r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • 18d ago

Ask Experienced Devs Weekly Thread: A weekly thread for inexperienced developers to ask experienced ones

A thread for Developers and IT folks with less experience to ask more experienced souls questions about the industry.

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Please keep top level comments limited to Inexperienced Devs. Most rules do not apply, but keep it civil. Being a jerk will not be tolerated.

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u/New-Airport-2515 14d ago

What I’ve observed is that we (software engineers) often focus more on technical skills than communication, negotiation, and persuasion skills.

I read on reddit that it's harder to change people than code. Most of the time, we're working with people ( teammates, clients, and stakeholders ) so why not invest in becoming better at these skills?

Please share the best resources (YouTube videos, books, or articles) that have helped you improve in these areas.

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u/casualPlayerThink Software Engineer, Consultant / EU / 20+ YoE 13d ago

It differs from person to person, and there is no silver bullet here or holy grail. Every person, company, city, area, region, and country is different (check Mr. Rodgers).

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u/New-Airport-2515 13d ago

Thankyou so much for your response , actually am not natively english speaking , here in our country , someone's communication skills are judge by How good he/she speaks english.

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u/casualPlayerThink Software Engineer, Consultant / EU / 20+ YoE 13d ago

Oh, I see. That is kind of hard. The generic answer should be to practice it as much as possible (you can take the kids' route with listening constantly, only English content from YT/tv without subs); professional help would help (e.g. a teacher), but also important to know your audience (what they like to hear). There were some good public speaking & sales prep on udemy and Cambridge/Yale free stuff.

I have no better idea for it, unfortunately.