Interview: How to explain better
Interview on Channel 10's morning show
It's a bit funny to explain what it means to explain. And doing it in the morning show is also not an easy challenge. But in this interview you get some important tips on how to do it right in front of an audience and one-on-one.
The first tip that comes up in the interview is that we should not leave our statement without explanation. You should always think as if the other party asked "why?" and add a reason why our statement is true. This tip, which connects to the 6Y technique that you learn in a public speaking course, helps people to be more in-depth and more persuasive.
Another tip, which sounds simple but many people skip it, is to make sure to bring an example for every significant statement that we want to convince. Examples help those who did not understand the explanation, and convey a message of reliability and expertise. In our courses on fear of the public, we see that examples help especially those who are not sure of their own expertise - people who feel inferior when they have to speak in front of an audience that feels 'serious' or 'professional' to them. It doesn't always work on the first or second try, but making sure to include an example in every key message greatly improves inexperienced speakers.
The main message is that persuasion is not an innate talent, but a series of skills that anyone can acquire, but that no school or college in Israel includes in their curriculum. So those who obtained this ability by imitating their parents or by trial and error in childhood are successful - and the rest of the Israelis are less successful.
