Paraphrase of professional quote according to Marybeth Miceli

Quote:

“I contend that we (engineers) are undervalued because of our widespread inability to explain what we do to the general public (and why it is so important). It is one of the hardest goals to accomplish, to be able to boil down difficult concepts into a short and easily understood presentation or elevator pitch.”

Marybeth Miceli, President, Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, USA (2011)

Paraphrased quote:

Trying to breakdown the ideas and thoughts of an engineer is difficult due to the different types of concepts present in every product.

Engineers are often misunderstood or overlooked due to the complexity of our jobs, that may be incomprehensible to the general public.