Jared Horvath

Now that you’ve made it through a conference, your brain will be working hard to assimilate all the knowledge you’ve gained. Unfortunately, this assimilation process is not easy, far from perfect, and will often result in more forgetting than remembering. Luckily, there are several methods you can employ to help boost your memory for all you’ve learned. During this session, we will explore 5 concrete principles to help make your learning stick.

The human brain was simply not built to accommodate for the type of 'learning-blitz' required by most conferences. This means, to get the most bang for our buck, we may need to reconsider how we typically approach learning at conventions and conferences. In this session, we will explore foundations of how the brain functions and, drawing upon these principles, consider the best way to tackle the conference so that you can learn, remember, and embody those concepts most relevant to you and your profession.

Sometimes it can make us laser-focused, and other times it leaves us floundering. Sometimes it can drive us to action, and other times it can freeze us in our tracks. What is the deal with stress and why can it have so many different outcomes? During this session, we will explore this topic and differentiate between good and bad stress. Furthermore, we will explore several concrete actions we can undertake to drive or respond to stress in our own lives. Finally, we will take a brief glimpse at the larger issue of emotions and consider what role they play in the learning process.