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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 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 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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TCEP 014: Write Winning A/E/C Proposals with Jim Rogers – The Civil Engineering Podcast

September 16, 2015 By EMI

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TCEP 014: Write Winning AEC Proposals with Jim Rogers

In episode 014 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, Chris Knutson interviews Jim Rogers who is the author of the American Council of Engineering Companies first ever book on the subject of proposal writing, “Win More Work: How to Writing Winning AEC Proposals.” See books section at bottom of this post for discount code for 25% off the book. Rogers helps companies create superior AEC proposals; however, he doesn’t stop there. He helps them transform their marketing and business development capabilities in order to gain a competitive advantage than can last for years.

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