Reading the Repo: A Workshop on Clear, Effective Communication Techniques
summary
Workshop teaches a practical toolkit: use who says what to whom and with what effect (Laswell) to plan messages, spot why a mentorship pitch or a docs sprint failed (forgotten post‑its, wrong channel, unclear asked outcome), then apply David Cantor’s role tests—mover/follower/opposer/bystander—and domain checks to see whether conflicts are about feeling, power, or meaning. Exercises include diagramming real cases, role‑play to change patterns, and concrete fixes: change messenger, channel, or explicit desired effect.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 0:11Reading the Repo
- 4:50What is Communication?
- 6:19Who says What to Whom in What Channel with What Elect - Harold Lasswell, 1948
- 8:09WHO The messenger. Can be a
- 9:47says WHAT The message and context.
- 11:24to WHOM The audience. Can be a single
- 12:23in what CHANNEL The medium. Face-to-face.
- 14:20with what EFFECT The outcome. What the audience did or what we want
- 57:38When can you use this?
- 59:00Kanter Models
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