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5% -- information retention rate for passive lecture-style presentation audiences (2025)
Retention rates for passive lecture-style presentation delivery are estimated at around 5% to 10%.
- Reported as a range of around 5 to 10%
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2025
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95
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Association for Talent Development
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passive lecture-style presentation audiences: 5% information retention rate. Source: Association for Talent Development (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/passive-lecture-retention-rate
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