Glossary term
What is Curse of knowledge?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Curse of knowledge" means: Once you know something, it is hard to remember what it is like not to know it, so your explanation skips steps. It is taught in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results. Related terms include Self-efficacy, Point first, Baseline and Inverted pyramid.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Curse of knowledge?
Once you know something, it is hard to remember what it is like not to know it, so your explanation skips steps.
Where is Curse of knowledge taught?
Curse of knowledge is defined in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results.
Which lessons cover Curse of knowledge?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results, lesson 1.2: The One-Sentence Plan: Purpose, Audience, Action
Which terms are related to Curse of knowledge?
Next to Curse of knowledge in the course glossaries: Self-efficacy, Point first, Baseline, Inverted pyramid, Skim test and Plain language.
Self-efficacyPoint firstBaselineInverted pyramidSkim testPlain language
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Curse of knowledge?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results: None. You will choose two real situations to work on in Module 1: a short talk (Situation A) and an important message or negotiation (Situation B).