A presentation at JSConf EU 2018 in in Berlin, Germany by Gabrielle
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Our choices in wording are frequently more powerful than we realise, and we risk using this power liberally and erroneously. Let’s take a look at our ideas about how we communicate in our code and in our speech, and what effects those ideas have.
Here’s what was said about this presentation on social media.
Great talk by @gvonkoss at @jsconfeu. „Pay attention to words that we use“ - also check your assumptions and learn about context! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/wIYUO1kcwK
— holger blank 📡 (@hblank) June 3, 2018
@gvonkoss Thank you again for an excellently delivered talk. Being aware of your assumptions is a great way to equalize conversation and increase inclusivity. #JSConfEU
— Tobias Ljungström (@midvintr) June 3, 2018
Words and phrases to avoid in interactions — because they’re filler words and make the other person feel bad about their level of knowledge. @gvonkoss’ brilliant talk about making assumptions at #jsconfeu 💕 pic.twitter.com/r8g6T0PhV5
— Laura @ JSConf EU 🇩🇪 (@alicetragedy) June 3, 2018
»when you assume, you make an error out of you and me« @gvonkoss #JSConfEU #jsconf pic.twitter.com/d7pHfUT7an
— #![feature(unicorn)] @ #jsconfeu (@asaaki) June 3, 2018
Before and after: context, elaboration and clarity make all the difference. Im hanging onto every word from @gvonkoss 😍 #jsconfeu pic.twitter.com/LUMAEwxOO6
— HJ Chen @ CSSConf.EU 🇩🇪 (@hj_chen) June 3, 2018
Developers! Library authors! Tech leads! Managers! When you communicate in life and in tech make sure you: @gvonkoss #jsconfeu pic.twitter.com/WTZdOoITq3
— Eli Schütze Ramírez #JSConfEU MC (@elibelly) June 3, 2018
OMG thank you @gvonkoss for bringing up the issue with ableist language in your talk at #jsconfeu! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
— Laura @ JSConf EU 🇩🇪 (@alicetragedy) June 3, 2018
Yess. Dont trivialize things with language! It's alienating and makes so many assumptions! Avoid these. @gvonkoss #jsconfeu pic.twitter.com/V8onKLbIRy
— Eli Schütze Ramírez #JSConfEU MC (@elibelly) June 3, 2018
#jsconfeu @gvonkoss talking about how assumptions in error messages make us feel like we don't know what we're doing. Like this classic unhelpful error... pic.twitter.com/SvKY3kaHbz
— Tara @JSConfEU 🇩🇪 (@tara_ojo) June 3, 2018
“Others don’t know what we know, and we don’t know what others know. Assumptions can be harmful for our interactions” 👏🏼 @gvonkoss #JSConfEU pic.twitter.com/yZZYqWBYEA
— Dora Militaru (@doramilitaru) June 3, 2018
Whoohoo! @daiyitastic’s tweet in @gvonkoss’ talk about assumptions at #jsconfeu 💪🏼✨🙌 pic.twitter.com/YkmXwaOMnH
— Laura @ JSConf EU 🇩🇪 (@alicetragedy) June 3, 2018
I want @gvonkoss to read all audio books. #sidetrack #jsconfeu
— Eli Schütze Ramírez #JSConfEU MC (@elibelly) June 3, 2018
“When you assume, you make an error out of you and me” was one of the most important talks I have ever seen. Looking up to @gvonkoss share it in the most graceful, compassionate, and eloquent way made me feel so humbled and incredibly proud of my friend & our community #JSConfEU pic.twitter.com/TWj27pWzfN
— Dora Militaru (@doramilitaru) June 3, 2018
My colleague and friend @gvonkoss just did her first ever public speaking gig and went straight in with JSConf 💪 *Such* a natural speaker pic.twitter.com/uB8wmvIMyP
— Keith Rogers (@keirog) June 3, 2018