by Olivia Augustin | Oct 3, 2025 | Confidence & Fluency
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Most engineers assume language learning is the opposite of engineering. Logical. Systematic. Left-brain. Versus creative. Intuitive. Right-brain. Here’s the thing: that assumption is wrong — and brain science backs it up. The...
by Olivia Augustin | Sep 20, 2025 | International Projects
If you’re a non-native English speaker on an international engineering project, you’ve probably had this moment: someone says something, you nod, you understand the words — but you’re not entirely sure what they actually *meant*. Or the reverse: you...
by Olivia Augustin | Aug 15, 2025 | Confidence & Fluency
Back in 2021, one of my engineers spotted a fancy microphone in the background during an online lesson. “Do you sing in your free time?” he asked. I do not. I mean, I sing. Who doesn’t? But I don’t record myself and then sit there listening to...
by Olivia Augustin | Aug 14, 2025 | Engineering & Career
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Getting a job in an international company can feel impossible as an engineer. You have the technical skills. You have the experience. But the moment the process shifts to English — the application, the interviews, the cultural...
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...
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