[crispyambulance]

You're right about "C-A-R", although I find it jarring and difficult to think directly in those terms. It can be too daunting, much like in a game of billiards when someone announces what their shot is going to do in advance and then takes the shot and expects everything to unfold as it was pre-declared. It's wonderful when it works, but it can be really hard to recover from if things go sideways.

Many of us achieve the same end in an easier way by putting our experiences into a narrative-- like telling a story in a way that's relatable to the audience. That way it's possible to discuss problems both technical and non-technical, how they were solved, and how the project succeeded. Along the way it's totally OK to digress into interesting aspects of the story. Someone who is skilled enough can then even plant breadcrumbs that stimulate questions for which they've thought through a carefully considered answer.

[eddieroger]

I don't think these ideas disagree with each other, actually. Good stories have structure, and I'm just giving a name to one such structure. It also doesn't have to be so dogmatically used that one doesn't deviate from the structure. For sure, once you're comfortable presenting, deviate and modify as appropriate. But for someone struggling to organize their thoughts, let alone the words to use, I hoped it would be a helpful way of creating the narrative.