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How to Get Better at Communication and Teamwork, with Patrick Akil
🎙 About the episode
Meet Patrick Akil 🇳🇱! Patrick is a software engineer, Golang trainer, and the host of the Beyond Coding podcast. In this interview, he shares his story of becoming a developer and talks about everything beyond coding - mindset, mental health, life- and soft skills. By the way, this is the 100th episode of the Scrimba podcast! 🎉
In this episode, you will learn how to become a better team player and what being a good communicator actually entails. Patrick will teach you how to find your strengths even if you're not the best coder in the world, why mental health is important, and how creating genuine connections with your coworkers benefits everybody. You will also hear how Patrick pivoted to coding after initially missing an opportunity to study it at a university and how he learned from consultants from a company he later worked for!
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🧰 Resources Mentioned
- Beyond Coding on Youtube
- Beyond Coding on Anchor
- Beyond Coding: Mental Health Problems and Conference Talks, with Stacy Cashmore
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