This presentation explains the definition of intelligence, the 9 types of intelligence and how everybody can increase their intelligence.

1. Intelligence
We all can become more intelligent

2. HOW?
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3. Definition of Intelligence
it is the ability to acquire (get) and apply (use)
knowledge and skills
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Oxford Dictionary of English

4. What are the Ingredients of
Intelligence?
Knowledge
Skills
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5. What is Knowledge?
Facts
Information
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6. What is a Skill?
The ability to do something well
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7. To Grow your
Intelligence
You have to add new knowledge to your
knowledge base
You have to add new skills to your skill set
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8. Timeline
Make it your mission to increase your
intelligence and that of the people around you
each and everyday
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9. What to do with your
Knowledge and Skills?
apply them
find new ways to apply them
explore and combine them
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10. To Increase your
Knowledge
Read
Write
Discourse (conversation)
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11. To Increase your Skills
Understand the skill
Train it
Practice it
Do activities to develop it
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12. Who Has Intelligence?
Everybody has intelligence
Everybody can nurture* intelligence
The more knowledge and skills you learn
everyday the more intelligent you become
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* nurture = help or encourage the development

13. Types of Intelligence
There are 9 types of intelligence
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14. The 9 Types of
Intelligence
1. Naturalist
2. Musical
3. Logical-Mathematical
4. Existential
5. Interpesonal
6. Bodily-Kinesthetik
7. Linguistic
8. Intra-personal
9. Spatial
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15. Every Human Being has these 9
Types of Intelligence
You have to make the effort to grow all 9 types
of intelligence
It is recommended not to neglect some types of
intelligence although they may seem difficult to
you, because when you overcome these
difficulties you will thrive*
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* thrive = grow and develop

16. 1. Naturalist
Nature clever
Understanding living
things
Reading nature
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17. 2. Musical
Sound clever
Pitch, rhythm, tone and
timbre*
Recognize, create,
reproduce, and reflect on
music
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* timbre = the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity

18. 3. Logical-Mathematical
Number/Reasoning clever
Quantifying things
Making & proving hypothesis
Sequential reasoning skills
Inductive & deductive thinking
patterns
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Inductive = characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances
Deductive = characterized by the inference of particular instances from a general law
Inference = a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Hypothesis: = proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
Instance = an example or single occurrence of something

19. 4. Existential
Life clever
Meaning of life
Why we live
Why we die
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20. 5. Interpersonal
People clever
Sensing people’s feelings and
motives
Verbal and nonverbal
communication
Sensitivity to moods and
temperaments of others
The ability to entertain multiple
perspectives
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21. 6. Bodily-Kinesthetic*
Body clever
Coordinate mind and body
Capacity to manipulate
objects
Variety of physical skills
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* Kinesthetic = awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs in the muscles and joints.

22. 7. Linguistic
Word clever
Think in words
Use language to express and
appreciate complex
meanings
Apply meta-linguistic* skills to
reflect on use of language
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* meta-language = a form of language or set of terms used for the description or analysis of another language

23. 8. Intra-Personal
Self clever
Understanding what you
feel & want
Planning & directing
one’s life
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24. 9. Spatial
Picture clever
Visualising the world in 3D
Think in 3 dimensions
Mental imagery
Spatial reasoning
Image manipulation
Graphic & artistic skills
Active imagination
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25. Intelligence as a Muscle
Intelligence is like a muscle, the more you train
and use it the stronger it becomes
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26. Intelligence as a Plant
Intelligence is like a plant, when you nurture it, it
grows
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27. To Cement your
Intelligence:
Do Activities related to the 9 types of intelligence
Do Exercises, answer questions and tests
Solve problems
Teach others
Discuss with others
Write articles
Do videos
Do recordings
Work on projects
Build things
Seeing, doing, talking, and checking
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28. The more knowledge you know the
more intelligent, clever and smart you
become

29. The more skills you learn the more
intelligent, clever and smart you
become

30. The more types of intelligences you
develop the more balanced you
become

31. Show yourself how more intelligent
you can become
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Time
Intelligence

32. Study the subject of Artificial Intelligence AI
as well.
You will be amazed what you will learn and
what you can do with it.
It is transformable.

33. Be intelligent and do good for
yourself, your family, your society
and the world

34. Sources & Copyright
Howard Gardner
Mark Vital
Respective Icons Creators
www.thenounproject.com
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