Understand information and extract a varied range of details and the general meaning from presentations, talks and discussions

Active Engagement: Fully engage with the presented or discussed information. This involves physically orienting oneself towards the presenter/speaker, maintaining eye contact and using affirmative gestures to show understanding.
Contextual Clues: Use visual cues, body language, and environmental factors to understand the context of the discussion. This could involve reading a person’s facial expression, gesture intensity, or the venue’s ambiance.
Decoding Presentation Style: Understand presentation styles, such as the use of rhythm and pacing, and connect this with the overall message. Different tempo, rhythm, and tone can profoundly affect the meaning of signed sentences.

Focused Attention: Maintain focus to catch specific details or points. This includes paying attention to specific sign phrases, visual cues, and expressions that could indicate important pieces of information.
Enhanced Memory: Enhance retention skills to remember key details. Rehearse mental pictures of signs or use memory strategies such as rhyming or association.
Paraphrasing: Re-formulate information in your own words or signs to grasp the details. This doesn’t mean sign by sign translation but expressing the same idea in a different way.

Grasp Main Ideas: Understand the core message or the main point of the presentation or discussion. This requires summarising the main points and identifying how they are interconnected.
Inference: Use indirect information or context to make reasonable assumptions or guess the overall meaning when signs are unfamiliar.
Evaluate Importance: Identify which parts of the talks or discussions are most essential and which are supplementary or supporting details. This requires critical thinking and understanding the structure of the information provided.

Reflection: Think over what you’ve seen and deciphered to ensure complete understanding. This involves remembering, analysing and synthesising the information.
Discussion: Discuss what you have understood with peers or mentors to strengthen understanding. This can also open up opportunities to understand different perspectives or interpretations.
Research Additional Information: If required, research more about the topic or ask more questions to get a deeper understanding. This shows receptiveness to learning and inquiry.