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Communication/Public Speaking

TECC 276: How This Engineer Used Wrestling to Train Students on Public Speaking Skills

May 24, 2022 By EMI

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public speaking skillsIn this episode, we talk to Nathaniel (Nat) Forgotson, Vice President, and Program Manager at Science Systems and Applications, Inc about effective public communication skills for engineers, and how he used wrestling to train students on public speaking skills.

Engineering Quotes:

public speaking skills

public speaking skills

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Public Speaking Skills:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: build your public speaking skills, fear of public speaking, Getting an MBA, Nathaniel Forgotson, public speaking skills, Train Students on Public Speaking, venture capital investment, work-life balance

TECC 260: Top Skills All Engineers Need to Excel in for Their Careers

November 23, 2021 By EMI

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Top Skills All Engineers Need to Excel in for Their Careers

In this episode, we talk to Pamela A. Scott, an executive coach to CEOs and business owners, focusing on communication, managing people, leadership, and emotional intelligence. You might have seen some of the inspirational articles she has authored on The Engineering Management Institute blog before. She’s also been a guest speaker for EMI’s program, The Civil Engineering Collective and in this episode she talks about how engineers can grow and advance their careers by discussing certain skills all engineers need and can always improve upon.

Engineering Quotes:

Pamela A. Scott Tweeted

Jeff Perry, MBA Tweeted this

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Top Skills All Engineers Need to Excel in for Their Careers:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: ask questions correctly, Asking good questions, conversation is a two-way process, Engineers Need to Excel, factors from life experiences, get good answers, grow and advance your careers, improve your communication, interprets how they understand, listening attentively, move forward in your career, Pamela Scott, Show Initiative, Skills All Engineers Need to Excel, step up and talk, Top Skills

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

March 5, 2019 By EMI

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In 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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Taking Your Meetings from Ordinary to Extraordinary

In 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 Success: Essential Strategies and Skills with George Siedel

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

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

October 4, 2017 By EMI

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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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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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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Anthony Fasano, Elevator Speech, Format your elevator speech, Master your Elevator Speech, Memorize and recite your pitches., Ride the Elevator, Script out your elevator speech, Use Your Time Well

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