by Olivia Augustin | May 21, 2026 | Tips
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes 5 ways to avoid vocabulary-learning burnout. Or as I like to call it: a learn-out. A lot of engineers tell me the same thing: learning new technical vocabulary in English is boring, frustrating, and somehow never sticks. And I get it....
by Olivia Augustin | May 20, 2026 | Functional English, Tips
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes 5 Tips for Engineers That Have Nothing to Do With Grammar If you’re an engineer trying to improve your Technical English — whether as an engineer navigating international meetings, writing clearer reports, or navigating cultural...
by Olivia Augustin | May 21, 2025 | Business, Featured
Not every project problem is a technical one. Sometimes it’s a missing detail. Other times? Too many details. Misunderstood emails. A nod you thought meant “yes,” but really meant “not quite.” When you’re working on an international engineering team,...
by Olivia Augustin | Jul 3, 2023 | Accents + Dialects, Functional English
There’s the Academie Française, the official guardians of the French Language. There’s High German from the highlands of Germany, which is still considered standard German. There’s “standard” Japanese, the most commonly used form. But there isn’t a standardized...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 8, 2023 | Business
For non-native English speakers, navigating an international business setting can be daunting. Their brains are constantly on alert, learning jargon and idioms and understanding cultural nuances. Having to shift from being a confident expert to someone struggling to...
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