On Communicating: Genius

There’s a spectrum of quality when it comes to oration.  On one end is riveting and compelling.  On the other end is boring and dull.Wherever you find yourself on that spectrum has little bearing on your effectiveness to teach an audience.The genius in teaching is not within the expert at the front, needing precise articulation or a sexy delivery vehicle (though those can help).  The genius in teaching is in the audience, waiting to be unleashed, provoked, inspired, discovered.That is and always will be the greatest resource.So, if you’re a terrible orator, that doesn’t mean you’re an ineffective teacher, or even a bad communicator.  Also, if you’re an incredible orator, that doesn’t mean you’re an effective communicator or teacher.  Both have equal ability to find ways to engage the genius among us, in the audience, at the desks, in the auditorium.Ask provoking questions.Encourage conversation.Open dialogue with the audience.You are not the genius.  We all are.