Learn about new Common Craft videos, useful resources, and the skill of explanation from Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation.
Changes to the Explainer Academy
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Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Hello friends. We've hosted the Explainer Academy since 2015 and have seen nearly 1,000 professionals take the courses. I'm writing today because the Explainer Academy has moved to a new address that will serve as a platform for a new set of courses with a new perspective on explanation. More on that soon. The former domain, ExplainerAcademy.com, has transitioned to CommonCraft.com/academy. The courses have not changed in this transition, aside from becoming more streamlined. You can learn more here. If you previously created an account at ExplainerAcademy.com, you will need new login credentials for the courses going forward. To access the courses, enroll at CommonCraft.com/academy. Try the Free CourseWe continue to offer a free introductory course that features an impressive amount of content from both of the core courses below. Enroll at commoncraft.com/academy
Our Core CoursesOur core courses are comprehensive, video-based guides to the skill of explanation and animated video production. ✨ Course Discount (limited time)Save 15% on any course or bundle purchase by entering this code at checkout: cc1125 Explanation Master Course: Make clear, understandable communication your competitive advantage. Learn the skill of explanation and how to create explanations that work for your audience and earn the respect you deserve. Learn more
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Learn about new Common Craft videos, useful resources, and the skill of explanation from Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation.
Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe here Hello friends, As you've seen in previous posts, I’ve been working on a new project called The Science of Explanation. It explores a simple but important question: Why do some explanations work… and others don’t? The answer, it turns out, has less to do with what we say and more to do with how the mind works. Lately, I’ve been writing a series called The Gauntlet of the Mind,...
Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe here Hello friends, A couple of weeks ago, I invited you to my free newsletter: The Science of Explanation. It was gratifying to see so many of you subscribe! Today, I'm writing to share a couple of recent posts. #1 What Happens in the Mind When We Explain? This shares a big idea from cognitive science that relates to the idea of sharing knowledge. Excerpts from the post: When a...
Welcome to the Common Craft newsletter, a free resource for educators, communicators, and explainers. Subscribe here Hello friends, I'm writing to invite you to my free newsletter: The Science of Explanation. Here's why I think you'll find it fascinating: The biggest challenge of explanation is invisibility. We can’t see what’s happening in someone else’s mind or how they interpret what we say. For most of human history, that gap was unavoidable. Today, brain science is revealing the...