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Old 01-07-2003, 09:04 PM   #16
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Quote: Originally posted by Lady Valkyrie
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind. --Marcus Tullius Cicero


Sounds true. We definitely don't want to cram new info into a mind that has yet to make room.

But! the person that can add detail, give examples, restate in creative ways, not only teaches once, but can sustain a focused pounding of a particular idea as to arouse motivation and excitement.
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