Dual Coding: Words + Visuals

Subtitle: Your brain has two channels. Use both. Left column - Words only: One channel carries everything Text and talk share one path Feels fast, fills up fast Load hits a limit, detail drops Recall leans on exact wording Right column - Words + visuals: Two channels share the load A picture and words, one idea The diagram holds the structure Two routes back to one memory Recall survives lost wording Simple difference: Words only = one lane. Words + picture = two lanes. Use it when - Words only: Simple facts and short lists Nothing with shape or order Use it when - Words + visuals: Steps, parts, flows, compares Any idea with real structure Sticky note - Common beginner mistake: Decoration is not dual coding. A stock photo adds load, not meaning. Draw the idea yourself.