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Use Articulation
Socrates encouraged students to articulate, thereby drawing forth
existing knowledge and sharpening their perception of new material.
Articulation also facilitates and deepens your memory of new material.
A simple use of this distinction is to discuss useful ideas with
a friend during the return trip from a seminar. Another application
combines the use of Mind Maps, visualization and review discussed
earlier. If you sketch a Mind Map while reading or hearing new
material, then during your 2-3 minute review sessions, you can
take a mental snapshot of the Mind Map, close your eyes, and begin
articulating the content of that Mind Map as if you were teaching
a class.
The March '97 edition of our online newsletter explains how to use this distinction to memorize a speech more efficiently.
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