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Communication/Public Speaking

TECC 197: How to Confidently Communicate In-Person and Online for Engineers with Molly McPherson

March 5, 2019 By EMI

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Confidently CommunicateIn this episode, I talk with consultant and keynote speaker Molly McPherson, M.S., APR.  We outline strategies to communicate more confidently and clearly, and we also discuss how you can become more effective on social media, specifically LinkedIn. These two topics can have a massively positive impact on your professional development efforts.

Engineering Quotes:

Confidently Communicate

Confidently Communicate

Here are some of the key points discussed about communicating confidently in-person and online:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: career, Communication problems, communication strategies, communicator, communicators, Confidently Communicate, credential, engineers, feedback, LinkedIn, Molly McPherson, writing

TECC 189: Taking Your Meetings from Ordinary to Extraordinary

November 13, 2018 By EMI

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MeetingsIn this episode, I talk with Paul Axtell about something all engineers are involved in, which is meetings.  Not just the “M-word”, these are the individual and team interactions that make projects happen, and Paul provides us with some great take-aways you can use to take your meetings from ordinary to extraordinary.

Engineering Quotes:

Meetings

Meetings

Here are some of the key points discussed about effective meetings:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, Organization/Productivity/Time Management, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Broad participation, conversations, decline a meeting, engineers, measure, Meetings, Paul Axtell, perspective shift, Preparing for meetings, process skills, projects and priorities, value

TECC 180: Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills with George Siedel

July 24, 2018 By EMI

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Negotiating for SuccessIn this episode, I talk with Professor George Siedel, who is an expert on the topic of negotiation. Professor Siedel gives some great advice around negotiating for success based on his writing, books, research and experience.  He takes a complex topic and provides some very practical strategies around it.

Engineering Quotes:

Here are some of the key points discussed in this episode on negotiating for success

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: alternative, asking questions, big picture, George J. Siedel, great negotiators, listening, mutual gains bargaining techniques, mutual interests, negotiate, Negotiating for Success, negotiation, preparing for a negotiation, Strategies and Skills

TECC 171: How to Improve Communication Skills and Deal with Being Labeled as Overqualified

March 20, 2018 By EMI

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Communication

In this episode, I answer some questions from our listeners and subscribers about building communication skills, improving public speaking, and strategies for overcoming being overqualified for a position you want.

Engineering Quotes:

Communication

Communication

Here is the summary of the questions and answers discussed on how to improve communication skills and deal with being labeled as overqualified:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Build the skills, chemical engineering student, civil engineer, communication, CVs, Engineering, Expertise, major success, Overqualification Strategies, public speaking, soft skills set, stand out

TECC 169: Strategies Engineers can Take to Immediately Improve their Technical Writing Skills

February 20, 2018 By EMI

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Technical Writing SkillsIn this episode, I talk with David Kowal, founder, and president of Kowal Communications about improving one’s technical writing skills. David gives five very specific strategies that you can start using immediately to make you a more effective writer and overall communicator as a technical professional.

Engineering Quotes:

Technical Writing Skills

Technical Writing Skills

Here are the key points discussed on improving your technical writing skills:

  • We have more ways to communicate than ever before, yet technology has made communication impersonal and often ambiguous.
  • We need to focus more on how we communicate, and writing is a big part of that.
  • Most communication today is written. By improving your writing skills, you can improve how you communicate through emails, text messages, social media posts, blog posts, reports, memos, articles, white papers, letters, and presentations.
  • Improving your technical writing skills can help you manage projects more efficiently, generate more dynamic engineering reports, sell more effectively, be more productive, stand out and advance your career.

Here are five strategies you can use to improve your technical writing skills:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, Personal Development and Professionalism, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: communicate, communication, engineers, improving your writing skills, jargon and clichés, Omit needless words, Technical Writing Skills, think about what you’re writing, writing

TECC 167: Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields

January 23, 2018 By EMI

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Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields

Slide RulesIn this episode, I talk with author Traci Nathans-Kelly who gives very specific strategies on how you can dramatically improve your technical presentations.  The information discussed is from her book called Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields. Slide Rules is a first-rate guide for practicing engineers, scientists, and technical specialists as well as anyone wishing to develop useful, engaging, and informative technical presentations in order to become an expert communicator.  Traci co-authored the book with Christine G. Nicometo.

Engineering Quotes:

Here are the key points discussed in the episode:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Archive Presentations, career, design, engineering talks, expert in your field, giving a presentation, Presentations, Presentations in the Engineering, slides, speaker, Traci Nathans-Kelly

TECC 159: The Importance of Confidence in Communicating as a Professional Engineer

October 4, 2017 By EMI

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Confidence in Communicating In this episode, I am going to talk to you about the importance of confidence in communicating as a professional engineer. I will specifically be concentrating on three situations from three recent coaching interactions that I had with engineers.

Engineering Quotes:

Confidence in Communicating

Here are the key points discussed on the importance of confidence in communicating as a professional engineer:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Be confident and honest, Communicating as a Professional Engineer, communication skills, Confidence, Confidence in Communicating, self-esteem, speak in public, stress levels

TECC 135: How to Master your Elevator Speech as an Engineering Professional

November 15, 2016 By EMI

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master your elevator speech
In this episode, I am going to help you master your elevator speech. I will provide you with 7 specific steps that you can use to pitch the perfect speech.  I have assembled these steps from different articles and resources online, all of which are referenced in the resources section of this post.

Engineering Success quotes:

elevator speech

elevator speech

Here are the 7 steps to help you Master your Elevator Speech:

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TECC 130: 7 Tips for Speaking with Authority as an Engineering Professional

October 4, 2016 By EMI

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Speaking with Authority

In this episode, I interview Christina Canters, a communication skills speaker, coach & trainer from the CMethod, on speaking with authority as an engineer.  She provided some great tips on how you can improve your speaking skills as an engineer.

Engineering Success quotes:

Speaking with Authority

Speaking with Authority

Here are 7 tips from this episode on speaking with authority as an engineering professional:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Anthony Fasano, Christina Carters, CMethod, Filler Words, public speaking skills for engineers, Speaking with Authority

TECC 119: An Engineer Overcomes her Fear of Public Speaking in One Year

June 14, 2016 By EMI

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FearIn this episode, I talk about Lu Ding, PE, PTOE, an Engineer who overcame her fear of public speaking in one year.  I specifically discuss her ECSx talk at the Engineering Career Summit in New Orleans this past May. You will also here Lu’s talk in this episode and you can watch it at the bottom of this post.

Engineering Success quotes:

Fear

FearHere are the key points from the episode:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Career Success, engineering career advice, fear, public speaking, public speaking skills for engineers, skills

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