Comments on: Things better explained http://www.curiousoffice.com/2007/11/22/things-better-explained/ A Seattle-based seed stage investment and technology development organization. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:07:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kalid http://www.curiousoffice.com/2007/11/22/things-better-explained/#comment-176479 Kalid Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:10:54 +0000 http://www.curiousoffice.com/2007/11/22/things-better-explained/#comment-176479 Hi all, thanks for the writeup. Yes, I'm a believer that anything can be explained in simple, everyday terms. If something is presented in a complicated way, it's often because the explainer doesn't understand it well enough. Also there's a need to empathize with your audience -- the Wikipedia entry is factually accurate, but way too detailed for 99% of the intended audience. Unfortunately most topics (especially math) are explained as expert-to-expert, not expert-to-beginner. Anyway, appreciate the mention! Hi all, thanks for the writeup. Yes, I’m a believer that anything can be explained in simple, everyday terms. If something is presented in a complicated way, it’s often because the explainer doesn’t understand it well enough. Also there’s a need to empathize with your audience — the Wikipedia entry is factually accurate, but way too detailed for 99% of the intended audience. Unfortunately most topics (especially math) are explained as expert-to-expert, not expert-to-beginner.

Anyway, appreciate the mention!

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