Blog post 6: Final Reflections

Over the past 13 weeks, ES2007s has enabled me to acquire several important communication skills that are vital in the working world. In fact, it has aided me in my academic work which also requires email-drafting, project meetings and report writing. It would come to serve a purpose during my internship in May right after the exams as I would have an experience interacting with the real working world.

This course has addressed several agenda that I've had doubts in the past, like resolving conflicts and inter-cultural communications. I have now learnt to appreciate cultures other than my own, and to be more tactful when involved in an conflict situation. The 7C's of writing and communication has also allowed me to gain a greater insight on skills that I thought was 'easy' in the past

I also had the opportunity to conduct presentations in front of the class, and through this avenue, I discovered my flaws and strengths in public speaking, which I would attempt to correct. Had it been in the actual workplace, I would have been deemed as someone who "cannot articulate myself" properly.

With this being my last post, I bid everyone farewell and appreciate the time that you took in reading and giving feedback on my posts. Good luck to your exams and future endeavours!

Blog post 5: Oral Presentation Reflection

I think my group did a pretty god job in preparing for our presentation, and we made a great effort to deliver it smoothly. However there were still some areas could be improved.

For myself, I was still a little nervous, despite the fact that I had rehearse a few times before hand and even on the bus before I reached the classroom! Furthermore, I presented the bulk of the part that I did for the project, and considering the fact that I was the last presenter, I should be more relaxed and confident as the previous 3 speakers had eased the stress for me. I managed to regain my composure after a short while, and delivered the presentation smoothly till the end.

I think one of the factors that contributed to my nervousness was the time. Our group was actually over the time limit, and I was thinking how to re-do my portion so that it would not over-exceed the 20 minutes. Hence part of the flow was interrupted and I appeared to be jittery.

Nonetheless, I felt that I've improved when compared to the previous presentation, and was proud to have done it with my group.