Remarkably, it has been over a year since our last Decision Nerds podcast, but I am delighted to say that we are able to fill that yawning void in your life by releasing a new episode.

Inspired by one of the reasons for the pod’s absence, this episode looks at the problem of communication in the investment industry and why it is so difficult to do well. We cover:

– The curse of knowledge: Why explaining something you know to someone who doesn’t is so difficult.

– The dual audience problem: How to communicate to different people with different levels of knowledge in the same audience.

– The role of affect: How people react to communications is often dominated by how they feel (what we might call affect); considering the emotional impact of communication is often neglected.

As a bonus, you can also hear why I may never again read the detailed feedback on my own presentations.

You can listen here, and the episode is also available in the usual spots.

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