by Olivia Augustin | Feb 20, 2023 | Cross Over
Engineers are trained to communicate in steps. Step 1, step 2, step 3. Read the diagram, follow the procedure, done. But the moment a project manager asks you to cut a 4-hour safety orientation down to 20 minutes, or a client asks you to sign off on something outside...
by Olivia Augustin | Jan 9, 2023 | Technical English
Everything can sound new and confusing when you’re learning a new language, especially when it comes to a language like English, which very often does not follow its own rules. Luckily, for us engineers, there are systems. Four of them, and they are called the...
by Olivia Augustin | Jan 9, 2023 | Engineering & Career
Speaking with people from other cultures can be difficult, but working in engineering as a woman can be even more overwhelming. Women are still a minority in STEM, and we can find it difficult to communicate our needs and find a job that respects and elevates us. My...
by Olivia Augustin | Jul 8, 2022 | Guest Interview
In this episode of English for Engineers, I sit down with Andrea Zimmerl, a fellow Viennese and a fellow engineer, who made one of the boldest career changes an engineer can make: she went from plastics engineering to communication coaching, life coaching, and...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 2, 2022 | Guest Interview
In this episode of English for Engineers, I sit down with Becky Paroz, a 30-year veteran of the Australian construction industry, engineer, project manager, and quality assurance specialist, to talk about why industry jargon might be costing your international team...
