You have attended the workshop….how do you retain what you learnt?

I attended recently along with 20 other motivated participants, the HBoS Workshop, conducted by ViennI in Hyderabad. For a non-technical person like me, the dosage of technical, regulatory and scientific input was very high indeed. I struggled to understand and I found myself struggling to retain what I learnt. Got me to think about trying to find a scientific way to retain what I learnt. A bit of reading, browsing and research and I have a XX point formula. And here it is :
1. Use multiple tools - Learn in multiple ways.

• The lecture and the presentations; so my audio and video tools were done. 
• Next was “talk”, so I tried explaining what I  learned to a friend.
• “Writing” ;notes and drawing a mind map. Freemind, a mind mapping tool for free!

2. Teach – Transfer the Learning

• One of the best ways to learn something is to teach it to someone else
•         Teaching solidifies new knowledge in your brain.
•         Share the learning, write a blog. You are all welcome to contribute here on this site !

3. Use Previous Learning - Promote New Learning

• Use relational learning; relate information you have to things that you already know.
• Gather all other relevant information.

4. Practical Experience

• Actually putting new knowledge into practice is the best way to improve learning.
• Perform the activity and use the new knowledge on a regular basis

5. Get a Cheatsheet- Look Up Answers

• Forgotten the details? Go back to the text, the notes or google! 
• You are always better off simply looking up the correct answer
• Or simpler still call us, email us or post a query on this blog!

6. Test yourself

• Taking tests and quizzes actually helps you better remember what you've learned
• It will give you better long-term recall of the materials
• Mail us if you want a quiz !

This is what works for me, do you have any additional tips? Mail us or post your ideas here!