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• Persuasive Writing — The Structure That Gets Design Docs and RFCs Approved

  For anyone writing design docs, RFCs, proposals, or incident follow-up recommendations. This post covers putting the decision you want at the very top instead of the order in which you solved the problem, why showing the

  2026-08-02 · 14 min read #career#writing#persuasion#design-doc#engineering

• How to Handle Objections — Telling Factual, Value, and Status Disagreements Apart

  Objections are the part most people learning persuasion skip. This post covers steelmanning as a working procedure — restating the other side's argument better than they did, out loud, and getting it confirmed — why rais

  2026-08-02 · 14 min read #career#persuasion#communication#conflict#teamwork

• The Structure of Persuasion — It's Sequence, Not Eloquence, That Moves People

  Persuasion fails at the level of structure long before it fails at the level of phrasing. This post is organized around four axes: establishing a shared premise before you make your claim, putting your strongest evidence

  2026-08-02 · 17 min read #career#persuasion#communication#influence#psychology

• Seeing Others Like a Mirror — Reading Needs and Trading Places ♪ Listenable

  Everyone thinks of their own interest first. If that is true, then reading the other person Needs is ultimately my job. This essay covers the skill of mirroring others to practice perspective-taking, how to apply it in r

  2026-06-19 · 34 min read #communication#empathy#relationship#collaboration#persuasion

• The Art of Presentation, Persuasion, and Humor -- Secrets of Great Communicators

  How to stop shaking during presentations, psychological techniques for persuading others, and how to use humor naturally. A comprehensive guide to communication skills.

  2026-04-10 · 14 min read #culture#presentation#persuasion#humor#communication