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Udidahan at 22:34, 6 July 2008

2008-07-06T22:34:52Z

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	Although it's difficult to measure an architect's impact on a project, if developers consistently ignore their guidance and management doesn't buy-in to their recommendations, the "rightness" of their guidance will do little to advance their career. Experienced architects understand that they need to "sell" their ideas and need to communicate effectively in order to do that.		Although it's difficult to measure an architect's impact on a project, if developers consistently ignore their guidance and management doesn't buy-in to their recommendations, the "rightness" of their guidance will do little to advance their career. Experienced architects understand that they need to "sell" their ideas and need to communicate effectively in order to do that.

-	Although many books can be written on the topic of inter-personal communication (and, indeed, many have), I wanted to call out one simple, practical, easy-to-employ tip that will drastically increase the effectiveness of your communication, and, consequently, your success as an architect.	+	=== What ===

-	~~If you’re in any situation where you’re talking~~ to ~~more than~~ one ~~person about~~ your ~~guidance~~, ~~'''stand up'''~~.	+	Although many books have been written on the topic of inter-personal communication, I wanted to call out one simple, practical, easy-to-employ tip that will drastically increase the effectiveness of your communication, and, consequently, your success as an architect.

-	Whether its a formal design review, or an informal discussion over some diagrams, it doesn’t matter. ~~'''~~Stand up~~'''~~, especially if everyone else is sitting down.	+	If you’re in any situation where you’re talking to more than one person about your guidance, ''stand up''.
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		+	Whether its a formal design review, or an informal discussion over some diagrams, it doesn’t matter. Stand up, especially if everyone else is sitting down.
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		+	=== Why ===

	Standing up automatically communicates authority and self confidence. You command the room. People will interrupt you less. All that is going to make a big difference to whether or not your recommendations will be adopted.		Standing up automatically communicates authority and self confidence. You command the room. People will interrupt you less. All that is going to make a big difference to whether or not your recommendations will be adopted.
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	Standing up also tends to change your tone of voice, volume, pitch, and speed: projecting your voice to larger rooms; slowing down to make more important points. These vocal elements count for as much as 38% of communication. Words alone are just 7%.		Standing up also tends to change your tone of voice, volume, pitch, and speed: projecting your voice to larger rooms; slowing down to make more important points. These vocal elements count for as much as 38% of communication. Words alone are just 7%.
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		+	=== How ===

	In short, the easiest way to more than double your effectiveness is quite simply to '''stand up'''.		In short, the easiest way to more than double your effectiveness is quite simply to '''stand up'''.
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	(Edited by UD 7/7)		(Edited by UD 7/7)

Udidahan at 22:29, 6 July 2008

2008-07-06T22:29:48Z

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	== Stand Up! ==		== Stand Up! ==

-	As architects, many of us have grown from highly technical positions where our success is derived mainly from our ability to talk ~~with~~ machines. However, in the role of architect much of our communication is now done with our fellow human beings. ~~Moreover~~, ~~our use~~ of ~~machines now focuses on creating content for human consumption~~.	+	As architects, many of us have grown from highly technical positions where our success was derived mainly from our ability to talk to machines. However, in the role of architect much of our communication is now done with our fellow human beings. Whether it's talking to developers about the benefits of employing a specific pattern, or explaining to management the cost-benefit tradeoffs of buying middleware, communication is core to our success.

-	~~As much as we wish~~ it ~~weren’t so~~, the ~~“rightness”~~ of ~~our~~ guidance ~~won’t necessarily make developers or managers accept it~~. ~~And, truth be told, an architect whose guidance is never followed may~~ need ~~better communication skills for future job interviews~~.	+	Although it's difficult to measure an architect's impact on a project, if developers consistently ignore their guidance and management doesn't buy-in to their recommendations, the "rightness" of their guidance will do little to advance their career. Experienced architects understand that they need to "sell" their ideas and need to communicate effectively in order to do that.

-	Although many books can be written on the topic of ~~effective~~ communication ~~in information technology~~ (and, indeed, many have), I wanted to call out one simple, practical, easy-to-employ tip that will increase ~~your~~ effectiveness as an architect.	+	Although many books can be written on the topic of inter-personal communication (and, indeed, many have), I wanted to call out one simple, practical, easy-to-employ tip that will drastically increase the effectiveness of your communication, and, consequently, your success as an architect.

-	If you’re in any situation where you’re talking to more than one person about your guidance, stand up.	+	If you’re in any situation where you’re talking to more than one person about your guidance, '''stand up'''.

-	Whether its a formal design review, or an informal discussion over some diagrams, it doesn’t matter. Stand up, especially if everyone else is sitting down. Standing up automatically communicates authority and self confidence. You’ll also notice that once you stand, you’ll start making more use of your hands and other body language. When speaking to groups of 10 or more people, standing up will also ensure you can make eye contact with everybody. These two factors account for 55% of communication.	+	Whether its a formal design review, or an informal discussion over some diagrams, it doesn’t matter. '''Stand up''', especially if everyone else is sitting down.

-	~~What this means is that if your standing~~ up ~~while using~~ the ~~right words, pitch, speed, volume, and tone of voice, you’ll more than double~~ your ~~effectiveness~~.	+	Standing up automatically communicates authority and self confidence. You command the room. People will interrupt you less. All that is going to make a big difference to whether or not your recommendations will be adopted.

