The website betterexplained.com uses the ADEPT method to explain concepts in a very effective way:

• Analogy: Tell me what it’s like so that I can anchor it within my current understanding.
• Diagram: Help me visualize it to engage that part of the brain.
• Example: Allow me to experience it (show don’t tell).
• Plain English: Describe it with everyday words.
• Technical definition: Discuss the formal details.

Kalid Azad has more detail in his article “Learn Difficult Concepts with the ADEPT Method”.