1. COMMUNICATION IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT AS CODE
@andreagoulet
slides: bit.ly/comm-code

2. @andreagoulet

3. @andreagoulet
STEREOTYPICAL
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER

4. @andreagoulet
STEREOTYPICAL
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER
NOT YOUR
STEREOTYPICAL
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER

5. @andreagoulet

6. @andreagoulet
STEREOTYPICAL
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER
NOT YOUR
STEREOTYPICAL
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER

7. @andreagoulet

8. @andreagoulet

9. @andreagoulet

10. @andreagoulethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO0cvqT1tAE
I WAS GIVEN THESE TOYS TO PLAY WITH

11. @andreagoulethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO0cvqT1tAE
I WAS GIVEN THESE TOYS TO PLAY WITH
MATH IS HARD!

12. @andreagoulet
SO I BECAME…

13. @andreagoulet
STEREOTYPICAL
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER
STEREOTYPICAL
MARKETER

14. @andreagoulet

15. @andreagoulet
CODING IS HARD!

16. @andreagoulet
CODING IS A SKILL
YOU TOLD ME:
YOU CAN LEARN IT
WE BELIEVE IN YOU

17. SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS
SEVERAL LANGUAGES
POLYGLOT
@andreagoulet

18. Here’s another language you
can add to your tech stack…
@andreagoulet

19. ENGLISH
@andreagoulet

20. @andreagoulet

21. ANY ORGANIZATION THAT DESIGNS A SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE A DESIGN WHOSE STRUCTURE IS A COPY OF
THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE.
CONWAY’S LAW
@andreagouletSource: http://www.melconway.com/Home/Conways_Law.html

22. @andreagoulet
TECHNICAL NON-TECHNICAL

23. @andreagoulet
TECHNICAL NON-TECHNICALAND

24. “THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN HAVING A COLLEGE
DEGREE AND BEING A GOOD SOFTWARE ENGINEER.”
DEGREE ENVY
@andreagouletSource: http://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-a-thing-coders-can-skip-college-1427985222
- Mike Rosenbaum

25. “THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN HAVING A COLLEGE
DEGREE AND BEING A GOOD COMMUNICATOR.”
DEGREE ENVY
@andreagouletSource: fifteen years of experience training technical people how to communicate
- Andrea Goulet

26. @andreagoulet
WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?
@andreagoulet

27. DEVELOPED BY LISTENING & UNDERSTANDING
APPLIED BY PERSPECTIVE TAKING
EMPATHY
@andreagouletSource: Practical Empathy by Indi Young

28. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

29. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

30. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
MEETINGS
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS TWITTER
FORUMS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

31. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
BODY LANGUAGE
MEETINGS
EYE CONTACT
PUNCTUALITY
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS TWITTER
FORUMS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

32. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
COMMITS
BODY LANGUAGE
MEETINGS
EYE CONTACT
PUNCTUALITY
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS TWITTER
FORUMS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

33. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
COMMITS NAMING
BODY LANGUAGE
MEETINGS
EYE CONTACT
PUNCTUALITY
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS TWITTER
FORUMS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

34. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS
COMMITS NAMING
BODY LANGUAGE
TWITTER
MEETINGS
EYE CONTACT
PUNCTUALITY
FORUMS
SCENARIOS
TESTS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

35. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS
COMMITS NAMING
BODY LANGUAGE
TWITTER
MEETINGS
EYE CONTACT
PUNCTUALITY
FORUMS
PULL REQS
SCENARIOS
TESTS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

36. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS
COMMITS NAMING
BODY LANGUAGE
TWITTER
MEETINGS
EYE CONTACT
PUNCTUALITY
FORUMS
TIMESHEETS
PULL REQS
SCENARIOS
TESTS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

37. @andreagoulet
SYNCHRONOUS
ASYNCHRONOUS
OBVIOUS
NOT OBVIOUS
VIDEO CALLS
PHONE CALLS
EMAIL
SLACK
TEXTS
COMMITS NAMING
BODY LANGUAGE
TWITTER
MEETINGS
EYE CONTACT
PUNCTUALITY
FORUMS
TIMESHEETS
PULL REQS
ERRORS
SCENARIOS
TESTS
DOCUMENTATION
COMMUNICATION IN SOFTWARE

38. @andreagoulet
THE ARTIFACTS OF YOUR IDEAS
COMMUNICATION

39. @andreagoulet
THE ARTIFACTS OF YOUR IDEAS
COMMUNICATION
(hey, that’s not that different than code)

40. @andreagoulet
LEGACY CODE

41. @andreagoulet
CODE WITHOUT TESTS?
LEGACY CODE

42. @andreagoulet
CODE WITHOUT COMMUNICATION ARTIFACTS
LEGACY CODE

43. @andreagoulet

44. WHY THIS
$#@! MATTERS
@andreagoulet

45. @andreagoulet@andreagoulet
LEVEL UP

46. @andreagoulet@andreagoulet
BUILD TRUST

47. @andreagoulet@andreagoulet
PREVENT FIRES

48. PATTERNS &
FRAMEWORKS
@andreagoulet

49. @andreagoulet
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL
CONTEXT SWITCHING

50. ( )
@andreagoulet

51. @andreagoulet@andreagoulet

52. @andreagoulet@andreagoulet

53. @andreagoulet
YOU’LL BE SHOCKED HOW OFTEN YOU DO THIS
SHATTERING GLASS

54. @andreagoulet@andreagoulet

55. @andreagoulet
WELL, ACTUALLY @andreagoulet

56. @andreagoulet
WELL, ACTUALLY YES, AND @andreagoulet

57. @andreagoulet@andreagoulet
HOW TO NOT
SOUND LIKE THIS GUY

58. @andreagoulet
CARE PERSONALLY
CHALLENGE
DIRECTLY
RADICAL CANDOR
OBNOXIOUS
AGGRESSION
MANIPULATIVE
INSINCERITY
RUINOUS
EMPATHY
Source: www.radicalcandor.com

59. @andreagoulet
RADICAL CANDOR
Source: www.radicalcandor.com
HUMBLE HELPFUL IMMEDIATE
PRIVATE (CRITICISM)
DOESN’T PERSONALIZE
PUBLIC (PRAISE)

60. COMMUNICATION
IS A SKILL
@andreagoulet

61. COMMUNICATION
IS A SKILL
@andreagoulet
YOU CAN LEARN.

62. COMMUNICATION
IS A SKILL
@andreagoulet
YOU CAN LEARN.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.

63. @andreagoulet

64. @andreagoulet
CONTACT INFO
@andreagoulet
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