recall

(noun)

Memory; the ability to remember.

Related Terms

  • Remembering stage
  • memory

Examples of recall in the following topics:

  • The Remembering Stage

    • The result--memory--allows the person to record information about people, objects and events for later recall.
    • Moreover, a friend who expresses fear about a dog she sees on the sidewalk ahead can help you recall that the friend began the conversation with her childhood memory of being attacked by a dog.
  • Variations in Orality

    • Formulaic styling is to package complex ideas memorably for easy retention and recall.
    • Speech that repeats earlier thoughts or thought-pictures, or shines a different light on them somehow, helps to keep both the speaker and the listener focused on the topic, and makes it easier for all to recall the key points later.
    • Storage of information, being primarily dependent on individual or collective recall, must be handled with particular thrift.
  • Conclusion

    • What do you want them to recall in the days or weeks after your speech?
  • Make Messages Easy to Remember

    • Retrieval, recall or recollection: calls back the stored information in response to some cue for use in a process or activity
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  • Algebra
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  • Microbiology
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  • U.S. History
  • World History
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