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An engineer should be a good communicator. In his own organisation he must communicate upwards to those he is responsible to, laterally with colleagues, and downwards to those who work for him. He is also likely to communicate externally with customers and suppliers and to write papers for conferences and journals.
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Further Reading
Black, S., Practical Public Relations (Pitman, London, 1976).
Chappell, R.T. and Read, W.L., Business Communications (Macdonald and Evans, Plymouth, 1979).
Garnett, J., The Manager Responsibility for Communication, Notes for Managers No. 2 (Industrial Society, London).
Gode, W., Chairmanship and Discussion Leading, Notes for Managers No. 26 (Industrial Society, London).
Kenny, P., Public Speaking for Scientists and Engineers (Adam Hilger, Bristol, 1982).
Mitchell, J., How to Write Reports (Collins, Glasgow, 1974).
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Radford, J.D. (1984). Communication. In: The Engineer and Society. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17506-2_4
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