by Olivia Augustin | Jul 3, 2025 | Technical English
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England and accidentally broke the English language. Within two centuries, English had absorbed thousands of French words. Legal vocabulary, culinary terms, words for royalty and government — all...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 8, 2025 | International Projects
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up in any project report. It hits engineers at the end of a meeting where they understood about 70% of what was said, said half of what they meant, and spent the entire hour translating — not just...
by Olivia Augustin | Jun 1, 2025 | Communication at Work
You’re not struggling with your job. You’re not struggling in meetings — even when you feel imposter syndrome creeping in. You’re not struggling on the worksite. That’s your territory. What sends you over the edge? (That idiom, by the way,...
by Olivia Augustin | May 21, 2025 | Communication at Work
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Last updated January 2026 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...
by Olivia Augustin | Mar 31, 2025 | Engineering & Career
Last updated 22 May 2026 Estimated reading time: 7 minutes You have more impact on health and safety than you think you do as an engineer. We all have beliefs that inform our actions, and these values affect how we communicate and make decisions. Even if you spend...
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