the communicator and end user!) <br/><br/>For example, recently I was working with our 2006 valedictorian on the speech she was delivering at her admission to membership ceremony. The absolute best part (in my opinion) is where she talks about her crunch course (Management Auditing) and how sometimes she got so tired and found the material so difficult to comprehend, that she no longer knew what she was reading. So much so that she even considered deferring the exam.<br/><br/>She then describes how her husband suggested some reading tips (for retention), and then "to further enhance my understanding and memorization, he suggested that besides using my eyes and brain, I needed to engage other senses, such as my mouth, my hands and my ears."<br/><br/>What happened was that every night after she studied she'd give a brief presentation to her husband about the material. Next they would have a chat: he'd ask questions, she would answer them. And then he would ask some more questions.<br/><br/>(By the end of the session period the husband declared he was ready to take the Management Auditing exam, too.)<br/><br/>Hey...maybe she should create a podcast about her effective studying techniques! :-) Tom, I recall a recent discussion we had about the effectiveness of retaining information (or not) when the organization’s “resource toolkit” includes audio, visual and experiential elements. (Of course offering up more than one media takes up even more time, for both the communicator and end user!)

For example, recently I was working with our 2006 valedictorian on the speech she was delivering at her admission to membership ceremony. The absolute best part (in my opinion) is where she talks about her crunch course (Management Auditing) and how sometimes she got so tired and found the material so difficult to comprehend, that she no longer knew what she was reading. So much so that she even considered deferring the exam.

She then describes how her husband suggested some reading tips (for retention), and then “to further enhance my understanding and memorization, he suggested that besides using my eyes and brain, I needed to engage other senses, such as my mouth, my hands and my ears.”

What happened was that every night after she studied she’d give a brief presentation to her husband about the material. Next they would have a chat: he’d ask questions, she would answer them. And then he would ask some more questions.

(By the end of the session period the husband declared he was ready to take the Management Auditing exam, too.)

Hey…maybe she should create a podcast about her effective studying techniques! :-)

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