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For engineers who work in English as a second or additional language in their professional lives.
Soft Skills for Engineers: It Is a Translation, Not a Transformation
I once had a teacher who only gave out the highest mark or the lowest. Nothing in between. No middle ground. No room...
Why Engineers Need Emotional Intelligence (And Already Have More Than They Think)
There is a joke that engineers are not people persons. That they prefer systems over conversations, data over...
Technical English for International Teams: What Engineers Actually Need
Business English for Engineers: What It Is (and Why You Need More Than That)
You've been learning English your whole life. School, university, maybe even a language course or two along the way....
How to Keep Learning English When You’re a Busy Engineer
5 Tips for Engineers That Have Nothing to Do With Grammar If you're an engineer trying to improve your Technical...
Self-Talk: The Quickest Way to Sound More Natural in English (Without Adding to Your To-Do List)
You're a busy engineer with international projects, client meetings, and tight deadlines. The last thing you need is...
Does Your Accent Hold You Back at Work? Here’s the Real Answer
Your accent is not the problem. If you're a non-native English speaker working in international engineering, chances...
Let’s Talk Trash
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...
Why Engineers Are Naturally Good at Learning Technical English
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Most engineers assume language learning is the opposite of engineering. Logical....
How to Work in an International Engineering Team: Practical Tips That Actually Work
If you're a non-native English speaker on an international engineering project, you've probably had this moment:...
Why I Started a Podcast for Engineers (And Why You Couldn’t Find One Before)
Back in 2021, one of my engineers spotted a fancy microphone in the background during an online lesson. "Do you sing...
The Hidden Risks in Global Engineering Teams
Most international engineering teams work in English. Some team members are fluent. Others are proficient. A few might...
International Team Communication: What Non-Native English Speakers (and Their Colleagues) Need to Know
There's a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn't show up in any project report. It hits engineers at the end of a...
How to Write Business Emails Faster (As an Engineer)
Staring at a blank email, watching the cursor blink, while a two-minute task turns into twenty? You're not bad at...
How Technical Translators Work: The Unsung Heroes of Engineering
Clients ask Olivia to translate their documents all the time — a tender spec, a contract, a manual. She always says...
Authentically Aussie: How Engineers Get Hired in Australia
Thinking about moving to Australia as an engineer? The timing might be better than you think. Australia is short on...
Writing Work Emails in English (Without the Panic)
You can hold a technical conversation, defend your work in a meeting, and handle the hard parts of your job in a...
Junk the Jargon: Why Engineering Jargon Isn’t Clear
In this episode of English for Engineers, I sit down with Becky Paroz, a 30-year veteran of the Australian...
Lost in Translation: How Culture Shapes Business Communication
You can have perfect grammar and still get completely misread. That's the whole premise of these two episodes — one...