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A groundbreaking approach to creating memorable messages that are easy to process, hard to forget, and impossible to ignore¿using the latest in brain science
Audiences forget up to 90% of what you communicate. How can your employees and customers decide to act on your message if they only remember a tenth of it? How do you know which tenth they'll remember? How will you stay on their minds long enough to spark the action you need?
Many experts have offered techniques on how to improve your own memory, but not how to influence
other people's memory-and impact their decisions. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Carmen Simon, PhD, reveals how to avoid the hazards of random recall and deliver just the right amount of content. No more redundant meetings, rambling e-mails, or anemic presentations. In
Impossible to Ignore, she shows you how to execute a proven three-step plan for persuasion:
1. Create cues that attract attention and connect with your audience's needs
2. Use memory-influencing variables to control what your audience remembers
3. Turn today's intentions into tomorrow's actions
This practical guide is filled with case studies, examples, and a checklist to help you put the power of cognitive science to work for your business. Whether you're giving a presentation, conducting a meeting, delivering training, making a sales pitch, or creating a marketing campaign, these field-tested techniques will help you develop content that speaks to people's hearts, stays in their heads, and influences their decisions. It's not just memorable-it's
Impossible to Ignore.
List of contents
CHAPTER 1: MEMORY IS A MEANS TO AN END Why memory matters in decision-making
CHAPTER 2: A BUSINESS APPROACH TO MEMORY Three steps to influence memory and decisions
CHAPTER 3: CONTROL WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE REMEMBERS Practical ways to avoid the hazards of random memory
CHAPTER 4: MADE YOU LOOK How cues pave the way to action
CHAPTER 5: THE PARADOX OF SURPRISE The price we pay for extra attention, time, and engagement
CHAPTER 6: SWEET ANTICIPATION How to build excitement for what happens next
CHAPTER 7: WHAT MAKES A MESSAGE REPEATABLE? Techniques to convince others to share your words
CHAPTER 8: BECOME MEMORABLE WITH DISTINCTION How to stay on people's minds long enough to spark action
CHAPTER 9: MEMORABLE STORYTELLING The science of retrieving memories
CHAPTER 10: HOW MUCH CONTENT IS TOO MUCH? How to handle content sacrifice
CHAPTER 11: HOW DOES THE BRAIN DECIDE? The neurobiology and neuroeconomics of choice8
CHAPTER 12: THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN AND THE INTENT TO BE REMEMBERED How to balance accidental and purposeful forgetting
About the author
Carmen Simon, PhD, is changing how the world communicates. A cognitive scientist, she has helped America's most visible brands craft memorable messages by focusing on how the brain works. Carmen is the cofounder of Rexi Media, a presentation design and training company. She holds doctorates in both instructional technology and cognitive psychology, and is a recognized expert in presentation design, delivery, and audience engagement. Her sought-after keynote speeches unveil science-based techniques for getting others to see your way, remember your way, and go your way.
Summary
A groundbreaking approach to creating memorable messages that are easy to process, hard to forget, and impossible to ignore—using the latest in brain science
