by Olivia Augustin | Nov 19, 2025 | Communication at Work
I need to tell you a funny story. A couple of weeks ago, I met with a new client for the first time. Let’s call him JJ—because he’s one cool dude. We talked about his background in engineering and his motivation to take additional English for Engineers...
by Olivia Augustin | Nov 12, 2025 | Confidence & Fluency
Most engineers don’t struggle with technical English for engineers because of bad grammar — they struggle because no one ever taught them the English that engineering work actually requires. This article covers what’s really going on, and three practical...
by Olivia Augustin | Nov 1, 2025 | Technical English
As a proud member of Generation X, I really don’t mind a text message written entirely in lower case, not even a capital letter after a full stop. But when a message arrives with no punctuation at all, no commas, no full stops, and definitely no semicolons,...
by Olivia Augustin | Oct 25, 2025 | International Projects
When “Technical English” Is Not Enough You have probably heard the term “technical English” used as if it is one fixed thing. Learn the vocabulary, get the grammar right, and you are done. But engineers working across borders quickly discover...
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...
