How do you prefer to learn?

Hi,

I prefer to learn by reading and looking at pictures and illustrations in my reading material.

I hate video and audio for learning. To me video and audio is for relaxation, entertainment and motivation.

One you left out is "by doing," My favorite way to learn is by doing.

Give me something to learn and give me the tools to do it and I'll learn it. If I must I'll refer back to the user manual. Which takes us back to reading.

George Wright

Someone posted a question like this a couple of weeks ago and I think most people here thought reading was better, it was a question on video/audio vs. ebook? and the majority said ebooks.
I have always learned better reading personally. That is why this forum has been such an amazing resource for me.

Yes George doing is also a good one i missed out! It is strange how every human is different and has a different way of learning!

I actually post the same question on another forum not long ago as a test. For me, videos are great, but you can't take them with you without a computer. I love to read, tough, so the written tutorial is still my favorite.

Actually I would prefer the mixture of both Videos and Written Tuturials.
I remembered I joined a Video Tutorial a bout a few months ago, pretty much they seem easier to understand, especially when there are specific areas you need to look into. Just my opinion though.

Maybe, a lot of us will choose Video Tutorials.
Because, video tutorials are much easier to follow & understand..

I'm a big reader so written stuff is best for me, unless it's something where you need to actually be shown something to understand how it works. Audio books are also good when I have to get through a lot of information and there's quite a bit of fluff because I can crank it to 1.8 speed and get through it faster that way.

Sean

I prefer audio because I can speed it up with different software programs to listen to it in half the time!

It's all about speed! The faster the better, in most cases.

I also prefer video tutorials however I like to
refer back to a printed document if I have questions.
The audio narrative in some videos are hard to understand with
certain heavy accents.

Hi,

I much prefer to read because watch a video is so time consuming - when I am offered '30 videos', I'm off, because you have to watch the filler to find the good stuff.

With printed stuff (I print out most stuff that I buy) you can take it at your own pace, highlight the important bits to return to later and have it next to you as a reference.

Videos have a part to play, it's sometimes good to watch something in action but only if it's short and to the point.

But, for me - reading beats the others hands down!

Regards

Karen

It's too non-specific of a question, really...

When it comes to the technical side of learning software or scripts, actual walkthrough video is incredibly helpful and far surpasses what can be learned from any written material, no matter how many screenshots are included.

However, video is "abused" by a lot of people who only have 5 minutes of real information to present, hidden in a 20-minute video. You'd have to pay me a lot of money to waste my time watching those.

For concepts and general tips, written text is usually best, but it's possible to be motivated by video and/or audio to actually DO something that the written word may not accomplish.

Personally, all my training videos are broken into 5 minute segments MAX with descriptive explanations of exactly what's included in each one. I don't have time to waste, and I go on the assumption my audience doesn't either.

I prefer reading and vid, but more reading coz its easy to follow

I like videos that show step by step how to do something.

I can read it, hear it, or see it but I need to cement it in my brain by doing it and applying it to my business. I need to be able to relate to it and make it part of something.

I love to read PDFs! I often read ebooks on my old Nokia 6630. For anyone who has a Blackberry or Nokia smartphone, I really recommend using Mobipocket reader.

I prefer reading over anything else because you can easily make highlights, easily skim parts that you already know or easily reread a part that gets you thinking.

Would be cool if you put up a poll for this!

Would just make it alot easier to view the poll results than search through and count lol

Thanks though as this is some good market research!

Tom Brite

I like reading.

I could like videos, but I usually just end up wanting to throttle the person doing the walk through.

The preceding was a dramatization. I'm sure none of [YOU]'s videos are this bad.

Should Have Prepared Better? NO S**T Sherlock. Give me the transcript of your Umm video, PLEASE. You're killing me.

Gene

Reading, hands-down.

MW

video tutorials.. which have step by step instructions.. also some pdf with link references on where to find what in each step.. may be i am asking for too much.. but thats what i prefer...

Good point mrcouchpotato... However, for me personally, I think I would have to go with video.. It just comes down to whether you're a better visual learner or textual learner..

I would prefer:
Videos/Tutorials
group discussion
chatting with existing members

I prefer reading, so I can refer to the manual at the same time as I am setting up stuff.

Also, it is much easier to go to a particular section of a book, than trying to find some specific information in a video presentation. It's rather like searching a disk versus searching for something on tape.

Reading, then following written instructions. I dislike watching videos, and will avoid a product that only has videos in it.

The more information you can absorb the better it is.

I do everything such as reading online articles, listening to audio training, reading ebooks, reading physical books, mentoring, etc.

