Psychologyspeaking topic
The word is right on the tip of your tongue; you even know its first letter, but it won't come. If you don't know it, how can you 'almost' know it? What happens in that gap between knowing and recalling?
— the tip of the tongue phenomenon
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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