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Blog articles based on episodes of the English for Engineers podcast — real conversations with engineers and experts on communication, international work, and Technical English.
6 Ways To Communicate In International Settings
Based on a podcast episode with Aimee Arsenault Maybe numbers and drafts are not the most essential part of...
Why Engineers Need More Than One Technical English
When "Technical English" Is Not Enough You have probably heard the term "technical English" used as if it is one fixed...
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...
How to Get a Job in an English-Speaking Country
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Getting a job in an international company can feel impossible as an engineer. You...
Is There Such a Thing as Proper English? (What Engineers Actually Need to Know)
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England and accidentally broke the English...
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...
Why Technical English Improves Global Collaboration
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Last updated January 2026 Not every project problem is a technical one. Sometimes...
The Role Of Ethics In Engineering: What It Means And How To Apply It At Work
Last updated 22 May 2026 Estimated reading time: 7 minutes You have more impact on health and safety than you think...
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...
All Your Ducks in a Row: Language Barriers & Home Buying Abroad
Highly educated, highly capable professionals still freeze up mid-sentence in a foreign language. That's the starting...
Clear Is Kind: A Crossover Episode with Aimee Arsenault
Engineers are trained to communicate in steps. Step 1, step 2, step 3. Read the diagram, follow the procedure, done....
Vienna Waits for You: Reinventing an Engineering Career
In this episode of English for Engineers, I sit down with Andrea Zimmerl, a fellow Viennese and a fellow engineer, who...
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...
007: License to Talk
In this episode of English for Engineers, I share why I started this podcast in the first place, then walk through...
Why Logic Alone Can’t Hold Your Team Together
In this episode of English for Engineers, I sit down with Catherine Stagg-Macey, executive coach, team coach, and...
Let the Drawings Speak: How Engineering Culture Changes Across Borders
In this episode of English for Engineers, I catch up with an old schoolmate, Christian Urich, a civil and...
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...