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Task 3: The importance of communication skills for engineers

 Choose a quote and explain: 

“While all engineers should have good communication skills, global engineers

face additional challenges, making effective communication an imperative.”

Debra Kraft, Careers Content Writer, Demand Media (2016)


Because an engineer’s job is intricate and technical and because not every person they collaborate with possesses the same level of technical knowledge, effective communication skills are crucial. In engineering, clear communication is essential in ensuring that everyone involved in the project is on the same page. This is especially important for global engineers, as they usually have to work with other people with different expertise or who speak different languages. Effective communication is required to bridge this communication barrier so that projects can progress smoothly without misinterpretation of communications. To reiterate, it is of utmost importance that engineers, especially global engineers, possess good communication skills in order to clearly deliver their ideas to people of differing expertise and who, speak a different language.

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  1. Jia JunJanuary 8, 2023 at 5:35 PM

    Hi Qin Cheng,

    Your explanation for the quote is pretty well written. You wrote how it is important for global engineers to have the ability to communicate well as they usually handle clients or people with different backgrounds and cultures. You also mention the difference in how local engineers and global engineers have different ways of communication which truly differentiate them apart from each other. Overall, the explanation is well organized and you get straight to the point. However, there are some parts of the explanation, it needs to be read a few times to truly get what it meant.

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