Helping experts share their know-how & novices to discover it
What’s your response?
To truck-loads of information? When all you need are the core ideas. The key details to transform into cracking Help videos.
Do you wince? Grimace? Or maybe cuss … under your breath of course.
Want something you can work with?
Help experts slay the monster script. Here’s how [Read more…]
At the end of the last post – the first in a series of three – I asked how we can help experts make themselves understood?
So they beat the Curse of Knowledge and make helpful videos, podcasts, microblogs etc.
The Curse of Knowledge is a cognitive phenomenon. We can’t change the way the brain works, but we can take action to overcome its impact.
To do this, experts need to do three things:
The Curse of Knowledge means we forget what it’s like not to know what we know. (I explain why this happens in the first post in this series.)
But many experts also forget what it felt like not to know what they know. Because the further you move from beginner to expert, the more you forget your own struggles to master your subject.
It’s why experts get frustrated or bewildered when people don’t understand. [Read more…]
It should be simple.
The expert has the knowledge you need to create your video, blog post, or presentation. He’s steeped in his subject. So it shouldn’t be too hard to extract:
Should it?
But expert interviews can be tricky. Ever felt like you’re drowning in information? Do you struggle to keep the conversation on track? Yes? Then this post is for you. [Read more…]
How do you know what to say?
You don’t want to patronise people. And you definitely don’t want to short-change them. You want to be helpful. So it’s an easy mistake to make. I’ve done it myself. Several times.
Teaching practice was scary. I was scared of running out of things to say, or things for learners to do. I went into every session with enough material for a week. The thought of blank, bored faces was terrifying.
Here’s what my tutors said:
‘Your students are confused. Information overload. Again.’
Knowing what to say and what to leave out is tricky.
rebecca@stickyteaching.co.uk
@stickyteaching