by Olivia Augustin | Jul 1, 2026 | Confidence & Fluency
You already know you should practise your English more. You also know that opening a grammar textbook after a full day of engineering work is not going to happen. So here is a more honest approach: watch TV. Not instead of studying. Not as a guilty pleasure you have...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 29, 2026 | Confidence & Fluency
I once had a teacher who only gave out the highest mark or the lowest. Nothing in between. No middle ground. No room for “fine.” His reasoning was blunt: if your bridge collapses, you cannot say your calculation was average. That kind of thinking builds...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 25, 2026 | Communication at Work
There is a joke that engineers are not people persons. That they prefer systems over conversations, data over feelings, and a good spreadsheet over a difficult meeting. It is a funny stereotype. It is also completely wrong. I have been working with engineers for...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 15, 2026 | Confidence & Fluency
You’re a skilled engineer. Your ideas are sharp. But somewhere between your brain and your mouth, your English gets… stuck. Maybe your boss is tired of proofreading your emails. Maybe you freeze when a client asks a question in a meeting. Maybe you just...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 15, 2026 | Technical English
You know your engineering work inside out. You can solve complex problems, manage tight project timelines, and navigate technical specifications that would make most people’s eyes glaze over. But the moment you have to explain all of that in English — to a...
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