Sep 24, 2009

Mandatory Reading for Evangelists

Filed under Best Practices, Evangelization, Resources

Whether you’re advocating for Web standards, design patterns, social media, or any other cause or group of people, certain basic principles apply. I think these two resources should be considered mandatory reading for evangelists of all sorts:

  • The Developer Evangelist Handbook by Chris Heilmann explains what a developer evangelist does (definition could apply to evangelists in other technical arenas) and provides instruction and recommendations how to best fulfill this role.
  • For when times are tough, also read 5 Tips for Stranded Evangelists. The recommendations here will help you work your way out of difficult scenarios when it seems that you’re alone or everyone is against you.

Read any other good evangelism resources lately? Mention them here!

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