How to Improve Communication Skills and Deal with Being Labeled as Overqualified – Ep 171

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

Image by katemangostar on Freepik 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: Here is the summary of the questions and answers discussed on how to improve communication skills and deal […]

Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields – Ep 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 […]

The Importance of Confidence in Communicating as a Professional Engineer – Ep 159

The Importance of Confidence in Communicating as a Professional Engineer

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: Here are the key points discussed on the importance of confidence in communicating as […]

How to Master your Elevator Speech as an Engineering Professional – Ep 135

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

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 […]

7 Tips for Speaking with Authority as an Engineering Professional – Ep 130

7 Tips for Speaking with Authority as an Engineering Professional

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: Here are 7 tips from this episode on speaking with authority as an […]

An Engineer Overcomes her Fear of Public Speaking in One Year – Ep 119

An Engineer Overcomes her Fear of Public Speaking in One Year

Image by wavebreakmedia_micro on Freepik In 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 […]

How Engineers and Engineering Firms can Build Thought Leadership through Public Speaking Ep – 118

How Engineers and Engineering Firms can Build Thought Leadership through Public Speaking

In this episode, Anthony Knutson, PE interviews Carl Friesen, a professional who likes helping engineering professionals and firms build their profile as thought-leaders.  Friesen talks specifically about how to build your expertise and thought leadership through public speaking. Engineering Success quotes: Here Are the Key Points Discussed About How Engineers and Engineering Firms Can Build […]