by Olivia Augustin | Jul 31, 2026 | Communication at Work
Clients ask me to translate their documents all the time. A tender specification, a contract, a technical manual. The logic makes sense to them: I already work with their team on their English, so why not hand me the German or Dutch version too? I always say no. Not...
by Olivia Augustin | Jul 17, 2026 | Confidence & Fluency
Your accent is not the problem. If you’re a non-native English speaker working in international engineering, chances are you’ve worried about it at least once. In a meeting, on a call with stakeholders, maybe right before you have to present. The thought...
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...
