Preaching vs. Blogging
Posted By Aaron Marcelli on January 28, 2010
When someone asked me why I started this site and blog regularly, I responded by explaining that writing is my current outlet to teach and share the things I am experiencing and learning. Preaching used to be that for me. I thoroughly enjoy public speaking and used to have a position where I would sometimes get to speak up to three times a week. It has been over a year though since I last spoke in a church setting and have since began spending much more time writing. Both preaching and blogging are popular forms of communication but have many differences. Allow me to compare.
Preaching
Speaking live allows you to sense your audience and receive feedback from them. A good communicator takes advantage of those in front of them by monitoring their expressions to help judge when people are connecting, understanding, or confused.
Preaching allows you to use a visual aid.
You are able to say things with a certain tone or expression that may give more meaning to your words when you speak live.
Most people have a longer attention span when it comes to watching and hearing over just reading.
Speaking to someone who is at the same place you are causes you to have their attention better than if they are on their computer at home or work where many other things are fighting for their interest.
Blogging
Writing allows you to look at what you have written and even go back and rewrite it if need be to make sure you express yourself clearly.
Written words in books or on websites have the potential to reach more people than you could pack into even the largest room.
Posting short blogs several times a week allows you to address more casual, secondary issues that you may feel need attention but are not necessarily worthy of your forty minute slot on the weekend.
Blogs allow the author to “take you there” with the ability to attach and add links that help the reader experience their point.
Having a blog allows the person with something to say, who struggles with the idea of being in front of people, present their message with confidence.
I enjoy both of these forms of communicating and information sharing. Studies show that we retain information a lot better if we teach it to others, so find some outlet to be heard. Take advantage of the many forms of networking that our information age provides.
I would rather be in front of a crowd than a computer any day, but that is not going to keep me from sharing the lessons of my life through whatever means necessary. Which form of communication do you prefer?
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