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English 202C: Improving My Technical Communication Skills

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The course, English 202C, was an invaluable tool for me to better my technical communication skills. I have learned many crucial tips to make my writing more professional and compact. This course helped me to understand the importance of saying what needs said in the most straightforward way and to get to the point as quickly as possible. These concepts will be useful in the workplace because people such as employers do not have time or the patience to read lengthy messages, reports or other forms of documentation.

The three assignments that I have included in my e-portfolio include my instruction set on how to perform a PennDOT regulated bridge inspection, a civil engineering internet resource guide, and a researched argument paper on gun control. I learned the importance of being able to say exactly what you mean to get people to understand something from writing the instruction set. I compiled a large pool of resources for designing bridges through completing the internet resource guide that can be used throughout the beginning of my career. The researched argument paper taught me how to effectively take a stance on a topic of debate, and address both sides while giving the reasoning and thinking behind my opinion. These projects show my ability to communicate in a variety of different situations. The main skill I have …show more content…

To be successful, you must be able to get a point across quickly and you must be able to do so in a way that you sound credible to your audience. This course fits in with my career goals because as a civil engineer designing bridges, I will have to communicate on a daily basis with my fellow employees, employers and clients. I have seen this in my internship with a civil engineering consulting firm, where the employees are constantly communicating with one another and their clients every

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