How to improve your communication skills?

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As you climb up the career ladder (senior -> staff), this soft skill becomes more and more important. What are some ways I can keep honing it? Are there any professional courses I can consider?

I would learn to be effective and efficient at it, specially in scenarios such as public speaking, team meetings, project status, emails etc.

Also, English is not my first language.

Alex Chiou · Accepted Answer

We actually have a communication course on Taro! Check it out: [Course] Effective Communication For Engineers

It's on my backlog to completely redo this course, but the core concepts should definitely hold up in the meantime.

Here's another great resource: "How to improve my English communication?"

My main advice with communication, like with anything, is to:

Have a fearless mentality (don't be afraid of looking dumb)
Do it a lot
Invite feedback (this is especially easy with written communication)

If you can truly champion all these ideas, you'll get better at it lightning fast. Tentative language and self-deprecation are particularly effective at greasing the wheels.

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