#SilentRefinement 6/8

If a non-native speaker struggles with the spoken word, have we made things better by asking for written comment? As a native English speaker I might shock you when I say I struggle with writing clearly.

Have you tried this and did it work? What pros and cons have I missed?

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#SilentRefinement 5/8

My questions remain around clarifying User Stories - according to Ron Jeffries - were supposed to honour the 3C's Card, Conversation and Confirmation. https://ronjeffries.com/xprog/articles/expcardconversationconfirmation/ - "The conversation is largely verbal, but can be supplemented with documents."

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#SilentRefinement 4/8
…The author discourages this, saying prefer reading/writing over talking.

For any silent meeting to work you need a tool that allows you to see other people’s comments/edits in realtime. Hint not JIRA. Mural, Miro, Google docs etc are designed for this.

## My Response
Silent Meetings have been used for estimation for years (ex Bucket, Affinity est) and in some cases for prioritization. I would totally agree its good in this context.

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