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Read Your Lead's Mind!
Katie Chironis (Principal Designer, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Indie Games Summit Pass - Get your pass now!
Track: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
Ever felt bummed out or disempowered after interactions with your team leads or directors? Ever thought "what's the point of raising concerns" because you never feel heard? In this talk, Katie will walk through some hard lessons learned about how to get inside your project leadership's heads, influence their course of action, and become a more trusted voice on your team. You'll learn to be an empowered communicator and hear some stories firsthand from the trenches.
Takeaway
Attendees will learn several advanced techniques for building consensus and alignment in a team setting, expressing problems in a way others can comprehend, and getting leadership to change their mind or listen to concerns more thoroughly.
Intended Audience
Prior game dev experience is valuable, but even entry level attendees can benefit from some of the skills being taught here; this is more about communication tactics that will last a lifetime.
