Explain it out loud
Explain the topic out loud in your own words, as if you were telling a client why it matters.
You may know this as the Feynman technique.
It’s the part that …
It matters for a client because …
Um, it’s like …That’s the gap
How to do it with your own book
- 1Close your book.
- 2Explain the topic out loud for one minute: what it is, and why it matters for a client.
- 3Notice where you stall or say “um, it’s like…” That’s a gap.
- 4Open your book, fill the gap, and explain it again.
Why it helps
- A large research review rated explaining things to yourself and asking “why?” as moderately useful, ahead of rereading and highlighting. (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013)
- Knowing why helps with questions you haven’t seen. In two experiments, college students who got explanations of why did better on new questions than students who only saw the answer. (Butler and colleagues, 2013)
- Saying it out loud also shows you exactly where you stall.
These studies were done with students in other settings, not cosmetology students. They show why the habit is worth trying, not what your score will be.
In your Lisensa plan
The Say it step asks you to explain before you check, and one week of your plan focuses on explaining why each topic matters for a client.
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