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Every Demo Is An Emotional Journey

February 9, 2010 Good Communication

Every presentation is an emotional journey. Nancy Duarte said that during an interview and it stuck with me. Every successful presentation takes the audience from one emotion to another. Ignorance about you to excitement or apathy to interest, it’s all about emotional changes. Nancy’s simple statement changed the way I communicate. I’m a software engineer [...]

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3 More Tips for Web Presentations

October 13, 2009 Good Communication

Presentating makes you the king of your team for an hour. That’s just long enough so you can drive the discussion and not going mad with power. This is why I like presenting to my team and why I love it when my coworkers present to me. Group discussions are good, but every now and [...]

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Building Your Career in Open Source

October 7, 2009 Media

I just finished reading Esther Schindler’s article Building Your Career in Open Source. Her article was well done (not just because she interviewed me), but it makes me think about a larger issue for telecommuters. Getting hired for a job as a teleworkers means building trust ahead of time. If you’re in the high-tech industry [...]

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