Learn essential code review strategies and soft skills from an experienced tech lead's 8+ years of reviewing pull requests in this conference talk. Discover how to approach code reviews based on size and complexity while focusing on the human aspects of providing effective feedback. Explore key considerations including tailoring reviews for different team members, ensuring written feedback is properly interpreted, determining appropriate levels of detail in comments, and implementing strategies to reduce the number of remarks needed in pull requests. Gain practical insights into making code review processes smoother and more constructive, helping developers grow through meaningful feedback and discussion while maintaining high code quality standards.