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A good communicator is careful in his phrasing and keeps 'the human factor' in mind. It's not something that engineers are usually willing to admit or cater to,
by roel_v 11y ago
A good communicator is careful in his phrasing and keeps 'the human factor' in mind. It's not something that engineers are usually willing to admit or cater to, of course, but doesn't make it less true.
As a corollary, this is the same point that people asking 'why aren't engineers paid better' are really asking about, but can't or won't see...
- ZenoArrow 11y agoEngineers don't like being talked down too, but if something is outside your field then simplifying is still pragmatic, regardless if you have extensive knowledge in other fields. Let's put it like this, if I was the guy giving the talk, and I knew I'd get this reaction, I would do nothing differently. I'm not going to waste my time pandering to people who would take a tech talk personally. I don't care if managers get paid more, if they want to water down their words to ensure no offence to anyone, they're welcome to take that burden.
- mstade 11y agoIt's not about pandering, but about being inclusive in an educational setting. You're giving a talk so as to inform people, not imply they are lesser in some way. To concretize, consider replacing "the front-end developers" with "those unfamiliar with the concept": > I will explain shared memory multi-threading in a bit, especially for those unfamiliar with the concept. Versus the condescending: > I will explain shared memory multi-threading in a bit, especially for the front-end developers. Tiny change, makes all the difference. Be inclusive; don't be condescending.