alt Hacker NewsLaw 20: A good design with a bad presentation is doomed immediately
I definitely struggle with this. I run a math education site and I usually focus heavily on technical accuracy but underestimate the presentation.
Hard lesson that being "right" isn't enough if the delivery is clunky.
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elzbardico • today at 5:30 PM
Something I've learned, loosely related:
Adding "just a few fundamental equations" to a presentation won't make your case more compelling to business stakeholders. You lose roughly 10% of engagement for every greek letter in a slide.
i_am_a_peasant • today at 6:09 PM
care to share the site? :)
I have learned to think about this problem thus: there's reality, and then there's perceptions, and communication is a task of persuading somebody else's perception to somehow align with yours. When you both view reality clearly, it's best to present simple facts and their implications. The other three cases are education, bullshitting, and nonsense, and it's best to involve a professional.