IDG Contributor Network: What are we afraid of?

Why is this misconception so common? Invoked by nearly everyone business, including engineers, developers, system architects, designers, even project managers when called upon to give a presentation anywhere outside their scrum, "the work speaks for itself" along with "it's what I say, not how I say it" can be reflexive attempts to avoid giving a presentation altogether or to simply discount expectations for success.They may be preceded or followed by further entreaties to “Just let me cod