Matching historical communication to an author's strengths

For this author, dyslexia makes polished writing slower, particularly within an academic culture shaped by publish-or-perish expectations. That pressure accompanies the precarious progression from contract lecturing towards junior lectureships, fellowships, or postdoctoral work. Public video draws on a skill he finds more natural: speaking directly to an audience. Video still takes time away from books and articles, so it does not replace conventional scholarship. A historian can combine different forms of communication according to individual strengths.