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PROFILE : My journey to Professional Registration - Innocent Gininda

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Innocent Gininda shares his journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng), emphasizing the importance of mentorship, early preparation, and understanding ECSA requirements. He offers advice to aspiring PrEngs, highlighting the value of diverse feedback and a positive mindset. My journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng) culminated successfully in November 2024. I was fortunate to begin my career at a company with a Commitment and Undertaking (C&U) Agreement with ECSA and a robust mentorship program. This commitment to training engineers to the standard required for Professional Registration provided me with essential resources and a structured path to track my experience against ECSA requirements. Early exposure to these expectations instilled a positive outlook on registration and solidified my desire to achieve this milestone. My views on Professional Registration have remained consistently positive throughout this journey. Working alongside ...
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CAREERTIP : Seeing Is Not Always Believing

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In the past, we've relied on the adage "seeing is believing." However, with the advancement of editing tools and artificial intelligence (AI), can we still trust our eyes? We often overlook the realm of touch, smell, and taste, which are essential components of the communication world.

Online communication tools such as meetings, emails, and messaging services have several drawbacks, including the lack of nonverbal signals, understanding, and energy exchange between the speaker and the listener. Additionally, touch, a powerful form of communication, is lost in virtual interactions.

To overcome these limitations and embrace the full spectrum of human communication, hard hat professionals must adopt the kinesthetic domains of touch, smell, and taste. Here are some key action steps to achieve this:

  • Seek out face-to-face communication opportunities. Attend live conferences, company retreats, events, and social gatherings to connect with others in person.
  • Incorporate touch into your interactions. Touch is becoming increasingly important in the digital age. Make an effort to balance your virtual world with real-world events where you can physically interact with others.
  • Embrace the handshake. The handshake has been around for millennia and remains a socially acceptable way to touch strangers.
  • Realize that your voice is a form of touch. The vibrations produced by your voice can be felt by those you communicate with, creating a sense of connection.
  • Interact with your audience. Encourage active participation in your presentations by asking direct and rhetorical questions. Allow for and encourage nonverbal feedback such as clapping, standing, or sitting.
By incorporating these strategies into your communication style, you can enhance interpersonal engagement, build stronger relationships, and inspire meaningful action. The transformation of communication is not just an opportunity but an obligation in today's world.

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