[reemrevnivek]

> I and other programmers sometimes alienate people when we speak because we either have to clarify intuitively obvious ambiguity or explain things by decomposing them into such detail that the explanation becomes incomprehensible to others.

Good to know that others struggle with this. However, I wouldn't go so far as to blame it on my programming/engineering background. I should be able to explain concepts without taking unnecessary time to clarify intuitively obvious ambiguity and I should be able to perceive my audiences' level of understanding and avoid oversimplifying things. Programming skills without ability to communicate are severely limiting.