Skills Chunking Chunking Have you ever p Wanted

Skills -Chunking-

Chunking Have you ever: p Wanted to do something, but did not feel motivated about it? p Been stuck in negotiation and can’t seemed to reach an agreement fast? p Been brainstorming for ideas and not come out with anything new?

Chunking p Felt overwhelmed with an activity p Chunking can help you get past the above obstacles. Any subject can be viewed in larger or smaller parts or chunks. By adding new associations, chunking lets you see the matter differently.

Chunking p p p A chunk means pieces of information that hang together in a meaningful way. For example, H, O, M, E is four chunks, but the word “home” is one chunk. 7 (seven), 3 (three), 9 (nine) are three chunks, but 739 (seven hundred thirty-nine) is one chunk. Everyone would agree that it is easier to remember one chunk than it is to remember three or four!

Chunking p p p To use the Chunking Technique, all you have to do is to break down the information into smaller, meaningful groups or chunks. Keep in mind that it’s easier to remember several shorts lists rather then one long one. You can remember more if you separate it into meaningful bits: FB-IM-B-AC-IAI-BMB-MW –vs. FBI-MBA-CIA-IBM-BMW This number appears too long to remember, doesn’t it? 6088717459 When you put into telephone-number format, like this 6 088 717 459, it’s easier to remember!

Chunking p p p Chunking up from part to whole allows you to appreciate the whole by seeing how it is made from the parts and how the parts relate To illustrate the concept, let us begin with a car. Example of chunking up from car would be: transportation ( a car is a part of transportation), or movement ( transportation is part of movement), or Existance (movement is a part of Existance) Existance movement transportation car

Chunking up p What is this an example of? p What is this a part of? p What is the intention? p For what purpose? Existance movement transportation car

Chunking Down (becoming more specific) p Moving from the general to the specific or detailed information is called ‘chunking down’ Chunking down also helps you to become more precise. p Examples of chunking down or being more specific on car are: p Proton Company p Wira Model p Sport Type car Proton Wira Sport

Chunking Down p p p What is an example of this? What is a component/part of this? What/who/where specifically? car Proton Wira Sport

Chunking sideways p Chunking sideways involves finding other examples at the same level of information. To chunk sideways p You chunk sideways by going from one member of a class to another member of the same class, or from one part of the whole to another part of the same whole, for example from ‘cars’ to ‘planes to trains, to boats’ car Planes trains boats

Chunking Existance Up movement Lateral transportation car Proton Wira Down sport Planes trains boat BMW FORD TOYOTA

How and When Can You Use Chunking? p Thinking Laterally

How and When Can You Use Chunking? p Negotiation and Mediation.

How and When Can You Use Chunking? p Creating a Passion for Your Outcome

How and When Can You Use Chunking? p Overcoming Disinterest.

How and When Can You Use Chunking? p Addressing Overwhelm.

SOALAN ? ? ? Question? ? Prepared by Tsen Kui Loi Feb 2010