idealawg: No, people do NOT remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they see, etc. : Another myth floating around the training industry

I've seen advice for trial attorneys (and others) that begins with a statement about communication styles or learning styles that's supposed to sound scientific but often strikes me as simplistic.

Here's a blog post on the topic, from a lawyer who is fascinated by brain science and uses it in her mediation and law practices -- but tries to get it right. Stephanie West Allen, idealawg: No, people do NOT remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they see, etc. : Another myth floating around the training industry, Nov. 22, 2008.

The challenge is that careful studies are hard to summarize in one or two sentences, because you need to talk about the study design, the size of the sample, the limits of the findings, and so on. (I often run into that when I try to summarize an article here!)