Verbal communication is just inherently different from communication through the written word.
We've all encountered teachers who lecture "as though they are reading from the textbook". It's the same information, so why should it matter?
I think it has to do with verbal communication being more about interacting with other people. When I see another person lecturing (live or through video), I find it easier to stay focused on what they are telling me. There are all these visual cues that add some extra hooks. And then, of course, the verbal ones. The accents, the pauses, the little jokes or references that are thrown in.
Just think of your favorite stand-up comedian. Compare reading a transcript of your favorite session to an audio recording of that same session to a video of that exact same session. You probably experience them all very differently.
So instead of comparing a text with a lecture, where both share the same subject matter, compare a text of the lecture with a video of the lecture. (Bonus points for comparing a text on paper with a video of some guy reading that paper aloud).
We've all encountered teachers who lecture "as though they are reading from the textbook". It's the same information, so why should it matter?
I think it has to do with verbal communication being more about interacting with other people. When I see another person lecturing (live or through video), I find it easier to stay focused on what they are telling me. There are all these visual cues that add some extra hooks. And then, of course, the verbal ones. The accents, the pauses, the little jokes or references that are thrown in.
Just think of your favorite stand-up comedian. Compare reading a transcript of your favorite session to an audio recording of that same session to a video of that exact same session. You probably experience them all very differently.
So instead of comparing a text with a lecture, where both share the same subject matter, compare a text of the lecture with a video of the lecture. (Bonus points for comparing a text on paper with a video of some guy reading that paper aloud).