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Make your
message stick
using neuroscience to
Up to 90% of
what you present
will be forgotten.
AdrienneStilesDesign.com Source: Carmen Simon, PhD, Impossible to Ignore
After 2 days, only 10%
of what you present
will be remembered
In other words…
AdrienneStilesDesign.com Source: Carmen Simon, PhD, Impossible to Ignore
We forget quickly in
the beginning, but
what we do retain,
we usually hold onto.
your 10%
2 days
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So, you want to…
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Choose the
most important
of your
message
AdrienneStilesDesign.com Source: Carmen Simon, PhD, Impossible to Ignore
Engineer your
communication
so that
is their
your
AdrienneStilesDesign.com Source: Carmen Simon, PhD, Impossible to Ignore
getting your
audiences’
attention
You can do this by
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and then saying
what’s important
(your 10%)
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Here’s a great
example of
grabbing your
audience’s
attention.
From a recent apple keynote -
the presenter is going from a
complex screen with visuals
from Apple Arcade games…
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…to a screen
which simply
displays the
launch date.
This change from complex
to simple is a great example
of changing the stimulus to
re-engage the audience’s
attention.
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Make sure
that you
your
Repeat
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In a way that’s
consistent
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Choose your 10%01
02 Grab attention
03 Repeat your 10%
In summary…
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Thank you!
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Using Neuroscience to Make your Message Stick