The document provides 3 tips for explaining difficult concepts to those with less expertise: 1) Use analogies to relate the complex idea to something more familiar, 2) Oversimplify the concept initially before providing more details, and 3) Be aware of the "Curse of Knowledge" where it is hard to put yourself in the mindset of not already knowing something. An example is given of using analogies between AND/OR operators and rules about food/drinks in a restaurant. Viewers are also pointed to a Richard Feynman video for a good example of simplifying electromagnetic radiation.

1. How to explain difficult concepts to lesser beingscolemanyee@metacolemetacole.com

2. 3 Tips

3. Guess the song experiment

4. Watch the Curse of KnowledgeTip #1

5. Once upon a time when I was teaching programming…

6. AND and OR operatorsAND operatorOR operator

7. Use analogyTip #2

8. The analogyNo Food and DrinksFine $500No Food or DrinksFine $500AND operatorOR operator

9. Other analogies…

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11. Oversimplify firstTip #3

12. Examples of oversimplification...Just add an ‘s’ to get the plural.

13. How to explain difficult concepts Watch the Curse of KnowledgeUse AnalogyOversimplify firstSee Richard Feynman’s explanation of electromagnetic radiation:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQQXTMih1A

14. Questions?This is it!

15. Thank you!colemanyee@metacole