Discover all the important aspects of the language without delving into expert-level nitty-gritty details or confusing jargon. This light-hearted, fast-paced introduction teaches you programming essentials through fun examples, hands-on exercises, and projects like building a Pong-style game. JavaScript Crash Course will quickly teach total beginners how to code in this popular, easy-to-learn language. JavaScript is the programming language of the internet, the secret sauce that makes websites dynamic, responsive, and all-around awesome.

Like the bestselling Python Crash Course, this hands-on guide is a must-have for anyone who wants to learn how to code from the ground up, this time using the popular JavaScript programming language. So, if we want to avoid being part of human risk in action - or indeed if we’re tasked with managing it and want to help others avoid it - understanding how we can better communicate in a virtual world is a must-have, not a nice to have.JavaScript Crash Course is a fast-paced, thorough introduction to programming in JavaScript that will have you writing your own software and web applications in no time. As we know, misunderstandings can lead to conflict, confusion and even chaos. If we don’t master these skills, then we risk being misunderstood and we risk misunderstanding others. As you’ll hear from Nick, those aren’t the same skills we need to communicate in person. Since we’re required - and even when we’re not required, will probably want - to do more virtual communication than ever before, it’s important we become good at the skills we need in order to do so.

In case you’re wondering what the human risk angle is here, let me explain. In our discussion, we explore Nick's story and what he's discovered in looking at how we interact.

Nick's book - which was published in 2018 - provided many answers and helped me to adapt. You can find out more about it here: Having been forced to pivot my Human Risk business ( from being mostly 'face to face' with some virtual work, into an entirely virtual business, I was looking for ways that I could learn to get better at my online interactions. To find out more about his business visit Nick's book 'Can You Hear Me? How to connect with people in a virtual world' was described by Harvard Business Review (who area the publisher!) as “your essential communications manual for twenty first century work”. For personal reasons, that he explains on the episode, Nick is on a mission to help people have better interactions with others.

How can we make better connections when we're on virtual calls and webinars? My guest on this episode, Dr Nick Morgan is a speaking coach and writer who helps people to find their voice in a physical and virtual world.

Can You Hear Me? by Nick Morgan