Comment by bsenftner

7 months ago

This entire thread of comments is all circling around but does not now how to articulate the omnipresent communication issues within tech, because the concept of effective communications is not taught in tech, not taught in the entire science, engineering, math and technology series. The only communications training people receive is how to sell, how to do lite presentations.

There absolutely is a great way to use LLMs when writing, but not to write! Have them critique what you wrote, but not write for you. Create a writing professor persona, create a writing critique, and make them offer Socratic advice where they draw you to make the connection, they don't think for you, but teach you.

There has been a massive disservice to the entire tech series of professions by ignoring the communications, interpersonal and group communication dynamics of technology development. It is not understood, and not respected. (Many developers will deny communication skills utility! They argue against being understood; "that is someone else's job") Fact of the matter: a quality communicator leads, simply because no one else conveys understanding; without the skills they leave a wake of confusion and disgruntled staff. Competent communicators know how to write to inform, know how to debate to shared understanding, and they know how to diffuse excited emotion, they know how to give bad news and be thanked for the insight.

Seriously, effective communications is a glaring hole in your tech stack.