Characteristics of a Technology Evangelist

The most salient characteristics of the typical technology evangelist role include being:

• Proactive in rapidly connecting with others; open and generous in extending time and assistance; willing to build and leverage relationships to accomplish tasks and meet goals.
• Able to communicate large volumes of content rapidly and clearly. Enthusiastic and persuasive, motivating others by considering their points of view, and then adjusting the delivery to fit the specific individual.
• Collaborative, comfortable working with and through others, and possessing an intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics, and interpersonal relations.
• Socially informal, extroverted, and outgoing, easily gaining familiarity with others. His or her communication style is uninhibited, lively, and adaptable, drawing others into conversations.
• Interested in building relationships and forging a team to handle technical matters. Affable, optimistic, and trusting.
• Focused on goals and those individuals who can help achieve them, rather than fixing on details or plans. Able and willing to delegate.

 

(via Frederic Lucas-Conwell, PhD Technology Evangelist Leadership Survey)

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