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Note how the non-techie in this example has an emotional connection to the analogy. That's critical in engaging your audience and getting them to want to understand what's going on.

Stephen Gross
– Stephen Gross

2011-12-07 22:27:35 +00:00
Commented Dec 7, 2011 at 22:27
I work more in infrastructure than development and I find for most people their house is a very good (and emotional) analogy that fits many different scenarios: construction, inspection, maintenance, repairs, emergencies, renovating, etc.

shufler
– shufler

2011-12-08 01:20:35 +00:00
Commented Dec 8, 2011 at 1:20

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