Instructional Unit 1 - Task 3 (Calvin)

 

“I contend that we (engineers) are undervalued because of our widespread inability to explain what we do to the general public (and why it is so important). It is one of the hardest goals to accomplish, to be able to boil down difficult concepts into a short and easily understood presentation or elevator pitch.”

 According to Marybeth Miceli, President, Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, USA (2011), that engineers are underrated because they are unable to convey the concepts to the masses. Likewise, being able to analyze and dissect those concepts into lucid presentations is one of the most difficult tasks to achieve.

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  1. luo fei12 January 2022 at 19:30

    Hi Calvin, thank you for the post. The paraphrase is clear and well explained.

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