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Three Learning Styles. Understanding YOUR learning style and the learning styles of others is critical to enhancing excellent learning and greater effectiveness and action-ability  

Here are three handy charts you can use to identify your learning style, and/or to help you gear presentations to the learning style of the person or people you will be addressing for maximum impact.  

Visual Learners  

  • are neat and orderly

     

  • speak quickly

     

  • are good long-range planners and organizers

     

  • are observant of environmental detail

     

  • are appearance-oriented in both dress and presentation

     

  • are good spellers and can actually see the words in their minds

     

  • remember what was seen, rather than heard

     

  • memorize by visual association

     

  • usually are not distracted by noise

     

  • have trouble remembering verbal instructions unless they are written down and often ask people to repeat themselves

     

  • are strong, fast readers

     

  • would rather read than be read to

     

  • need an overall view and purpose and are cautious until mentally clear about an issue or project

     

  • doodle during phone conversations and staff meetings

     

  • forget to relay verbal messages to others

     

  • often answer questions with a simple yes or no

     

  • would rather do a demonstration than make a speech

     

  • like art more than music

     

  • often know what to say but can't think of the right words

     

  • sometimes tune out when they mean to pay attention

     

 

Auditory Learners  
  • talk to themselves while working

     

  • are easily distracted by noise

     

  • move their lips and pronounce the words as they read

     

  • enjoy reading aloud and listening

     

  • can repeat back and mimic tone pitch and timbre

     

  • find writing difficult, but are better at telling

     

  • speak in rhythmic patterns

     

  • are frequently eloquent speakers

     

  • like music more than art

     

  • learn by listening, and remember what was discussed rather than seen

     

  • are talkative, love discussion, and go into lengthy descriptions

     

  • have problems with projects that involve visualization, such as cutting pieces that fit together

     

  • can spell better out loud than in writing

     

Kinesthetic Learners  

  • speak slowly

     

  • respond to physical rewards

     

  • touch people to get their attention

     

  • stand close when talking to someone

     

  • are physically oriented and move a lot

     

  • have early large-muscle development

     

  • learn by manipulating and doing

     

  • memorize by walking and seeing

     

  • use a finger as a pointer when reading

     

  • gesture a lot

     

  • can't sit still for long periods of time

     

  • can't remember geography unless they've actually been there

     

  • use action words

     

  • like plot-oriented books - they reflect action with body movement as they read

     

  • may have messy handwriting

     

  • want to act things out

     

  • like involved games

     

Irene Rivka Becker |Just Coach It |The 3Q Edge

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