#23: You Forget 95% of What You Have Learnt Within a Month

Not an ideal statistic if you want yourself and your team to remember your training for years to come, is it? If you're frustrated by training that creates short-term interest but not long-term change then keep reading.

We hear more and more people with this problem, so we have created a whitepaper entitled, 'Are You Frustrated By Training That Creates Short Term Interest But Not Long Term Change?' that addresses this. Below, we share with you just 3 of the many actionable change pieces present in the paper. Head over to our Guides page and simply enter your email and tick the name of this whitepaper to receive your FREE copy!

1. Make the Learner’s Notes Useful and Effective

For Learners who attended previous learning events and received slide decks, encourage them to convert their hand-outs into 1-page of notes or a 1-page mind map.

Ask your Learners to identify how they learn best. Do they learn by physically making notes, flashcards, and mind maps (kinaesthetic learning)? By reading and hearing their notes out loud (auditory learning)? Or simply by reading over their existing notes (visual learning)?

2. Create Habits if You Want to Change Behaviours

Help Learners understand where they sit on the graph above regarding the habit that they are trying to form. Challenge them to find ways to increase their motivation, or improve their ability to perform the task.

The easiest way to create a habit is to ‘piggyback’ another habit. For example, I broke my foot some months back and needed to do ankle exercises every day for 5 minutes. I piggybacked brushing my teeth and did my exercises at the same time!

3. Teach Someone Else

Create an opportunity for the Learners to share what they have learnt with their peers. This could be in the form of:

• Lunchtime ‘bite-size’ learning.
• A presentation to their boss.
• Report on how the Learner has used the learning and created a behaviour.
• A piece in the company newsletter or a blog post on the company website.

Download the full whitepaper for more!

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