"Chang-lin Tien not only isn't afraid to speak up, he's very persuasive." Kuh reveals with a smile that Dr. Tien used to "hold forth at length" with "laudable courage." As his verbal skills steadily improved, he was able to bring the dry subject of mechanical engineering to life in class and cut straight to the point in conferences.
他笑著透露，早年田長霖十足「勇氣可嘉」，發表意見時常「囉囉唆唆講不完」；後來他技巧漸進，不但上課時能把枯燥的機械課程講得生動有趣，開會時更是切重要點。