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Amelia Walter-Dzikowska — International Cooperation in IT Teams (wroclove.rb 2023)

Amelia Walter-Dzikowska's wroclove.rb 2023 talk on working in international teams. Covers time-zone and schedule clashes, cultural value axes (individualism/collectivism, hierarchy/equality), native vs international English, indirect British phrasing, coconut vs peach cultures, abbreviations, the 'no hello' rule, and Nonviolent Communication — grounded in her personal experience as a Polish QA engineer working with French, American, Indian and other teams.

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short_description Talk at wroclove.rb 2023. → Talk on working effectively in international software teams — cultures, language, communication norms.
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