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"make it clear what issue you are going to discuss next" Please don't. Just get on with it. I routinely skip over anything that does this. Sometimes I have to
by EliRivers 10y ago
"make it clear what issue you are going to discuss next"
Please don't. Just get on with it. I routinely skip over anything that does this. Sometimes I have to flip through an entire opening chapter or introduction of a book to get past it.
At least I can skip over it in the written word. When someone is delivering a presentation in the format of "tell them what you're going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you told them", it's excruciating.
- taeric 10y agoI'm torn. I agree that the three step process you gave is bad. Currently listening to "Search Inside Yourself" and was incredibly annoyed that the first 40ish minutes have so far been about how awesome this practice is and why I should care. To the point that I'm honestly not sure I'll finish the book now. I feel like I'm just being sold something. That said, often a brief "why" at the beginning would be nice. So, don't just give me a forward of what you'll be telling me. Definitely don't hype it. But, give me some expectation for what I'm listening/reading for.
- amelius 10y ago> "make it clear what issue you are going to discuss next" > Please don't. I would agree with you, but you removed "and why" from my sentence, which makes a big difference. Consider a text about computing. Assume the first chapter discusses the binary number system. If not properly explained why this system is useful in computing, the reader would have a hard time understanding why they are reading about it.