		+	You’ll also notice that once you stand, you’ll start making more use of your hands and other body language. When speaking to groups of 10 or more people, standing up will also ensure you can make eye contact with everybody.
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		+	Eye contact, body language, and other visual elements account for 55% of communication.
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		+	Standing up also tends to change your tone of voice, volume, pitch, and speed: projecting your voice to larger rooms; slowing down to make more important points. These vocal elements count for as much as 38% of communication. Words alone are just 7%.
		+
		+	In short, the easiest way to more than double your effectiveness is quite simply to '''stand up'''.
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		+	(Edited by UD 7/7)
	(Edited by RMH 7/6)		(Edited by RMH 7/6)

Rmonson at 13:55, 6 July 2008

2008-07-06T13:55:02Z

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	== Stand Up! ==		== Stand Up! ==

		+	As architects, many of us have grown from highly technical positions where our success is derived mainly from our ability to talk with machines. However, in the role of architect much of our communication is now done with our fellow human beings. Moreover, our use of machines now focuses on creating content for human consumption.

-	As ~~architects~~, ~~many~~ of ~~us have grown from highly technical positions where~~ our ~~success derived mainly from our ability to talk with machines~~. ~~However~~, ~~in the role of~~ architect ~~much of our~~ communication ~~is now done with our fellow human beings. Moreover, our use of machines now focuses on creating content~~ for ~~human consumption~~.	+	As much as we wish it weren’t so, the “rightness” of our guidance won’t necessarily make developers or managers accept it. And, truth be told, an architect whose guidance is never followed may need better communication skills for future job interviews.

-	~~As much as we wish it weren’t so,~~ the ~~“rightness”~~ of ~~our guidance won’t necessarily make developers or managers accept it. And~~, ~~truth be told~~, an architect ~~whose guidance is consistently not followed may need those same communication skills in the interviews coming his way :)~~	+	Although many books can be written on the topic of effective communication in information technology (and, indeed, many have), I wanted to call out one simple, practical, easy-to-employ tip that will increase your effectiveness as an architect.

-	~~Although many books can be written on the topic (and, indeed, many have), I wanted~~ to ~~call out~~ one ~~simple~~, ~~practical, easy to employ tip that will increase your effectiveness as an architect~~.	+	If you’re in any situation where you’re talking to more than one person about your guidance, stand up.

-	~~If you’re in any situation where you’re talking to ''~~more ~~than one person'' about~~ your ~~guidance~~, ~~'''stand~~ up~~'''~~.	+	Whether its a formal design review, or an informal discussion over some diagrams, it doesn’t matter. Stand up, especially if everyone else is sitting down. Standing up automatically communicates authority and self confidence. You’ll also notice that once you stand, you’ll start making more use of your hands and other body language. When speaking to groups of 10 or more people, standing up will also ensure you can make eye contact with everybody. These two factors account for 55% of communication.

-	This may be a formal design review, or an informal discussion over some diagrams, it doesn’t matter. Especially if everyone else is sitting down, standing up automatically communicates authority and self confidence. You’ll also notice that once you stand, you’ll start making more	+	What this means is that if your standing up while using the right words, pitch, speed, volume, and tone of voice, you’ll more than double your effectiveness.
-	use of your hands and other body language. When speaking to groups of 10 or more people, standing up will also ensure you can make eye contact with everybody. These two factors account for [http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/102425/Body_Language:_A_Key_to_Success_in_the_Workplace 55% of communication].	+
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-	What this means is that if ~~you’ve been~~ using the ~~perfect~~ words, pitch, speed, volume, and tone of voice, you’ll more than double your effectiveness.	+

		+	(Edited by RMH 7/6)

	By [[Udi Dahan]]		By [[Udi Dahan]]

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2008-05-08T19:57:08Z

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== Stand Up! ==

As architects, many of us have grown from highly technical positions where our success derived mainly from our ability to talk with machines. However, in the role of architect much of our communication is now done with our fellow human beings. Moreover, our use of machines now focuses on creating content for human consumption.

As much as we wish it weren’t so, the “rightness” of our guidance won’t necessarily make developers or managers accept it. And, truth be told, an architect whose guidance is consistently not followed may need those same communication skills in the interviews coming his way :)

Although many books can be written on the topic (and, indeed, many have), I wanted to call out one simple, practical, easy to employ tip that will increase your effectiveness as an architect.

If you’re in any situation where you’re talking to ''more than one person'' about your guidance, '''stand up'''.

This may be a formal design review, or an informal discussion over some diagrams, it doesn’t matter. Especially if everyone else is sitting down, standing up automatically communicates authority and self confidence. You’ll also notice that once you stand, you’ll start making more
use of your hands and other body language. When speaking to groups of 10 or more people, standing up will also ensure you can make eye contact with everybody. These two factors account for [http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/102425/Body_Language:_A_Key_to_Success_in_the_Workplace 55% of communication].

What this means is that if you’ve been using the perfect words, pitch, speed, volume, and tone of voice, you’ll more than double your effectiveness.

By [[Udi Dahan]]

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