I learn more from communicating with partners, coachees and coaches.

Short, to the point video's... no "himming and hawing" I love to learn ... but I hate to site there while the marketer has to think for minutes!

Being in the country with a Droid tethered to my computer for Internet access makes the choice simple. I prefer to read a pdf with illustrations or screenshots. Videos are not an option so if the sales page or the product is videos, I'm out.

It depends basically on the topic of the training.
If there is something technical to learn, videos can help a lot.
I usually prefer ebooks, because you can easily read as many times as you wish, because are easy to understand (sometimes speakers' accent is hard to understand). You can print them and read them where you prefer, too.

I don't like audio and videos, because are time-wasting in most of the cases.
Of course, there are straight to the point videos, but they are rare.

It all depends on which market/consumer/product you're targeting.

Fitness for example, can you imagine 1 hour fitness pump classes in a PDF? Me neither. Then we have on the oher side the example of a technical Design tutorial, and PDF's with images are great, if not the BEST way to explain these things.

In the end, it's the product/market that rules what channels you're using.

I prefer Videos/Tutorials since you can see how someone is actually doing something, after that reading is great. Not a fan of pure audio only. But like others have said it depends on what am trying to learn, sometimes video is preferable, sometimes text.

I'm always excited for educational books of any kind. Especially, the ones with screenshots, simple tutorials, step by step explanations. I don't know why I'm like that. Maybe it's because I can read faster than I can watch videos. Or, maybe it's because too many clueless marketers abused videos. However, I don't say an absolute no to videos. I can try if something really good is being offered.

I prefer to learn by reading and looking at the pictures and screenshot. I don't like videos at all.

Reading it is for me by far.

Videos and audio are too slow. With an e-book you can quickly scan over most of the content allowing you to skip stuff you already know well.

You can't do that with video or audio incase you miss something.

Also, I've found some people have voices I fall asleep listening to. If you're going to create an audio product you have to have passion in your voice.

- Trevor

It really depends on the subject matter. I'm extremely visual, so for certain things I prefer to view video and/or have pictures. And I like to have something written down so I could have something else to reference.

I'm not much of an auditory person so it's taken me a while to get used to learning via audio.

RoD

I'm with the audio crew.

Although I like the other mediums, with audio I can just chuck it onto my phone and take it where ever I go.

reading and practicing as well

I love to learn through visuals with some type of audio in the background. It could be audio from the material or music, but I need something or it would be slightly difficult for me to retain the material. I really love reading long documents, taking lots of notes, and highlighting important sections, makes the document more colorful.

1. Reading
2. Listening
3. Watching
4. Touching

Reading helps (and then writing down what I learned), videos and visuals are even better (and then repeating out loud what I learned or the concept) and finally just doing it myself is what really makes it stick for me.

The best way for me to learn is WITH my outsourcer.

I pay $3 per hour for the outsourcer to work for me, do research, teach me and learn with me together. It's the best money I've ever spent.

I always treat them with respect even though they always call me "sir". They are my learning partners.

I use Skype to talk to them and Team Viewer for them to have remote access to my computer, so I can see what they are doing and they can show how things are done. The wonders of modern technology........ .

I can hear what's happening in their house too; roosters crow, baby crying, dogs barking, people chatting, children playing etc.

One outsoucer was like a brother to me. He had to quit to get married and work in the corporate world. I gave him $100 as his wedding present and he was really grateful. I believe US$100 can buy a lot more in Philippines. His salary was only $250 a month.

I am Chinese and I am privileged to live in a lucky country like Australia, so I try my best to look after those who are less fortunate than me.

Please be kind to your outsourcers. They live in 3rd world country and life can be tough.

Have a good day fellow warriors,

David Loi

Reading. Then Doing.

Rose

I prefer online learning and assignment help through websites like myassignmenthelp.net It saves time and learning is pretty fast

I prefer to do the reading and video watching prior to undergoing the task, but when I am doing the task I quite often listen over podcasts in the background learning something new while I am doing something.
Always learning.

I prefer reading with pictures or screen shots. I can highlight things that jump out at me and I can make notes about things I need to do or I can make to-do lists to get started.

I have to take notes when I watch a video or listen to an audio file. Then I have to go back and re-listen to whatever was said to make sure I got all the information when I was taking notes!!

Give me an ebook or a pdf anytime.

Good question. I think i'd have to say reading. Some vids just go on too long and at least with reading you can skip the garbage. Every now and then though a may combine a bit of vid with reading though if I need that little bit extra.

I love to learn by reading and then watching video. Both of the way help me a lot to learn something accurately and then practical use of my gathered stuffs.