{"id":47134,"date":"2026-07-06T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/?p=47134"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:16:25","slug":"how-chunking-improves-demos-part-5-attention-retention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/how-chunking-improves-demos-part-5-attention-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"How Chunking Improves Demos \u2013 Part 5: Attention Retention!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt isn’t so astonishing, the number of things that I can remember, as the number of things I can remember that aren’t so.\u201d<\/p>\n

- Mark Twain<\/p>\n

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Studies have shown that when presented with a list of ideas or facts, humans tend to remember the first one or two items quite well. They also recall the \u00faltimo<\/em> element moderately well.<\/p>\n

However, the balance of the list is remembered quite poorly. This suggests that each chunk should focus on no more than tres<\/em> specific ideas.<\/p>\n

Even more concerning is how people \u201cremember\u201d information that was never presented<\/em>! In these same studies, participants frequently invented or synthesized information on their own, yet believed that it had been presented.<\/p>\n

Reducing the length of chunks helps to combat this, as does summarizing the (three) key points you want people to remember from each chunk.<\/p>\n

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Next: What IS a Good Chunk in a Demo?<\/p>\n

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Resources:<\/p>\n

Curvas de retenci\u00f3n de la atenci\u00f3n en las demostraciones<\/p>\n

https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/leveraging-attention-retention-curves-in-demos\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Monty Python \u201cThree shall be the number\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-IOMNUayJjI<\/a><\/p>\n

GREAT DEMO! https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C9SNKC2Y\/<\/a><\/p>\n