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Just a little background: I'm a junior in mechanical engineering and only recently have I considered getting a minor not related to my field. For a career, I plan on going into something involving space exploration (a little vague yes).
Now about the communications minor: I, myself, am not the best at public speaking or high pressure one on one conversations. Even in conversations with friends I can pause often and go "uh uh um uh uh" if something unexpected comes up. I DO NOT want this to stay with me throughout my life especially with this chosen career. Being what the industry is, I know there are times where you need to persuade someone to accept your idea or convince them to fund it.
I would like to be better at this by doing some communications courses.
Now, my question.. Would this actually help me with that goal? I don't think taking just one course would help, I would probably just try to get through the course. I want to learn and apply. Right now, I get extremely nervous at the prospect of public speaking. I want to at least numb that a little bit.
Would the minor help me in doing this? And more importantly, is it worth taking up time from my engineering courses to pursue this?
Thanks
Now about the communications minor: I, myself, am not the best at public speaking or high pressure one on one conversations. Even in conversations with friends I can pause often and go "uh uh um uh uh" if something unexpected comes up. I DO NOT want this to stay with me throughout my life especially with this chosen career. Being what the industry is, I know there are times where you need to persuade someone to accept your idea or convince them to fund it.
I would like to be better at this by doing some communications courses.
Now, my question.. Would this actually help me with that goal? I don't think taking just one course would help, I would probably just try to get through the course. I want to learn and apply. Right now, I get extremely nervous at the prospect of public speaking. I want to at least numb that a little bit.
Would the minor help me in doing this? And more importantly, is it worth taking up time from my engineering courses to pursue this?
Thanks