Informative Speech – best learns information

Title: Determining how each individual best learns information
Specific Purpose: To get my audience excited about learning new information by engaging them in specific techniques based on their individual learning styles. Thesis Statement: I am going to inform my audience about the four types of learning styles there are and provide them with different techniques that may be applied to each.
I. Introduction:

How important is learning to each of you? I am going to assume learning is important because we all are in school for that exact purpose right!? We want to better ourselves.
Well, I used to have such a hard time in school, especially when it came time for exams. It wasn’t until I understood my own personal style of learning and what this specific style actually meant that I realized I was approaching my studies all wrong. Eventually I started making better grades. Now, It could definitely be only a coincidence, that I am feeling a lot less stress in school, less anxiety, and am feeling more confident, but I would assume that applying specific methods to study sessions that suit me as an individual, seems a bit more logical.
What do you think? Anyhow, I thought it would be a neat idea to help each of you understand the types of learning styles that are out there, and to enlighten you about different techniques that can be applied to your own studies.
II. Body
A. There are four different types of learning styles

1. One type of learner is an active and or reflective learner.
2. Another style is the sensing and intuitive learners.
3. There are visual and verbal learners.
4. Lastly, there are those who prefer the sequential and global style of learning.

Transition: Now that we understand the four types of learners there are, I would like to enlighten you on just a few ways to access each style.
B. There are many ways to maximize your academic success. I would like to share a few I’ve found helpful myself.

1. I. L. S provides an indication of an individuals learning preference. (An online assessment)

a. We can be categorized into at least one of the four types
b. Your scores reflect; where you are balanced, your moderate preference, and strong preference for learning.

2. Applying pecific techniques to each type of learner may benefit in terms of retaining information.

a. Audio and visual stimulants play a key role for each specific learner.

3. Understand what doesn’t work for you and apply different methods.

a. Examples may include, drawing diagrams, recording a lecture and playing it back, interact with others.
Transition: Now that we have investigated each learning style, this should give each of you a better understanding of how you may choose to go about forming study habits that best suit your own individual needs.
III. Conclusion:
It is proven that all of us learn a little differently. Recognizing our strengths when it comes to retaining information should be important if we want to excel in our studies. Applying necessary habits is one way I am confident that makes retaining information possible. I encourage each of you to try to better understand your individual learning styles, and to take what you’ve heard today and apply it to your studies. You won’t regret it! Work Cited Page Duman, Bilal, Educational
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