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You need to demonstrate a minimum (B) Ability level to be able to pass this objective.
Communication plays a critical role for almost any discipline, and it vital for structural engineers in their day-to-day working career. This communication takes on many forms, giving you a range of items you could easily discuss and showcase for this objective:
- Written (reports, emails)
- Graphical (hand sketches, digital sketches, drawings, posters)
- Mathematical (calculations)
- Verbal (in-house presentations, external presentations)
What to Incude in Your Report Form and Portfolio
A list of potential ideas to include in your report form and portfolio for the communication objective is shown below:
- In-house presentations you have made, maybe to coworkers for general knowledge sharing or presenting project updates
- PowerPoint slides you have presented
- Drawings, sketches, diagrams (load paths, scheme designs, construction methodology, etc.)
- Extracts from Stage 2, 3 or 4 reports that you have produced
- Meeting agendas and/or meeting minutes produced by you
- A calculation/excel spreadsheet you have written
- A competition submission / poster that you created
- RFPs for CCTV surveys, structural investigations, geotechnical soil investigations, etc.
- 3d Rhino models and other visualisations you may have done
- Structural calculations
- An email that showcases good communication skills
What kind of questions to expect in your Interview?
Here are a few example questions which you might be asked for your Professional Review Interview:
- How have you communicated designs to clients and project teams?
- Do you attend design team meetings with another engineer or by yourself?
- Why is communication important as an engineer?
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