I was coming to say something similar [edited to add: about communication skills.] I don’t know much about this field, but one comparison that comes to mind is Ignaz Semmelweis who discovered that hand-cleaning prevented hospital deaths, but let his students write it up instead of trying to convince his colleagues more directly. The message got garbled, his colleagues thought he was a crank, and continental Europe’s understanding of germ theory was delayed by 60 years as a result.
I was coming to say something similar [edited to add: about communication skills.]
I don’t know much about this field, but one comparison that comes to mind is Ignaz Semmelweis who discovered that hand-cleaning prevented hospital deaths, but let his students write it up instead of trying to convince his colleagues more directly. The message got garbled, his colleagues thought he was a crank, and continental Europe’s understanding of germ theory was delayed by 60 years as a result.
Which bit was this replying to?
oh right, about the public speaking / communication type skills.