Technical communications is a key component to the success of engineers in the field. Studies find that around fifty percent of an engineer’s work constitutes communication duties. (Brandt & Prescott, 2013) These duties must be acknowledged and bestowed onto students in their college career in order for them to be prepared for the field. Through the use of technical written, oral, and visual communications, engineers can bring designs to life. These communications translate into technical documents consisting of: technical memos, emails, presentations, design reports, notes, proposals, site reports, provisions, and contracts. (Conrad, Pfeifer & Szymoniak, 2012) This report will generalize how engineers use technical communications in the
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In an interview, he addressed the importance of the constant need for oral speeches to “sell your ideas.” As an engineer, you must have the ability to conduct speeches to small groups of individuals as well as large groups consisting of many fields of expertise. He then went on to explain his interpretation of an “elevator speech.” Engineers need to have the ability to speak clearly, concisely, and efficiently. “If you don’t have enough time to convince your boss of your idea from the time you enter into an elevator at ground level, to the time you get to the thirtieth floor, your speech isn’t worth …show more content…
Engineers spend about twenty-three percent of their time reading, interpreting, and responding to technical materials and data. (Brandt & Prescott, 2013) Success in this field is related by the ability to use and comprehend visuals. (Wolfe, 2009) When information is displayed in a “visual pattern,” it projects the data efficiently. (Lannon & Gurak, 2014, p.246) Furthermore, data visualization and numbers are a key ingredient in engineering sciences as engineers stress the importance of the ability to be able to “interpret, draw conclusions from, and explain possible errors” in data. (Wolfe, 2009,
In an interview, he addressed the importance of the constant need for oral speeches to “sell your ideas.” As an engineer, you must have the ability to conduct speeches to small groups of individuals as well as large groups consisting of many fields of expertise. He then went on to explain his interpretation of an “elevator speech.” Engineers need to have the ability to speak clearly, concisely, and efficiently. “If you don’t have enough time to convince your boss of your idea from the time you enter into an elevator at ground level, to the time you get to the thirtieth floor, your speech isn’t worth …show more content…
Engineers spend about twenty-three percent of their time reading, interpreting, and responding to technical materials and data. (Brandt & Prescott, 2013) Success in this field is related by the ability to use and comprehend visuals. (Wolfe, 2009) When information is displayed in a “visual pattern,” it projects the data efficiently. (Lannon & Gurak, 2014, p.246) Furthermore, data visualization and numbers are a key ingredient in engineering sciences as engineers stress the importance of the ability to be able to “interpret, draw conclusions from, and explain possible errors” in data. (Wolfe, 2009,