"What Constitutes 'Intelligence'?"

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. Instead, they must be felt with the heart.”

– Helen Keller
  Author, Activist, Lecturer
  (1880 –1968)

AP Photo Courtesy of the Thaxter P. Spencer Collection

R. Stanton Avery Special Collections 

New England Historic Genealogical Society-Boston

We live in a period in which the text oriented communicators dominate the cultural conversation about “What constitutes 'Intelligence'?” At the same time, technology is evolving so quickly
that communicating exclusively in text seems remarkably limited.

Current discussions about “whole brain/Holistic” communication suggest that a deeper, more substantial intelligence relies on “the combination of text and context” to make a more complete, rational and ethical choice.

As a speaker, it’s wise to realize that your audience will always contain a mixture of thinking types. Those who prefer text, those who respond to images; and those who prefer to sense or intuit the intentions of the speaker. A well rounded presentation contains a clear, logical argument, augmented with carefully selected images which align with and underscore the key ideas, and sufficient pauses in the delivery to allow people to “connect with the intentions between the lines.”

Fusion's perspective: It’s not an “either/or” question, but a combination question. “How can I present my ideas in ways that appeal to all thinking styles?”