February 17, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR ANDREA GUNTHER IN WA
I am a structural engineer working on commercial
airplanes. The best way to communicate problems or
solutions to a group is in a presentation. If there
is a problem that requires a management decision then
you will definitely be making a presentation. My
presentations are generally technical in nature and
about something that I have been involoved with for a
while. In my job I file my calcualtions in a library.
They must be formatted in a way that other people can
read and follow them.
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February 13, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR ANNE LUCIETTO IN IL
It really depends upon what the engineer is doing or what they are involved
in. I personally am a Mechanical Engineer. In my job, I'm presenting and
making a case to my peers on a regular basis. I present in a formal
presentation fairly often. It seems like my outreach activities have me
speaking so often to a crowd that I no longer think about who I'm speaking
to but more concerned about what I'm speaking about and if it is being
understood in the right context!