Using Live Captions at the meeting/assembly

[Brandon]

Although it's marketed as a feature for deaf and hard of hearing, I’ve found turning on Live Captions on my iPhone helps me get more out of the meeting.

 

Anyone else using this (or the android equivalent “live transcribe”) to help with their learning style?

 

Basically it types out in near-realtime everything being said so you can read it on your phone or tablet screen. It also lets you look back at what was said earlier — no more asking your neighbour “what verse was it?”

 

I use it also at the Spanish meeting as I am still learning the language and sometimes misunderstand a word when spoken, but seeing it written jogs my memory of the meaning. 

Edited 11 hours ago by Brandon

[dljbsp]

I really appreciate this idea — it fits well with something that’s been scripturally encouraged for a long time. Psalm 1:2 describes the righteous one as reading God’s law “in an undertone,” which implies more than just skimming or hearing — it’s engaging the mind deeply. Using captions while listening seems to echo that same method. You’re hearing andreading — two senses reinforcing the same message.

 

Interestingly, science has confirmed that this method is genuinely beneficial. It’s called dual coding — using both auditory and visual channels at the same time — and studies show it improves comprehension and memory. Once again, while science doesn’t prove the Bible, it supports what the Bible has taught all along.

 

I’ve also noticed something else that seems to fit: when I try to explain a point to someone else — especially out loud — I often understand it better as I’m explaining it. That’s a recognized learning method too — they call it the protégé effect. Teaching helps the teacher learn. And really, isn’t that how it works with the scriptures? We read them aloud, we hear them, we see the words — and then when we try to teach the truth to someone else, it often becomes even clearer to us.

 

I remember a specific example from just a few years ago. I had always pictured the great tribulation mainly in terms of how it would affect Jehovah’s people. But it wasn’t until I was preparing to teach it — really working through the scriptures and explaining it to someone — that it finally clicked for me that the great tribulation affects everyone on the planet. That shift in understanding came because I was trying to explain it.

 

So I can really see how tools like Live Captions or Live Transcribe aren’t just for accessibility — they could support a more effective way of learning for many of us.

[Roxessence]

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

I’ve found turning on Live Captions on my iPhone helps me get more out of the meeting.

Brother, I’m curious as to how this works for the meetings as it’s basically a FaceTime App.   Obviously I haven’t tried it yet but I’m at our convention this weekend & thinking I might just give it a shot tomorrow!

Thanks for any insight.

2 hours ago, dljbsp said:

when I try to explain a point to someone else — especially out loud — I often understand it better as I’m explaining it. That’s a recognized learning method too — they call it the protégé effect

David, I’ve often wondered about that same thing - never realized that there was an Actual name for it!

Cool beans! 😊