Coaching practices for I Open by Laying Out My Framework and Definitions Up Front and I Can Watch People's Eyes Glaze Before I've Even Gotten Anywhere I Lead with the Abstraction Every Time and Lose Them in the First Thirty Seconds Before There's Anything Concrete for it to Stick to

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• I open by laying out my framework and definitions up front, and I can watch people’s eyes glaze before I’ve even gotten anywhere
• When someone starts with the theory first my eyes glaze over and none of it sticks
• I watch people’s eyes glaze over while I’m still setting up the background, and by the time I finally say what I actually mean they’ve already checked out
• I lead straight in with my pitch and watch people’s guard go up before I’ve finished a sentence
• I open with my thesis and a wall of supporting points, and I can watch the room go into critique-mode and pick it apart

Practices that may help

1. Open with a concrete story, not with your framework
   Lead with a specific, sensory narrative before introducing any abstraction.
   The Curse of Knowledge: Why Experts Struggle to Teach
2. Cycle from concrete to abstract and back
   Start with a story, name the principle, then return to a new application.
   Concrete Examples: How to Make Abstract Ideas Stick
3. Lead with the answer, not the build-up
   State your conclusion or recommendation first, then provide the supporting evidence.
   The Minto Pyramid Principle
4. Channel attention to the relevant concept before the ask
   Briefly focus the audience on a concept that makes your core message naturally follow.
   Pre-Suasion, Made Practical
5. Lead with a character, not a point
   Open with a specific person in a specific situation before you state your argument.
   Storytelling for Persuasion, Made Practical
6. Ask what the audience already knows before explaining
   Probe prior knowledge explicitly rather than assuming it.
   The Curse of Knowledge: Why Experts Struggle to Teach
7. Build a shared "third story"
   Open with a neutral framing both sides could accept, not your version of events.
   Difficult Conversations, Made Practical
8. Open with something unexpected to direct attention deliberately
   Surprise briefly resets attention, letting you redirect it to whatever follows.
   Pre-Suasion, Made Practical
9. Pre-expose an idea before formally proposing it
   Introduce a concept informally and repeatedly before you need a decision on it — familiarity softens resistance.
   The Mere Exposure Effect, Made Practical
10. Frame problems with SCQA (Situation–Complication–Question–Answer)
    Use the SCQA framework to establish context cleanly before stating your recommendation.
    The Minto Pyramid Principle

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