Inverse Explanations – Part 2: The Danger of Linearity
When most people think about technical communication, their first thought is about how engineers communicate with other engineers. What almost nobody considers, though, is how we communicate with… not-engineers. And yet, it’s a HUGE part of what we do: Our version of fun usually requires a multi-zero’ed budget beforehand; however, there’s no guarantee that […]
Inverse Explanation: How to easily walk a layman through your engineering process.
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 can’t get your idea across to others, you never really solved anything. You’re a falling tree in the forest. Nevertheless, most engineering programs tend to overlook this, […]
Building Crystal Clarity in Your Technical English for Engineers – Ep 098
In this episode, Chris Knutson interviews Dave Willenberg who talks about how to enhance both written and spoken technical communication, and shares how he transitioned from engineer to entrepreneur by recognizing and acting on opportunities. Here are some of the questions Chris asks: How did you go from Detroit to Hamburg? What was the greatest challenge […]
Skyrocket Your Productivity with These 5 Apps for Your Smartphone
This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP Let’s talk about how technology has advanced productivity over the years… Eighty million and eight hundred thousand. The Apollo Guidance Computer did a great job of putting people on the moon, but that’s how many of them you’d need to match the processing […]
