The Importance of Becoming a Visible Expert as an Engineer – Ep 053

March 31, 2015

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In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Sylvia Montgomery, partner at the professional service branding and marketing firm, Hinge Marketing.

Sylvia shares the definition, power and the purpose of becoming a visible expert.

“Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.” ~Denis Waitley

Listen to this episode and learn the secrets to becoming a visible expert. Here are 9 key points covered in this episode:

The definition of and advantages of being a Visible Expert as an engineer
How to develop your expertise
The 5 levels of expertise
Where to establish your expertise
The importance of balancing hard with soft skills
How experts make complicated subjects easy to understand
The value of using online tools
The importance of creating your brand through LinkedIn
How to overcome your shyness through brown bag seminars and/or blogging

In the Take Action Today segment at the end of the show, Sylvia and I give you an exercise to help you build your expertise.

Resources and links mentioned in this session include:

Sylvia Montgomery LinkedIn Profile
Hinge
Engineering Career Success Summit

Click Here for Session #53 Transcription

What are some steps that you have taken to develop your expertise as an engineer?

Please leave your comments or questions in the section below.

Take the next step.

Enroll in the AEC Project Management Certification today and start building stronger project leaders and teams.

To your success,

Anthony Fasano, PE, LEED AP

Engineering Management Institute
Author of Engineer Your Own Success

4 Responses

Brett Hoffstadt says:
April 2, 2015 at 1:44 pm
Thanks for another awesome guest and episode Anthony! This was amazing value and content. I can vouch for the benefits of writing a book and a blog, which I’m sure you can do too. If anyone else listening to this episode or reading this page wants to have a mentor for that, get in touch with me so we can explore the possibilities. They exist in every niche and with every person.
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Anthony Fasano says:
April 3, 2015 at 5:51 am
Brett thanks for all of the positive feedback! I am glad you are enjoying the show.
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J. Keith Maxwell says:
April 11, 2015 at 12:53 pm
Great podcast. Lots of good information. I’ve already started doing this but the 5 levels of expertise was great. All good stuff that professionals can use.
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Anthony Fasano says:
April 11, 2015 at 1:22 pm
Thanks Keith – appreciate the feedback! We’ll keep them coming!
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