How Engineers Re-Invent Themselves as Confident Communicators

Welcome to the Future.

That's the theme of National Engineer's Week. It's a 73-year-old observance that's especially relevant to you today.

The National Society of Professional Engineers' goal is for a diverse, well-educated future workforce.

Why does this feel like a lofty milestone for a highly proficient and technical workforce?

??Because at the core of the mission is your weakness.??

Interpersonal communication.

Becoming an effective communicator demands more than an ongoing commitment to learn.

It's about your willingness to evolve.

With this year's futuristic theme, engineering firms must get back to basics.

Engineering programs need to teach the importance of how human connections ignite successful careers.

???Developing confidence, public speaking, and business networking skills are not one-off classes.

They are different from credentialing programs.

Interpersonal communication in engineering doesn't involve pushing papers or file management.

It's how leaders learn and push themselves and others to re-invent their personalities.

??This week, take an honest look at how you collectively share your messages, stories, and value.

MEPs, civil engineers, and others don't typically feel charismatic.

Most of us don't.

I developed charisma because I wasn't born with it.

I had to be willing and open to admitting that personality is an essential business trait.

How are you showing up in the world?

Verbal and non-verbal communication attract or repel people and opportunities.

Your future is all about how you evolve, lead, and succeed.

It's not just this week.

It's every single day.