New Technologies are Difficult to Explain

While we all live in a world of constantly emerging and evolving technologies, sometimes new technologies are so different from the past that they are just difficult to explain the first time. 

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HOW TO EXPLAIN NEW THINGS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE

• What experiences do people have about the previous generation of technology?
• Do you need to explain why the new technologies exist?
• Do you need to explain why the new choices were made with the new technologies?
• Do you frustrate people because the things they expect are different or missing?
• Should you use analogies or comparisons to explain things? 

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