Articles
Communication for people who think in systems.
Practical writing on presenting, meetings and leadership, from an engineer who learned it the hard way.
Career · 5 min read
The most important skill an engineer will ever have
You can stack technical skills for a whole career. The one that decides how far they take you is communication.
ReadVoice · 7 min read
Uptalk, downtalk, and the voice that keeps people listening
Rising at the end of every sentence makes you sound unsure. Falling at the end of every clause puts people to sleep. Here's when to go up and when to come down.
ReadResearch · 6 min read
Body language isn't 70%. Here's what the research actually says.
The 7/38/55 rule and the 70% claim don't hold up. What does, and why it matters for engineers.
ReadVoice · 4 min read
Why your voice is telling the room to stop listening
Every time your pitch drops at a full stop, the audience relaxes. An actor's fix for engineers.
ReadMethod · 5 min read
Why one plus one doesn't equal two in a project meeting
Engineers think in fact patterns. Rooms decide on feeling. Here's how to work with both.
ReadMeetings · 4 min read
Why the best technical answer loses the meeting
Engineers build up to the conclusion. Decision-makers want it in the first sentence.
ReadVoice · 4 min read
Your recommendation sounds like a question. Here's the fix.
Rising pitch at the end of a sentence undercuts certainty. Three exercises to bring it down.
ReadStakeholders · 4 min read
Explaining technical risk to people who don't speak engineering
Translate the problem into cost, time and consequence, and the decision gets made.
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