3 types of people(VAK)

1. Visual People :want to see how something is done.

2. Auditory people: prefer to hear explanations and like to talk
their way through things

3. Kinesthetic: want to get lots of hands-on experience so they can

feel how something is done
 Visual People
• Are neat and orderly
• Speak quickly
• Good long-range planner and organizers
• Observant of environmental detail
• Appearance –oriented in both dress and presentation
• Good spellers and can actually see the words in their mind
• Remember what was seen, rather than hears
• Memorize by visual association
• Usually are not distracted by noise
• Have trouble remembering verbal instruction unless written down
• Strong, fast reader
• Would rather read than read to
• Need an overall view and purpose
• Doodle during conversation
• Forget to relay verbal message to others
• Often answer question with a simple yes or no
• Would rather do a demonstration than make a speech
• Like art more than music
• Often know what to say but can’t think of the right words
 Auditory People
• Talk to themselves while working
• Are easily distracted by noise
• Move their lips and pronounce the words as they read
• Enjoy reading aloud and listening
• Can repeat back and mimic tone pitch
• Find writing difficult, but are better telling
• Speak in rhythmic patterns
• Are frequently eloquent speakers
• Like music more than art
• Learn by listening, and remember what was discussed rather than seen
• Are talkative, love discussion, and go into length descriptions
• Have problems with projects that involve visualization
• Can spell better out loud than writing
• Like jokes better than comic
 Kinesthetic
• Speak slowly
• Respond to physical rewards
• Touch people to get their attention
• Stand close when talking to someone
• Are physically oriented and move a lot
• Have early large muscle development
• Learn by manipulating and doing
• Memorize by walking and seeing
• Use a finger as a pointer when reading
• Gesture a lot
• Can’t sit still for long periods of time
• Can’t remember geography unless they’ve actually been there
• Use action words
• Like plot oriented books
• May have messy handwriting
• Want to acts things out
• Like involved games
 Digital

• Have a need to make sense of the world, to figure things out, to understand.
• Talk to themselves and carry on conversations with you in their mind. Often they
will say they remember discussing something with you, when you actually did not
have the conversation. They did, however, in their mind!
• Learn by working things out in their mind.
• Not to be spontaneous, as they like to think things through.
• Have logic play a key role in the decision process as do facts and figures.
• Memorize by steps, procedures, sequences.
 Language used by VISUAL mode
• I’m looking forward to being there
• That’s look good to me
• I can clearly see how this program is going to help me
• I see what you are saying
• Can you illustrate that to me?
Language used by AUDITORY mode
• This is something you want to hear
• The message was loud and clear
• The name rings a bell to me
• This is a very noisy place
• That doesn’t sound right
• Let’s discuss
• Listen to
 Language used by KINESTHETIC mode
• I don’t like feel of it
• I feel good about that
• That’s tough
• I’ll keep in touch
• I had strange feeling this would happen
 What VISUAL like and dislike
LIKE
• Building a list
• Answering question out loud
• Using fill in the blank worksheet
• Taking notes
• Using coloured pens, markers,
highlighters
DISLIKE
• Memorizing things
• ‘Playing’- they would rather work
than play
• Listening to lectures
• Personal sharing
• Working in groups
 What AUDITORY like and dislike
LIKE
• Brainstorming ideas
• Storytelling
• Inventing better way to do things
• Using music or instruments
• Group debates
DISLIKE
• Being quiet
• Not having the opportunity to talk
and/ or answer questions
• Extensive note taking
 What KINESTHETIC like and dislike
LIKE DISLIKE
• Having hands on experience • Not having time to fun
• Working with a buddy • Not having time to connect with
• Being creative and have fun others
• Using worksheets and assessments • Being rushed
• When things end abruptly