I recently had the opportunity to deliver a presentation at the Industrial Design Society of America's International Conference in Miami, along with my colleague Aidan Petrie. In our preparation for this presentation, I was reminded again about the differences in individual communication styles, and the importance of considering those other than one's own. As an engineer, my "default" is to create presentations by taking a basic outline and converting it to bullet points on a series of slides. This method, familiar to everyone, probably describes 90% of all the presentations I have both created and seen throughout my career. Suddenly, along with Aidan I was to present to a big roomful of design professionals about designing in the medical field. To help prepare the presentation, we enlisted two of Ximedica’s human factors design professionals. Much to my horror, the first draft didn't include a single bullet point. We went back and forth and eventually reached a compromise—text and strong visuals, but no bullets. In the end, it was the most beautiful, visually appealing presentation that I have been involved with. I still don't understand completely, but I realized again the importance of considering a range of communication styles and how much there is to learn from people with different backgrounds.