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Inverse Explanations – Part 2: The Danger of Linearity

June 20, 2016 By EMI

This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP

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 whoever’s signing the checks has any technical background.

There’s a very slim chance that they’ll sign your expenditure request unless they understand at least the basics of what you plan to do, so now, it’s your job to somehow lay it all out.

In a webinar for ECC not too long ago, I highlighted a technique that I call ‘Inverse Explanation’ – a technical communication trick for clearly explaining technical processes to non-technical people.

It’d be a good idea to get up to speed on that before we continue – I’ve laid it all out and included some examples in my Medium article here.

All caught up? OK – let’s rock.

[Read more…] about Inverse Explanations – Part 2: The Danger of Linearity

Filed Under: Blog, Communication/Public Speaking Tagged With: communication, Dave Willenberg, Engineering, Linearity

Inverse Explanation: How to easily walk a layman through your engineering process.

June 13, 2016 By EMI

This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP

inverse explanationRemove 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, and most engineering graduates don their shiny first hardhat without ever considering the importance of clearly and concisely conveying technical information.

So here’s a quick thought experiment:

[Read more…] about Inverse Explanation: How to easily walk a layman through your engineering process.

Filed Under: Blog, Communication/Public Speaking Tagged With: communication, Dave Willenberg, Engineering, Inverse Explanation, technical communication

TECC 98: Building Crystal Clarity in Your Technical English for Engineers

February 2, 2016 By EMI

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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 in transitioning from engineering job into entrepreneurial business?
  • What are some big mistakes engineers make with written and verbal communication?
  • How can one enhance technical communication skills?
  • How did you bridge the cultural divide as you established your company in Germany?

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: communication, Dave Willenberg, speaking, technical communication, technical English, writing

Skyrocket Your Productivity with These 5 Apps for Your Smartphone

October 19, 2015 By EMI

 Skyrocket Your Productivity with These 5 Apps

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 speed of an iPhone 6 (in instructions per second). In terms of overall performance, that little chip inside Apple’s latest flagship could guide 120,000 Apollo 11 missions at the same time.

That’s a lot of small steps for man…

…but no giant leap if it’s only used to check Facebook on your lunch break.

That comparative supercomputer in your pocket is a tool which offers infinite ways to boost your productivity. Why not unleash its potential?

Whether you’re part of an engineering team or a fellow solopreneur, fire up your app-store and start increasing your efficiency with these 5 smartphone apps for productivity. [Read more…] about Skyrocket Your Productivity with These 5 Apps for Your Smartphone

Filed Under: Organization/Productivity/Time Management Tagged With: boomerang, Dave Willenberg, glympse, productivity apps, pushbullet, regularly, tasker

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