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A good explanation is like a good book. It's the one that, despite all the information overload, never goes out of your head. But how do you achieve that?
How many ways can you think of to make content memorable? I have a few ideas for you here and, of course, a few examples below.
Some inspiration for memorable explanations:
Show it using a picture instead of explanatory text. Only use pictures that make something understandable. Decorative pictures do not really help the learner.
Show something (using an object such as a skeleton, by the cursor, through a screencast, etc.)
Demonstrate something (e.g., an examination on another person, handling a device)
Repeat something from different perspectives
Use one or more of these approaches:
Metaphors, analogies, or symbols (e.g., the heart as a pump)
Cases
Derivations
(Thought) experiments
Scenarios
Storytelling
Mnemotechnic verse
Acronyms
Comparisons
Exercises
Etc.
In general, presentations should be varied. Nevertheless, the design should be based on the content, not the other way around.
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The coin is an impressive symbol for copper. Because the illustration surprises us, we may even have to smile a little about it, and we remember the content better.
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An acronym is a good variant for a mnemonic.
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Here, a story was used to explain the function of the heart in a memorable way.
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Numbers are very abstract for most people. Comparisons are useful for explaining ideas about sizes or quantities.
Here, for example, the illustration shows that the atomic nucleus is many times smaller than the shell.
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