Effective communication skills for scientific and technical professionals/ Harry E. Chambers

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. Stating that technical professionals need to expand their communication and managerial skills, a strategic guide identifies challenges while offering advice on such areas as making presentations, giving and receiving criticism, and handling politics. Reprint.

for Technical Professionals In All Fields, A Practical Guide To Enhancing Communication, Interpersonal, And Managerial Skills.