[PaulHoule]

I do these technology-based art projects and it is a struggle to explain them.

When it all works people see something small that they relate to, but behind that is a set of practices that aren't obvious and that often I got to by a roundabout route. Frequently I discover these practices instead of invent them and there is a big element of circularity which makes it hard to put together a story that has just the essential elements in the right order, trying to explain things chronologically is just about the worst I can do.

The answer to that is doing it over and over again, doing a better job each time, and occasionally having the breakthrough where you can put things in a new relationship that makes a lot of sense.

[warrenm]

If I were you, I'd do write-ups of my process - or at least what I was trying to accomplish, what I did accomplish, what I tried that didn't work, and how I [eventually] got there

That said, you don't need to be able to give your entire life story in 17 minutes flat - but communicating is absolutely the most vital interpersonal skill there is!