The other person matters more than the person explaining. If they don't want an explanation, then you can't explain. If they don't want much detail, then an explanation with lots of details is a bad explanation. If they want a lot of detail, then that same explanation becomes good.
Why are you explaining?
Sometimes an explanation is a bullshit excuse with a fake mustache...If you are explaining yourself, that's often the case. Some explanations are the explainer geeking out over their interest. Few explanations are because someone asked.
How are you explaining?
Spoken explanations in a business context are different from explanations among spouses are different from written technical documents. The best technical explanations require practice. After twenty years, people know something. After five years we are but one-eyed kings (if you are young, you probably won't believe me).
But writing is a form of practice. Take the idea of explaining X seriously enough to practice your explanations of X in writing. And rewriting. Then you will know what you know better and probably more than you would otherwise. And maybe writing is all you need. Good luck.
The other person matters more than the person explaining. If they don't want an explanation, then you can't explain. If they don't want much detail, then an explanation with lots of details is a bad explanation. If they want a lot of detail, then that same explanation becomes good.
Why are you explaining?
Sometimes an explanation is a bullshit excuse with a fake mustache...If you are explaining yourself, that's often the case. Some explanations are the explainer geeking out over their interest. Few explanations are because someone asked.
How are you explaining?
Spoken explanations in a business context are different from explanations among spouses are different from written technical documents. The best technical explanations require practice. After twenty years, people know something. After five years we are but one-eyed kings (if you are young, you probably won't believe me).
But writing is a form of practice. Take the idea of explaining X seriously enough to practice your explanations of X in writing. And rewriting. Then you will know what you know better and probably more than you would otherwise. And maybe writing is all you need. Good luck.