Individuals and subject area experts interested in establishing thought leadership through a published book might enjoy checking out Conor Neills’ recent blog post, What Makes an Expert Different? This is one of the most concise and useful discussions of the elements of expert status I’ve ever seen.
Conor Neills is professor at IESE Business School in Barcelona. Conor an entrepreneur who’s founded 4 companies. He’s currently writing a book on making the best of your journey through life. His Rhetorical Journey blog is a compass for those who want to become confident and effective speakers.
Lists as a teaching tool
One of the many lessons What Makes an Expert Different? teaches is the importance of simplifying complex topics down to their essence so they can be better understood. Conor makes excellent use of lists and selective emphasis (created by setting keywords in bold) to provide a new context and a perspective for further exploration. Short blog posts, like short books in general, i.e., 42 Rules for Driving Success with Books, are often far superior to encyclopedic treatments that readers may not have time to read.
Not only Conor Neills’ What Makes an Expert Different? valuable in its own right, but it also contains links to additional sources of information on becoming an expert.
Your opinion counts
What do you think of Conor Neills’ What Makes an Expert Different? Which of the characteristics that he describes do you think is the most important/least important? Are their other characteristics of “expertness” that you think should be included in the list? Share your ideas and opinions as comments, below.
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