4. Dyslexic Thinking and Communicators

Here's a fact. Nine out of ten dyslexics have poor spelling, punctuation, and grammar. But over 70% of us are above average at communicating. And while AI is poised to take over our challenges, autocorrecting our spelling, it's our communication skills strongly linked to our interpersonal skills that AI cannot replace.

Research tells us these are the most valued skills in every workplace, in every sector across the world.

So why do dyslexics make such good communicators? From wartime leaders like Churchill who use their words to lead and inspire a nation to victory, to skilled diplomats who use their words to foster peace, respected CNN news anchors to top spies, gifted space communicators and even the Archbishop of Canterbury, dyslexics use their curiosity and passion to explore the world, understand complex situations or facts and explain them to others in a way that's simple and easy to understand.

We become so skilled at it, it looks easy. But as Apple founder Steve Jobs said: “Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.”

It's an idea he borrowed from fellow dyslexic whose ideas transform the world we live in, Leonardo da Vinci. He said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” While everyone has the ability to communicate well, dyslexics tap into the skills they are hardwired with to approach communicating differently. And those are skills I'll share in this course.