The Importance of communication skills for Engineers

“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.” Marybeth Miceli, President, Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, USA (2011) 

My response:

As quoted by Marybeth Miceli, concepts learned by engineers are hard to grasp

and even harder to explain engineering concepts to a person who is not an engineer,

it is easy for people to think that what we do is easy, but communication plays a key role in

showcasing how valuable we are to society and how crucial is it for us, such as providing

simplified explanations to extricate processes in companies or just simply give

aspiring engineers a better opportunity to learn.