S2 EP2 - Adult Learning & The Forgetting Curve

<p><strong>Adult Learning & The Forgetting Curve</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you experienced meeting a bunch of people, and an hour later, you couldn't recall their names? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don't fret because it's normal. It is part of being human to forget, a peculiarity as to how the human brain works. When you tend to forget things, you're likely experiencing the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As it develops, this forgetting curve is challenging to resolve, particularly when it comes to recalling the pieces of knowledge offered in corporate training programs. Not all educational tools have been expressly developed to counter such impact.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recognize the forgetting curve and what affects it, and not only can you produce more reliable training content, but you can also learn a vital method to support your staff to keep up with their training.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us at Get Your New View for another episode of valuable insights, tips, and strategies to champion your training and process improvement.</span></p> <p><strong>Key areas covered in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Take to heart that, within the first 20 minutes, adult learners only retain about 50% of what they've learned. This is a significant challenge with adults trying to learn new things, but there are ways to combat this and retain that information.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Factor in that, adult learners are incredibly challenged; they're very distracted, they've got a lot going on, and are simply out of practice. So what should you do about it? Tune in to the episode to learn more. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Repetition is key to retention. Every time we say something more th