Tech Career Skills: Communication for Developers

Learn new ways to communicate the work you do as a developer. Discover best practices for connecting with clients, vendors, team members, nontechnical audiences, and more.

Introduction

• Strategies to communicate to wider audience
• Why don't people understand?

1. You're More Different Than You Think

• Three types of intelligence
• The joys and sorrows of groupthink
• A note about money and time

2. Overcoming Barriers of Experience

• Using words that people know
• Don't dumb down, smarten up
• The magic of stories

3. Overcoming Barriers of Motivation

• Why don't they care?
• Reigniting hope in technology
• Leading through enthusiasm

4. Overcoming Barriers of Perspective

• Your success isn't their success
• Engineers vs. managers
• Finding shared goals
• You are both buyer and seller

5. Overcoming Barriers of Style

• Learning about your audience
• Format is as important as content
• Responding to cultural cues

6. Using Your New Communication Skills

• Communicating with clients
• Communicating with vendors
• Communicating with teammates
• Communicating with partners
• Communicating with conference audiences
• Communicating with the public

Conclusion

• Further strengthen communication