Published on April 8, 2025

Public Speaking in the Engineering Fields: How to Deliver Effective Oral Presentations

Thursday, April 10, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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Effective oral communication is a cornerstone of success in engineering and technical fields, whether delivering an academic conference talk, leading an industry team meeting, or pitching ideas to clients. This talk will focus on some basic tools needed to deliver impactful technical presentations tailored to diverse audiences and contexts. Participants will leave with practical strategies for creating and delivering high-quality presentations. Register now!

Dr. Alan Chong

Director, Engineering Communications Program; Associate Director, ISTEP

Alan Chong coordinates communication instruction in Civil and Mineral Engineering, where he is also cross appointed. His teaching in CivMin focuses on developing student awareness of discipline specific genres and rhetorical strategies for communicating effectively within those genres. In Engineering Science, he also coordinates their thesis course and serves as their Associate Chair, Foundation Years. Alan’s current research interests includes developing civic engagement in undergraduate engineering students and in building case studies in science communication for use in engineering classrooms, testing them out in his elective on Science and Technology in the Popular Media. He currently serves as IEEE Professional Communication Society’s Immediate Past President and has served as the Society’s Digital Content Curator.