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By Ryan FolandJanuary 07, 2017I hear people complain all the time about not having the opportunity to speak. That& 39;s bollocks. In fact, I ask people all the time if they are public speakers and most of them sheepishly say no. This is also bollocks. Every time you open your mouth and utter your words in public, you are technically a public speaker.

By Shelby RogersJanuary 09, 2017A company in Japan is laying off 34 workers and replacing them with an Artificial Intelligence system. The insurance company invested in the AI that will calculate payouts for its policyholders.The company, Fukoku Mutual Life, estimates productivity will boost 30 percent.

Illustration by Ryan Foland As a an engineer, there is a good chance that you are an introvert. There is nothing wrong with being soft spoken unless part of your job includes public speakingYou are great at communicating complex ideas, but just not to large groups of people. You get speech anxiety. In the privacy of your dim lit office, your fingers dance across the keyboard and you have no problem expressing yourself.

The idea of public speaking in front of a group is not easy for everyone. It makes some people very nervous or anxious. When people get nervous and anxious, they tend to sweat. When I am nervous and anxious, I sweat. If I& 39;m speaking to people and I& 39;m thinking about how sweaty I am, I get distracted, which causes more anxiety.

Need to make a neat looking and engaging presentation? Fed up with Microsoft& 39;s vanilla PowerPoint? Then you& 39;ve come to the right place. We& 39;ve scoured the internet for great presentation software that offers a better and more flexible creator. Here is our list of 10 of the best presentation software for 2017.

We aren& 39;t known for our ability to communicate, but if we want to land that job, we have to learn how to market ourselves.March 03, 2017As an engineer, you may struggle with marketing yourself or even marketing your creations. We aren& 39;t known for our ability to communicate, and some of us may even have a disdain for the world of marketing.

Facebook knows a lot more about you than you might think. Through cutting edge algorithms and endless data, they can tell pretty much everything about you without ever having met you. Image Source: Pixabay Facebook is the leading social network across the world and it has 1.8 billion monthly active users, 1.

Energy storage trains are a fantastic idea to save energy. Energy grids supplied by renewable energy sources naturally benefit from energy storage of any kind. & 34;Pumped& 34; hydropower is one of the common & 34;go to& 34; solution for energy storage. As we are sure you are aware, water energy storage uses electricity off-peak to pump water.

By Shelby RogersMarch 06, 2017Facebook is finally giving users a chance to dislike content. The social media giant is letting some users an added dislike button with a & 34;thumbs down& 34; emoji in their Facebook Messenger panel. The mythical & 39;No& 39; reaction will join other reaction emojis for select users of Messenger.

Every year a quarter of million students graduate from engineering and technology programs in the USA to soon find themselves in a never-ending maze of engineering job search.Education is important because it is the only treasure that no one can take away from you. Engineering students work hard to achieve good grades and pass every technical exam bestowed upon them, and all that hard work must pay off.

Mining engineering jobs focused on the process of bringing hidden metals and minerals from the earth up to the surface. Mining engineers and mine workers use special equipment to make sure the unearthing of these natural metals and minerals are safe and will not cause unnecessary disturbances in the environment, not to mention possible harm to themselves; and therefore such jobs offer some of the highest mining engineering salary.

Last month, Elon Musk discussed supporting universal basic income to aid in the eventual day when robots replace human workers. After discussing the growing need for electricity, Musk switched subjects to the hotly contested issue of mass unemployment due to growing automation.& 34;I think we& 39;ll end up doing universal basic income,& 34; he said at the World Government Summit in Dubai.