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voice barely audible, “and then perhaps
tomorrow I’ll go hiking.”
Professor Ni asked him to try it
again.
“I’m going to dinner with a friend,”
said Raj, “and then, mumble, mumble,
mumble, I’ll go hiking.”
“My impression of you,” Professor Ni
told Raj gently, “is that I can give you a
lot of work to do, but I don’t have to
pay much attention to you. Remember,
in Silicon Valley, you can be the
smartest, most capable person, but if
you can’t express yourself aside from
showing your work, you’ll be underappreciated.
Many foreign-born professionals
experience this; you’re a glorified
laborer instead of a leader.”
The class nodded sympathetically.
“But there’s a way to be yourself,”
continued Ni, “and to let more of you
come out through your voice. Many
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