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Software Product Manager

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Real-Life Communication -- Solution

Here's a sample of an advertisement for your new software called Sewer Rats:

Sewer Rats Swim to the Rescue!

Sewers are wet and dark places to live, but there's no place like home!

You love your sewer home, but lately things have been getting pretty bad in the neighborhood. There's dirty garbage and toxic chlorine. Now you're getting some pretty scary neighbors!

Luckily, you and your sewer rat friends are on the scene. You'll fight back against these invaders using all the tools at your disposal.

Sewer Rats is a game that features great stunts and lots of fun. The graphics are so realistic it's like you're really down there, in the land of the urban myth and the real nasty alligator!

Can you save your home? Team up with Sewer Rats and put your skills to the test!

If writing doesn't come easily to you, be prepared to work at it. It's an essential skill for any manager.

"Communication skills are certainly important for project managers, although I wouldn't say more than any other professional position," says Amber Shah. Her career has included working as a software project lead for NASA.

"Increasingly, programmers are interfacing directly with business analysts and other nontechnical personnel. Communication skills are not just for the top tiers," she says.