Effective Communication Skills for Scientific and Technical Professionals

Author by : Harry E. Chambers
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2000-12-28
Publisher by : Basic Books

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Description : Flatter, more collaborative organizational structures, combined with the pressure to translate innovative ideas into action quickly, are increasing the need by technical professionals-such as computer programmers, design specialists, engineers, and R&D scientists-to expand their repertoire of communication and managerial skills. In this highly accessible and practical book, Harry Chambers offers a wealth of strategies and tactics for building these skills, to the benefit of individuals, teams, and companies. In his trademark shoot-from-the-hip style, Chambers identifies specific real-world challenges that technical professionals face in the workplace, and offers definitive guidelines for enhancing their communication skills-from making presentations to giving and receiving criticism to navigating office politics. Featuring interviews with people in the trenches, as well as self-assessment tools and exercises, Effective Communication Skills will become a valued resource for technical professionals and their colleagues, trainers, and HR departments in all industries....

Author by : Stephanie Barnard
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Publisher by : Yale University Press

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Description : Strong communication skills are required of today's health care practitioners. This guide contains practical advice on a broad range of essential communication skills for health-care practitioners....

Author by : KAVITA TYAGI
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2010-12-16
Publisher by : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

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Description : With the younger generation today seeking jobs in multinational corporations, large companies, or the civil services in the government, and the competition becoming stiffer and stiffer with each passing day, it is only natural that the ability to communicate effectively, precisely as well as to acquire communication skills has become more important than ever before. A plethora of books have flooded the market to capitalize on this frantic effort of the younger generation to become adept in communication. And professional communication is no exception to this. This accessible and compact book on Professional Communication strives to focus on the communication skills needed for the professionals. Divided into five parts and 19 chapters, the book begins with a discussion on the concept of communication, and then it goes on to give in detail features of a language as a tool of communication, the communication process models and barriers to communication. The text also elaborates on word formation, vocabulary, sentence structure and paragraph development. In addition, it explains different forms of technical communication; the format, layout and style of business communication; technical documents such as theses, scientific articles and research papers; and technical proposals. Furthermore, the book provides value-based text reading from celebrated writers. This student-friendly book, suffused with practical examples, is primarily intended as a textbook for the first year students of engineering (B.Tech.) of UP Technical University for their course on Professional Communication. It will also be of immense benefit to undergraduate students and technical professionals across the country. KEY FEATURES : Gives a broader perspective on communication and its barriers. Provides a more comprehensive division of the different types of reports. Elaborates on various approaches to presentation strategies....

Author by : Li-Shih Huang
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2010-09-23
Publisher by : University Press of America

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Description : Academic Communication Skills is designed to assist international graduate students as they create their own opportunities to expand their linguistic and strategic repertoires in academic English conversations. The needs of international graduate students are often different than those of others who have learned English as an additional language because they participate in academic conversations at advanced levels, encounter daily opportunities to discuss topics about which they have sophisticated knowledge, and are required to share their expertise with others (in their roles as teaching assistants or research assistants). As students progress in their academic studies, they increasingly understand that their fluency in academic oral communications plays an important role in their academic performance and future career options. While they recognize the importance, many voice frustrations, finding that speaking English is more difficult than writing and engaging in impromptu dialogues is more difficult than presenting prepared monologues. This book is an excellent resource for either classroom instruction or for self-study. It provides effective confidence-building strategies that speakers can try when participating in a range of different academic interactions. By guiding both students and instructors in examining common conversational challenges in academic environments, including many of the assumptions that frequently cause miscommunication, the book provides proven strategies for increased effectiveness and confidence in cross-cultural academic conversations....

Author by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2017-03-08
Publisher by : National Academies Press

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Description : Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and other considerations as they make important life decisions about medical care, the safety of foods, what to do about climate change, and many other issues. Communicating science effectively, however, is a complex task and an acquired skill. Moreover, the approaches to communicating science that will be most effective for specific audiences and circumstances are not obvious. Fortunately, there is an expanding science base from diverse disciplines that can support science communicators in making these determinations. Communicating Science Effectively offers a research agenda for science communicators and researchers seeking to apply this research and fill gaps in knowledge about how to communicate effectively about science, focusing in particular on issues that are contentious in the public sphere. To inform this research agenda, this publication identifies important influences â€" psychological, economic, political, social, cultural, and media-related â€" on how science related to such issues is understood, perceived, and used....

Author by : S.D. Sharma
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2007
Publisher by : Sarup & Sons

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Author by : Stephen Rosen
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 1998
Publisher by : Academic Press

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Description : This guide will help you find a satisfying career in today's market. It includes numerous assessment surveys, identifies career resources for professional networking, outlines how to write a winning resume, and features numerous personal case histories of those who have successfully made the transition from academia to the business world. The authors' step-by-step techniques have been field-tested on thousands and will help you to discover new career perspectives....