Inverse Explanation: How to easily walk a layman through your engineering...
This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP Remove communication from engineering, and what are you left with? Math, mostly. Solve any problem in the world, but at the end of the day, if you...
View ArticleInverse Explanations – Part 2: The Danger of Linearity
This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP When most people think about technical communication, their first thought is about how engineers communicate with other engineers. What almost...
View ArticleThe Importance of Computer Technology in Your Engineering Career
Featured Guest Blogger: Nancy Evans One might think that computers and engineering are distinct technological pursuits, as people often equate engineering with large macroscopic projects while...
View ArticleLooking Beyond the Tasks: Interpersonal Skills every Engineer should have
This is a guest blog post by Carol Evenson Engineers play a vital role in their workplaces. They are the people that keep things going, that make the company work, and that do the work behind the...
View ArticleHow to Create an Extraordinary Engineering Career – Anthony Fasano’s Complete...
JULY 2014 UPDATE: Since I wrote this post in October of 2013, the feedback from engineers has been amazing. This is a very long post that is meant to help you throughout your engineering career, so...
View ArticleWow the Crowd: Anthony Fasano’s Guide to Public Speaking for Engineers
Even though I have been a professional speaker for three years as of the publication of this guide, I still introduce myself as an engineer. People often joke and say, “You can’t be an engineer,...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Two Days with Engineering Leaders, and Laws on Life’s...
A few days ago, we put on our annual Institute for Engineering Career Development (IECD) meetup in Austin, Texas. The event consisted of three days of intensive learning sessions from over 15...
View ArticleInverse Explanation: How to easily walk a layman through your engineering...
This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP Remove communication from engineering, and what are you left with? Math, mostly. Solve any problem in the world, but at the end of the day, if you...
View ArticleInverse Explanations – Part 2: The Danger of Linearity
This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP When most people think about technical communication, their first thought is about how engineers communicate with other engineers. What almost...
View ArticleLooking Beyond the Tasks: Interpersonal Skills every Engineer should have
This is a guest blog post by Carol Evenson Engineers play a vital role in their workplaces. They are the people that keep things going, that make the company work, and that do the work behind the...
View ArticleTCEP 054: How to Master the Language for Clearer Engineering Contracts
In episode 054 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, Chris Knutson interviews Ken Adams, an expert in the world of contract drafting on how to master the language to create clearer engineering contracts....
View ArticleGood Communication Skills- An Engineer’s Career Escalator
This is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. The boss and I were talking the other day about hiring a young engineer. The person we were considering checked a lot of the boxes we were looking for and they...
View ArticlePresentation Visual Aids – Design a Tool, not a Crutch
This is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. Engineers use a variety of tools to complete their daily tasks. The list may include a calculator, a computer with the right software, and a book of...
View ArticleFive Benefits of Public Speaking
Five Benefits of Public Speaking is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. Engineering is a tough job that is dedicated to completing complicated designs that solve complex problems. Solving those problems...
View ArticleSpeech Preparation: Preparing and Not Preparing for Presentations
Speech Preparation is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. I’m always excited when I get to deliver a speech, so I sent in an application to speak at a conference of operators on one of my favorite...
View ArticleThe Best Ways to Find Public Speaking Opportunities Around You
Public Speaking Opportunities is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. To get better at public speaking, you need to practice public speaking. It may not seem like it, but there are many public speaking...
View Article5 Tips for Improving Internal Team Communication
Project managers spend the vast majority of their time communicating with others. Depending on the source you reference, the figure can go as high as 80 percent of one’s time is tied-up in some type...
View ArticleDon’t Ignore Opportunities to Celebrate Engineering
Don’t Ignore Opportunities to Celebrate Engineering is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. It was Engineers Week and I attended a nice banquet to celebrate. The evening commenced with drinks and...
View ArticleExpect Murphy’s Law to Apply to all Engineering Presentations You Give
Expect Murphy’s Law to Apply to all Engineering Presentations You Give is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. I’ve had the honor of speaking to thousands of engineers across the world over the years,...
View ArticleHow to Begin your Speech Planning and Design
How to begin your speech planning and design is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E. A long time ago in a conference room far, far away, speakers used to give their presentations using a slide projector....
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