Inclusive communication

This talk was given at the Google Developer Expert summit 2019. Its target audience is Google Developer Experts that actively write blog posts or speak at conferences.

Abstract:

As Google Developer experts, we have a deep knowledge about technology and are seasoned bloggers / speakers. However, our communication style can have a profound impact on people consuming our content. Saying "this is wrong" or "you should never" pass on a value judgment towards others with no understanding of the situation that person/their project is in.

Let's investigate some of the communication mistakes I've made or seen and talk about how they can be improved. The more inclusive your communication style becomes, the more impact your message will make on others.

Transcript

1. Jeroen Mols Android GDE Belgium @molsjeroen GDE Summit 2019 Inclusive communication http://bit.ly/lego_astro
2. Who speaks at conferences? molsjeroen
3. Who writes blog posts? molsjeroen
4. You are doing it all wrong! molsjeroen
5. http://bit.ly/lego_present
6. And then simply write a regex to determine if the email address is valid molsjeroen
7. And then simply write a regex to determine if the email address is valid molsjeroen
8. And to check if the email address is valid, you could for instance use this regex: molsjeroen
9. Avoid belittling words molsjeroen
10. You need to learn at least one new programming language every year molsjeroen
11. You need to learn at least one new programming language every year molsjeroen
12. Learning new programming languages is a great way to acquire new insights molsjeroen
13. Try not to use absolutes molsjeroen
14. Accept responsibility molsjeroen
15. Putting your business logic in the view is something only a junior would do molsjeroen
16. Putting your business logic in the view is something only a junior would do molsjeroen
17. By separating the view from the business logic, it becomes easier to test molsjeroen
18. Explain why molsjeroen
19. Consider context molsjeroen
20. Recap Avoid belittling words Try not to use absolutes Accept responsibility Explain why Consider context
21. http://bit.ly/lego_pants
22. Who speaks at conferences? molsjeroen
23. Who writes blog posts? Molsjeroen molsjeroen
24. What I learned molsjeroen
25. Thank You! GDE Summit 2019 Jeroen Mols Android GDE Belgium @molsjeroen http://bit.ly/lego_astro