The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence – Ros Atkins

The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence

Author: Ros Atkins

Publisher: Wildfire

Year of Publication: 2023

Print Length: 320 pages

Genre: Non-Fiction / Arts & Humanities, Popular Science

Topic: Language & Literature, Communication, Creativity, Storytelling

‘For all those who want their audiences to listen and understand’ JEREMY BOWEN | ‘Precision, deftness and a calming expertise’ THE TIMES

Do you worry about holding people’s attention during presentations?

Are you unsure where to start when faced with writing an essay or report

Are you preparing for an interview and wondering how to get all your points across?

Explanation – identifying and communicating what we want to say – is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral ‘Ros Atkins on…’ explainer videos, is something of a master of the form. In this book, Ros shares the secrets he has learned from years of working in high-pressure newsrooms, identifying the ten elements of a good explanation and the seven steps you need to take to express yourself with clarity and impact.

Whether at work, school, university or home, we all benefit from being able to articulate ourselves clearly. Filled with practical examples, The Art of Explanation is a must-read for anyone who wants to sharpen their communication skills.

Introduction

1. The Anatomy of a Good Explanation

2. Know Your Audience

3. Seven-Step Explanation

Step One: Set-up

Step Two: Find the information

Step Three: Distil the Information

Step Four: Organise the Information

Step Five: Link the Information

Step Six: Tighten

Step Seven: Delivery

4. Seven-Step Dynamic Explanation

Steps One to Three: Prepare the Information

Step Four: Organise the Information

Step Five: Verbalise

Step Six: Memorise

Step Seven: Questions

5. Quick Explanations

Quick Verbal Explanations

Short Written Explanations, aka Emails and Messages

Conclusion

References

Acknowledgements

Index

Ros Atkins is the presenter of Outside Source on BBC News, and also presents the Media Show on BBC Radio 4. He and his team produce viral explainer videos on topical news stories which have been praised for their effectiveness as a news format. Ros also founded the BBC’s 50:50 Project which aimed to achieve greater gender representation in teams across the broadcaster, an initiative which has been replicated in organisations worldwide.

Source: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/people/ros-atkins

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