And that something is what you should work to learn next (or continue watching for in the video, etc). This also highlights where you still have gaps in the knowledge, because if you can't explain it to yourself then there is something you must be missing. The act of rephrasing forces you to internalize the knowledge, and then re-explain it to yourself. I think it might help you too: The key is to rephrase what the instructor says in your own words I wrote this as a response to another similar question about note taking. Do you guys watch the same clip multiple times or do you watch just once but use additional strategies to get most out of the video ? I would want the folks who have already got their CCNA certs and those who are in the process of getting their certs to kindly advise me from your experience how you folks went through this process of watching CCNA videos and retaining the contents.
Soon I realized that both CBT nuggets and Neil Anderson did a great job in presenting their contents, It was me who did not know the process of learning how to learn and go through the contents of a technical videos effectively. Also, i felt like I was basically writing every single word the speaker was uttering. This time I decided to take notes while watching videos but there was so much "important" information in a single video that i had to pause the clip so many times to jot down my notes and that took hours. Someone suggested in this forum that CBT nuggets would be a better alternative, so I decided to purchase the subscription. So, I started watching some of Neil Anderson's videos but got overwhelmed as i could not retain all the information after watching a few clips. Hello Brilliant people out there, I have decided to get my CCNA certificate this year and because i am new to the computer networking, i thought it would be wise to watch some CCNA videos before purchasing the official guides. All opinions stated are those of the poster only, and do not reflect the opinion of Cisco Systems Inc., or its affiliates. NOTE: The "Reddit Cisco Ring", its associates, subreddits, and creator "mechman991" are not endorsed, sponsored, or officially associated with Cisco Systems Inc.
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