The Art of Explanation, Lee LeFever
The Art of Explanation, Lee LeFever
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The Art of Explanation
Making Your Ideas, Products, and Services Easier to Understand

Author: Lee LeFever

Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 07/01/2014


Synopsis

Your guide to becoming an explanation specialist.
You've done the hard work. Your product or service works beautifully - but something is missing. People just don't see the big idea - and it's keeping you from being successful. Your idea has an explanation problem.
The Art of Explanation is for business people, educators and influencers who want to improve their explanation skills and start solving explanation problems.
Author Lee LeFever is the founder of Common Craft, a company known around the world for making complex ideas easy to understand through short animated videos. He is your guide to helping audiences fall in love with your ideas, products or services through better explanations in any medium.
You will learn to:
Plan: Learn explanation basics, what causes them to fail and how to diagnose explanation problems.
Package: Using simple elements, create an explanation strategy that builds confidence and motivates your audience.
Present: Produce remarkable explanations with visuals and media.
The Art of Explanation is your invitation to become an explanation specialist and see why explanation is now a fundamental skill for professionals.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on March 30, 2018

A must-read for communicators, or anyone who has to explain information, concepts or presents. My notes: Explanation: An explanation describes facts in a way that makes them understandable. The intent of an explanation is to increase understanding. What do great explainers have in common: empathy. G......more

Goodreads review by Nurlan on October 03, 2018

A team of people who specialize in explaining things via short videos didn't have to stretch this book for so many (for such a book) pages. Had to skip through some parts. Enjoyed the last few chapters more than the rest of the book.......more

Goodreads review by Justin on August 30, 2013

As the author points out, we tend to take explanations for granted, but once you read a few chapters, you look at things a little differently (especially PowerPoint slides). Even if you don't learn any new techniques or ideas by reading this, it still makes you more mindful of how you explain.......more

Goodreads review by Jsteedly on March 14, 2024

Brought up a couple good points. Seemed to drag on. What could have been said in a quarter of the length that this book ended up being.......more

Goodreads review by Daniyar on February 15, 2019

This book gave me some insights about explaining, and how should we explain. The most interesting and useful part maybe packaging your explanation and common errors that people make.......more