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Candost's Blog

Candost

I used to think that reading would make me wise. One day, ten pages before finishing a book, I realized that I had read that same book before. At that point, my perspective on reading and, therefore, my life had changed. Now, I don’t care how many books I read; I take many notes, connect dots, and share what I’ve found on my blog and newsletter. I’m interested in many things at the same time (I’m a multipotentialite). On this blog, you’ll find me talking to about multiple aspects of life like leadership, software engineering, philosophy, psychology, software architecture & design, urban & industrial design, exercising, finance, Formula1 Racing, eating healthy, and many more. I’m a software engineering manager; that’s my current job. At home, I’m a writer and an avid reader. I rarely watch TV, movies or TV series. I don’t have any social media account (except Mastodon where I have automated posting of my new articles). Hence, I often miss the popular culture references in conversations. That’s alright. I don’t have FOMO; I embrace JOMO. I rarely read fictional books.

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The meetings are where the actual work happens. Don’t think you don’t have time to complete the work. In the meetings, thoughts are discussed, ideas are reviewed, and decisions are made. There is no escape from the meetings in...
Give people a couple of questions before the talk and let them prepare to increase engagement. If the talk is online, they should write to the chat so that there is an engagement going on. Related Note(s): 20a: Thinking out loud; 17b:...
Choosing a talk topic is art. You need to take a look at the roots of a challenge or a problem you solved. You must define what you are talking about—is it people-related or deliverables-related? Share your progress. Reassess your...
Flip your fear and anxiety about public speaking to "deeply caring about the topic or subject" you are gonna talk about. There is no shame in caring about stuff. Related Note(s): 25: Consistent writing brings success; 39: Increasing...
In every practice run, focus on one improvement area and try developing it. When focusing on multiple areas, it is difficult to catch nuances. If you make a mistake, don't start over. Finish the whole talk first. Learn how to cover...
"Do what works for you." When you want to present a topic, don't listen to the cliches such as "Never say umm." Doing what works for you brings authenticity, invites vulnerability, and forces you to be open to new things. Source(s):...
Transform nervous thinking to mindful thinking in public speaking. Instead of saying, "I'm nervous," say, "I'm getting an adrenaline rush because I'm excited, and adrenaline helps me to concentrate." Related Note(s): 7: Confident...
Choose the key takeaways so that an attendee of your talk can directly apply them when they are back at work. Also, don't forget to give context so they understand the key points well. Source(s): Demystifying Public Speaking by Lara...
Ask questions to the audience to create engagement. Put yourself into the audience's shoes. They are strangers to you. Will they still get the joy? Will they understand why you think this topic is important? Will they learn something...
LifeLabs Learning developed a rubric to define four kinds of feedback on a public talk. Hearts ♥️: Positive, but not specific. (I liked your talk) Diamonds ♦️: Positive, specific, and actionable. (Your talk is good. If you do this, it...
Tell in the beginning that you expect your audience to write something in the chat, or you’ll have the options to invite them to talk directly. When they know that they will be asked to engage, they can shake the “shyness.” Source(s): A...
Choosing the technology, creating a new product, or even a company has its stages. In each stage, we figure out how to approach a problem. There are two different unknowns. We have known unknowns. We know that there is a thing we have to...
When technology is boring, it has its standards set. We not only know how to use it but also know the failures if we use it wrong. New technologies have more unknown unknowns than older ones. Older ones have that too, but the set is a...
Choosing a new technology is a process and a conversation, and we need to facilitate that. We need to consider how we can solve our current problems without adding a new thing. We need to write down why solving the problem with the...
Deciding and Trusting scales from The Culture Map form Consent-based decision-making. You have to trust in task-based, low-level communication about why and egalitarian leading, top-down decisions. Related Note(s): 32: Communicating...
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