The importance of communication skills for Engineers

“I contend that we (engineers) are undervalued because of our widespread

inability to explain what we do to the general public (and why it is so important).

It is one of the hardest goals to accomplish, to be able to boil down difficult

concepts into a short and easily understood presentation or elevator pitch.”

Marybeth Miceli, President, Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, USA (2011)

I believe for each different field, they have their own expertise. It is truly difficult to explain the concepts of engineering to someone whom has no or little engineering backgrounds. It takes awhile for them to digest it. Vice versa, we as engineers might not understand terms such as "liquidity" in accounting.


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