BBC News' Ros Atkins: My 7-step guide to mastering the art of explanation 

BBC broadcaster Ros Atkins makes complicated news stories accessible with his snappy viral explainers. Now, in his new book, he’s showing us how he does it. By Suzanne Harrington

Ros Atkins: the BBC News' analysis editor explains the art of explanation. Pic: Jeff Overs.

I recently went to a talk given by a psychologist on objective reality. 

What promised to be an interesting and thought-provoking event was marred by its presentation; the psychologist spoke too quickly and quietly, gave too much information too rapidly, and went off on too many tangents.