Talking Confidently about Technology
The Scott Logic practitioner's guides are designed to be small practical guides for IT professionals. We draw on our collective experience to tackle topics that we don't feel are addressed elsewhere. Our hope is that these little 'value adds' will help you just as much as they have helped us. This guide is made available under the permissive Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license
Software engineering is something we’d all consider to be a technical profession (whatever that might mean), and we’d like to believe that those who are the most technically proficient are the most prominent. However, this isn’t always the case. You’ll often find that the people who are the most knowledgeable, or have the deepest insights, are the quietest. Unfortunately, those that possess the sharpest communication skills, the gift of the gab as it is known colloquially, often have the greatest influence.
In reality, for many of us in this industry, our focus isn’t all about having a successful career, climbing the promotions ladder, or sharing our deep insights. It is simply that having your voice heard, and feeling like your opinions are valued, is vital to an enjoyable working experience.
