This document outlines a presentation on engagement strategies for education. It discusses how engagement affects learning and memory. The three most effective strategies for improving memory are contextual alignment, spaced repetition, and retrieval practice. The presentation encourages customizing engagement approaches for different audience demographics and identifying small actions to continuously improve engagement.

1. E X T R E M E E N G A G E M E N T:
C H O O S E Y O U R O W N A D V E N T U R E
K R I S T I C A S E Y S A N D E R S
V P C R E AT I V E / C H I E F S T O RY T E L L E R
P L A N Y O U R M E E T I N G S . C O M @ P Y M L I V E
I M A G E : G AV I N S T. O U R S V I A F L I C K R

2. W H O A M I ?
• I’m responsible for content,
community and experiences for
PYM’s global community of
100,000+ meeting/event
planners.
• Background in theater, improv,
journalism & corporate training.
• Obsessed with audience-
centered design, communities
and technology.

3. W H Y D O E S
E N G A G E M E N T M AT T E R ?

4. W E L I V E I N A
PA RT I C I PAT O RY C U LT U R E

5. W E ’ R E A LWAY S O N .
A LWAY S B E I N G P I N G E D .

6. A N D W E ' V E
B E E N L I E D T O
P H O T O : S TA C Y B O D E
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7. L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S
1. Define engagement in an educational
context.
2. Understand how engaging the brain in
different ways affects learning and memory.
3. Identify ways to customize engagement to
group demographics.

8. P R E S E N T E R - PA RT I C I PA N T
A G R E E M E N T
H A T- T I P T O J E F F H U R T

9. L AW O F
T W O
F E E T

10. G O O D V I B R AT I O N S , P L E A S E !

11. S H A R I N G = C A R I N G
# E V E N T E R A C T
@ P Y M L I V E

12. Y O U R T H O U G H T S M AT T E R

13. C H O O S E Y O U R O W N A D V E N T U R E
P H O T O : C H R I S T I N A T O B E R

14. A R E W E C O O L ?

15. L E T ’ S T RY S O M E T H I N G
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Questions Problems to solve
H / T T O A D R I A N S E G A R F O R T H E I D E A F O R T H I S E X E R C I S E .

16. W H AT I S E N G A G E M E N T ?
TA K E 3 0 S E C O N D S T O W R I T E D O W N Y O U R T H O U G H T S .

17. W H AT I S E N G A G E M E N T I N
A N E D U C AT I O N A L C O N T E X T ?
W O R K W I T H Y O U R N E I G H B O R T O D E F I N E :

18. N O W W E ' V E D E F I N E D E N G A G E M E N T
I N A N E D U C AT I O N A L C O N T E X T . . .

19. L E T ’ S TA L K A B O U T E N G A G E M E N T
A F F E C T S L E A R N I N G & M E M O RY.

20. E V E N T S H AV E T H E P O W E R T O
E D U C AT E & C H A N G E B E H AV I O R .
T E M P O R A R I LY

21. B U T T H E R E ’ S H O P E …

22. H E R E A R E S O M E
E N G A G E M E N T
S T R AT E G I E S T H AT
W O R K .

23. M A K E T H E
H E A R T & M I N D H A P P Y.

24. P E O P L E L E A R N B E S T
W H E N B E I N G S O C I A L .

25. B E WA R E O F
T H E S E D U C T I V E D E TA I L .
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26. S T O R I E S
A R E P O W E R F U L

27. C H U N K Y O U R
C O N T E N T

28. A N D G I V E P E O P L E
A B R E A K — O F T E N !
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29. T H E S E T H I N G S H E L P
U S L E A R N .

30. H O W D O E S I T H E L P U S R E M E M B E R ?
Will Thalheimer, Ph.D.
willatworklearning.com
L E T ' S H E A R F R O M A N E X P E RT . . .

31. T H E R E A R E 1 2 P R O V E N
S T R AT E G I E S . . .

32. 3 A R E T H E M O S T
E F F E C T I V E .

33. C O N T E X T U A L A L I G N M E N T
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34. S PA C E D R E P E T I T I O N
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35. R E T R I E VA L P R A C T I C E
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36. R E T R I E VA L
P R A C T I C E
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C O N T E X T U A L A L I G N M E N T
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S PA C E D R E P E T I T I O N

37. W H I C H 3 W O R K
T H E B E S T ?

38. A L I G N M E N T
S PA C E D
P R A C T I C E

39. T H O U G H T S ?
Good reminders Great ideas
Questions Problems to solve

40. N O W W E U N D E R S TA N D H O W
E N G A G I N G T H E B R A I N A F F E C T S
L E A R N I N G A N D M E M O RY.

41. L E T ’ S F I G U R E O U T H O W T O
C U S T O M I Z E E N G A G E M E N T F O R
Y O U R G R O U P.

42. A L I G N M E N T
S PA C E D
P R A C T I C E

43. T H I N K A B O U T Y O U R G R O U P.
H O W C A N Y O U B E S T
E N G A G E T H E M ?

44. H O W C A N W E H E L P O U R
S P E A K E R S B E M O R E
E F F E C T I V E & E N G A G I N G ?

45. D I D Y O U PA R K Y O U R T H O U G H T S ?
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Questions Problems to solve

46. N O W W E ' V E I D E N T I F I E D WAY S
T O C U S T O M I Z E E N G A G E M E N T T O
G R O U P D E M O G R A P H I C S .

47. K A I Z E N
W H AT ' S N E X T ?
T H E A RT O F C O N T I N U O U S C H A N G E

48. L I S T O N E ( S M A L L ) T H I N G
Y O U C A N C O M M I T T O D O I N G
T H I S Y E A R T O M A K E T H I N G S
B E T T E R .

49. Now go out there and set the world on fire!
kristi@PlanYourMeetings.com | @PYMLive
Y O U A R E PA RT O F T H E
S O L U T I O N .