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Information Overload: The Plague of Learning and Development

CLO Magazine

Studies show how information overload, multitasking and prolonged repetition impair productivity, performance and decision-making. Information overload tends to manifest itself in the following ways: The amount of content that people are expected to process and digest, let alone allow to change their behavior, is overwhelming.

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Attract Students’ Attention in 30 Seconds or Less

Experiencing eLearning

Official description: Information overload, tripletasking, hyperchoice, and short attention spans are just a few of the symptoms of the modern client. The power of your voice helps you connect to your audience. The image you hold in your mind immediately affects your voice. Use real emotions in your voice.

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9 Common ELearning Design Mistakes

LearnDash

If your course has a live narrator, make sure that person utilizes all the proper voicing techniques. Information overload. Sometimes it is okay to just give the relevant information without providing the entire thought process behind the content. Ineffective (poor) narration.

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Creating Branching Scenario Layouts

Experiencing eLearning

If I was going to use voice over for this scenario, this would work well. Maybe this is too much on the screen at once and will be information overload. My initial thought is to do a split screen showing the two characters. The background on the right is by MattHoffman on Unsplash. I’m not quite sure about this layout.

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Creating Branching Scenario Layouts

Experiencing eLearning

If I was going to use voice over for this scenario, this would work well. Maybe this is too much on the screen at once and will be information overload. My initial thought is to do a split screen showing the two characters. The background on the right is by MattHoffman on Unsplash. I’m not quite sure about this layout.

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5 Tips for making Zoom training more engaging

Matrix

Seeing your face is not the same as being in the same room, but it’s still a lot closer to it than a voice and a screen. Your goal is to avoid cognitive overload, not to shave off minutes from the module. Read more: How to handle information overload in instructional design. Include games in your training activities.

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5 Big Don’ts for Successful Webinar Presentations - Tip #211

Vignettes Learning

It can be tricky to capture their attention or get them engaged by merely hearing your voice and seeing your slides. Don’t prolong Information overload is the bane of any audience. The main challenge in virtual presentations is that your audience can’t see you and vice versa. Share relatable stories that trigger conversations.

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