Task 3: 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) As discussed with my partner Quinian, we have come to an agreement that we agree to the above statement. 1) An Engineer is a problem solver and a critical thinker, they understand the various types of difficult concepts that affect the following industries such as [medicine, Infrastructure, Transport, Etc]. 2) It is important for the general public to understand an engineer's work to attract/inspire the younger generations to join the industry and to attract more future investors to invest in the industry. 3)Engineers are unable to communicate their understanding and concepts as they are not able to s