How to Begin your Speech Planning and Design
A long time ago in a conference room far, far away, speakers used to give their presentations using a slide projector. Before computers were easy to move around, the slide projector was the all-in-one machine used to put graphics on the screen during a presentation. You may have heard of the Kodak Slide Carousel. You […]
How to Handle Career Transitions Confidently as a Civil Engineering Professional – Ep 077
In episode 077 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Christian Knutson, P.E., PMP, who has hosted several episodes of this podcast. Chris provided a framework that he has used to make many career transitions, and also talked about building the confidence needed to make engineering career transitions. Here are some of the questions […]
Two Professionals in the Civil Engineering Industry who are Impacting the World Beyond their Engineering Projects- Ep 076
In episode 76 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview two guests that work in the Civil Engineering world and have worked on very special engineering projects that are helping our community and the world as a whole. They are Alan Lloyd, CIH, CSP, Associate Vice President and Corporate Health and Safety Officer from Pennoni, and Menzer Pehlivan, […]
Civil Engineering Career Navigation Advice from a Young Engineering Manager – Ep 073
In episode 073 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Shaun McGrath, P.E., CCM, a successful young division leader at a successful civil engineering company about career navigation through the early portions of your engineering career. Here are some of the questions I ask Shaun: Talk about internships and how they have helped you. […]
Raise the Bar: Closing the Education Gap for the Future Civil Engineer – Ep 072
In episode 72 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Kelly Dooley ASCE’s Director of the Raise the Bar initiative and Brad Aldrich from Aldrich + Elliott on ASCE’s Raise the Bar initiative which is focused on closing the education gap for future civil engineers. We will also be answering some questions from the ASCE LinkedIn […]
The Best Ways to Find Public Speaking Opportunities Around You
Here are some public speaking opportunities for you to consider:
Speech Preparation: Preparing and Not Preparing for Presentations
I’m always excited when I get to deliver a speech, so I sent in an application to speak at a conference of operators on one of my favorite subjects. I had spent two months with speech preparation and would be able to deliver it a couple of times for practice, between the acceptance […]
Working with Changes, Claims, and Disputes on Construction Projects – Ep 055
In episode 055 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Kevin O’Beirne, P.E. about working with changes, claims, and disputes on construction projects. O’Beirne gives some excellent tips in the this episode which will help engineers to acquire a greater success rate with regards to construction projects. Engineering Quotes Here are some of the questions asked […]
