A short sum-up of my experiences after switching to a different communication working mode

1. C O M M U N I C AT I O N

2. P. S . A .
• You might see yourself in a mirror
• You might not like what you see

3. W H AT I S C O M M U N I C AT I O N ?
• spoken words
• written words
• body language
• things "between the lines"

4. C O M M U N I T Y
• of interest
• come together because of a shared interest
• of cause
• come together because they share a certain
situation/condition

5. C H A N N E L S
• Twitter
• Mailinglist/Email
• Skype/Slack/IRC
• Hangouts
• Phone
• Face to Face

6. T H I N G S , T H AT D O N ‘ T W O R K
• sarcasm
• jokes
• sometimes
• critique
• most of the time

7. S A R C A S M
• rude
• are you rather cynical?
• hurtful
• not helping

8. J O K E S
• can easily be gotten wrong
• often hot helping

9. C R I T I Q U E

10. C R I T I Q U E

11. C R I T I Q U E S A N D W I C H

12. C R I T I Q U E S A N D W I C H
• Mention something positive
• Bring up helpful critique
• Close with something positive

13. W H AT D R I V E S P E O P L E ?
• fun
• idealism
• fame
• necessity

14. D I S T U R B A N C E
• language
• anger
• frustration
• arrogance
• tunnelvision
• sarcasm
• cynical
• trolling
• well... STFU then...you're not helping things

15. W H AT C A N I D O ?
• reflect your actions
• step down
• be humble
• agree to disagree
• be less stubborn
• accept other opinions/necessities

16. W H AT C A N I D O ?
• rephrase
• try harder to understand the opposite side
• if nothing helps...
• ask for a mediator

17. I T ’ S R E A L LY H A R D …

18. T H E V O L U N TA RY W O R K L I E
• Yes, you do this in your spare time
• So do they

19. S T E R E O T Y P E S
• The Tech
• The Marketeer
• The Silverback
• The Architect
• The User
• The "commit-message-style" fascist

20. D I V E R S I T Y
• Embrace diversity
• Foster diversity
• Utilize diversity

21. D I V E R S I T Y

22. D I V E R S I T Y

23. T H A N K Y O U