You probably landed on my blog because you’re a highly skilled engineer who’s sick of feeling stuck when it comes to speaking or writing in English.

Maybe your boss is tired of proofreading your emails.
Maybe you freeze when a client asks a question during a project meeting.
Maybe you just want to finally feel like the expert you are — in any language.

If that’s you?
Welcome. You’re in the right place.

I work with engineers across Europe, South America, and Asia. And you know what nearly all of them say when they first start lessons with me?

“I just want to stop sounding like a toddler.”

Here’s the thing: you’re not bad at English.
You’re just stuck in “translate mode.”
And that’s not your fault. It’s how most engineers were taught English.

As an engineer myself, I get how frustrating it is when your ideas are sharp but your English feels… wobbly.

So let’s get you unstuck.
Here are 3 tools I recommend to every engineer I work with when they’re feeling blocked:

1. Warm Up Your Brain Before You Speak

Don’t go into a meeting cold. Spend 5 minutes in “English mode.”
Talk to yourself in the car. Listen to BBC Radio or my English for Engineers podcast.
You don’t need to be fluent — you just need to be warmed up.

2. Watch Netflix Like an Engineer

Change your audio and subtitles to English.
This trick isn’t about passive binging — it’s active exposure to structure, tone, and technical vocab in context.
And yes, it actually works. Even for engineers. 😉

3. Read Like a Pro

Pick up English-language books — even short news articles or newsletters work.
Reading reinforces sentence structure, vocabulary, and the rhythm of language in a way nothing else does.
(And if you’re into murder mysteries, you’re my kind of person.)

A Bonus Tip: Input Matters More Than You Think

You wouldn’t design a building with faulty specs, right?
Then don’t build your language skills on bad input.

That’s why listening matters. And that’s why I created the English for Engineers podcast — to give you quick, no-fluff English learning you can actually use on the job.

No pressure, no homework. Just useful English, engineer-to-engineer.

Final Thoughts

You don’t need to be “perfect.”
You need to be clear, competent, and confident in English — just like you are in your own language.

That’s what I help engineers do every day.

Let’s get you unstuck.

Cheers,
Olivia