Matt Abrahams

Absolutely.

And putting things to music, putting things visually are lots of ways to help you remember.

Yeah, I heard somebody once say that the difference of all the senses, our auditory sense requires us to slow down more than anything else to actually pay attention.

And I think there's something about that slowing down that makes us more engaged with audio.

And I think you're right.

I'm curious if your teaching has had to change.

As I teach younger generations of students, I have to change things up so much more frequently.

Somebody who took my class 15 years ago would be, oh, my goodness, what are you doing?

But in a two-hour class, I change things up like seven times.

So we go from a mini lecture to watching a video to partnering with somebody just to keep the students engaged because that's where they're at.

They need that opportunity.

switching to help engage.

Well, I think you're hitting on what's an essential element of any effective communication, which is really understanding your audience and their needs.

You know, so many of us define success in communication as just getting the information out.

I'm successful because what I had in mind is now out.

I've made that mistake many times.

Yeah, right.

It's more about what do I need to say so that my audience understands it better?

It's not about what I want, it's about what you need.

So I have to do reconnaissance, reflection, and research to really think about how best to craft my message, be it a drawing or an important point I'm trying to make through my words.