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) After some discussion, my partner Shakthi and I have agreed to the statement above. 1. The job of an engineer is important as they aim to solve the world’s problem by improving and innovating the technologies used in the different industries such as healthcare, finance, etc. 1. It is important for the general public to know what the engineers do as they promote more job opportunities for the future generation and to bring in more investors into the industry as the world evolves, thus creating more world problems for engineers to solve. 1. However, engineers should pick up more c