Assignment #1
The Metropolis
9 Buona Vista Drive Tower 1
Singapore 139347
12 September 2017
Ms Lim Lay Hoon
Lecturer
Singapore Institute of Technology
10 Dover Drive
Singapore 138682
Dear Ms Lim,
Strengths and challenges in communicating
My name is Joelle and I have recently graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in Integrated Facility Management. I am currently an undergraduate pursuing my degree in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land). My purpose of writing this is to reflect on my communication strengths, weaknesses, and goals for this module; SIE2016 Effective Communication.
My greatest strength in communication lies in my open-mindedness. In any conversation, it is always a give and take thus one should be open to listening and understanding the opinions of others' instead of just wanting to convey their message. I realized the importance of open-mindedness during the endless projects I had in polytechnic. It is only through accepting and understanding the opinion of others' that leads to a more productive work done.
Whereas for my weaknesses, I tend to beat around the bush both verbally and in writing. Consequently, I often divert from my main point leading to my tendency to speak quickly especially when there is a time limit imposed. Likewise, I find it hard to pent down my thoughts as it is all jumbled up in my mind.
As for my goals, I will work on improving my weaknesses and continue to better my communication skills. With this module, I also hope to gain more confidence which will be beneficial for me especially for when I step into the work force.
Lastly, communication is key and is also used in our daily lives through our interaction with others thus I feel that it is of utmost importance to master effective communication.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Joelle Kim
SIE2016
9 Buona Vista Drive Tower 1
Singapore 139347
12 September 2017
Ms Lim Lay Hoon
Lecturer
Singapore Institute of Technology
10 Dover Drive
Singapore 138682
Dear Ms Lim,
Strengths and challenges in communicating
My name is Joelle and I have recently graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in Integrated Facility Management. I am currently an undergraduate pursuing my degree in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land). My purpose of writing this is to reflect on my communication strengths, weaknesses, and goals for this module; SIE2016 Effective Communication.
My greatest strength in communication lies in my open-mindedness. In any conversation, it is always a give and take thus one should be open to listening and understanding the opinions of others' instead of just wanting to convey their message. I realized the importance of open-mindedness during the endless projects I had in polytechnic. It is only through accepting and understanding the opinion of others' that leads to a more productive work done.
Whereas for my weaknesses, I tend to beat around the bush both verbally and in writing. Consequently, I often divert from my main point leading to my tendency to speak quickly especially when there is a time limit imposed. Likewise, I find it hard to pent down my thoughts as it is all jumbled up in my mind.
As for my goals, I will work on improving my weaknesses and continue to better my communication skills. With this module, I also hope to gain more confidence which will be beneficial for me especially for when I step into the work force.
Lastly, communication is key and is also used in our daily lives through our interaction with others thus I feel that it is of utmost importance to master effective communication.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Joelle Kim
SIE2016
Hi Joelle,
ReplyDeleteI am happy to know that we both shares the same thought that one should be open to listening to maintain a balance with flow of the group. Conflicts usually arises when too many opinions overlaps. Hence, being able to give in to your group members is a valuable quality that one must have. Of course, one should not give in just so they can be nice. Instead, it should be out of mutual respect and that your peer's ideas are feasible at the same time.
As for your weakness, I believe with more practice, you would be able sought out your thoughts and this would enable you to manage your time efficiently too. I tend to speak quickly due to the time limit too because I always felt that I have many points that needs to covered and I would be worried that time would be insufficient for me. I believe we can improve further through adequate practice.
Jarrod Chin
Hi Joelle,
ReplyDeleteGreat write up and structure on your introductory letter!
I feel that even though your strength is the basic key to communication, it also is one of the important aspects. People tend to forget about being open minded to other individual's ideas and perception, this can easily lead to miscommunication among one another.
Regarding your weakness, i think that practice will make it perfect. Being expose to more exercises and practices in both writing and presenting would definitely help you to address and overcome your weakness.
All the best in achieving your goal in this module and let's strive together and work hard towards it!
Melvyn
Hi Joelle,
ReplyDeleteYour ability for being open-minded in communication is definitely a plus point, allowing it to open up other opportunities and ideas. I agree on your point when a person chooses to compromise one another, as there will be a mutual understanding between the group and creating a more productive environment.
As for your weakness, I personally believe that writing down the key points and staying composed will be able to help you write better. Through practicing it on a daily basis, it will better prepare our knowledge when faced with a task.
Let’s work together on our weaknesses and not forgetting to constantly apply our strengths in communication. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and I enjoyed reading your letter because it had a good flow and structure.
Best regards,
Aloysius
Hi Joelle,
ReplyDeleteJosiah here! Thanks for sharing a little about yourself and about your strengths and weaknesses in communication. It is very well dissected into three well sized paragraphs that are not too long.
Both your strengths and weaknesses were very well explained and I guess if you really think about it, your strengths could also be a weakness right? You could have also further explained how you are going to future improve your weaknesses.
I heavily agree with you that communication plays a big part in our day to day life and that it is of utmost importance that we communicate well. Hope that we will be able to do well in this module.
Regards,
Josiah
Dear Joelle,
ReplyDeleteI had an enjoyable time reading about your blog post.
I wholeheartedly agree with your statement of "only through accepting and understanding the opinion of others' that leads to a more productive work done". Like u said, it is always a give and take in a conversation. One must not only be able to give constructive criticism, he/she must also be able to take criticism just as well.
It may sound weird but I am in fact, envious about your weakness. I am not talking about the part about beating about the bush, but the part being able to speak quickly. Unlike you, I tend to find myself in a loss of words and had to use filler words frequently. This would make my presenting seem awkward due to the constant pauses.
I am glad to know more about you and let us strive to rectify our weaknesses and improve on our strengths at the end of this module!
Regards,
Yong Jian
Dear Joelle,
ReplyDeleteIt was a joy reading your post. I like how you share your life experience with us and how you convey your message with strong valid reasons for the claims you make.
Your post clearly and correctly responded to the assignment. The content in your post are all clearly stated and well expressed.
I am very impressed with the quality of the content in your post. Words used inside are concise, coherent and cohesive. Your word choice is impressive as it seems like every word you used fits in the writing correctly and describe the scene to us in the most realistic manner. The ideas in the post were logical and aesthetically consistent. The whole writing is well integrated together and complete.
I strongly agree with your statement “…It is only through accepting and understanding the opinion of others' that leads to a more productive work done…” By putting ourselves in others shoes or by looking an issue from another point of view, we will be able to much appreciate other people’s thoughts and often conform to that one agreed solution.
The language you used was clear, accurate and considerate in manner.
Looking forward to working with you in the future and improve each aspect of our communication skills.
Regards,
Eng Sheng Cai
SIE2016
Group 6
Trimester 2017/2018
Dear Joelle,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us your take on what communication means to you, as well as your strengths and weaknesses when communicating.
I see a fairly clear outline where you detailed your strengths and your weaknesses in communication skills, with clear topic sentences that made it easy for your readers to follow your writing. The concluding paragraph seems a tad out of place though, but other than that, the post looks good.
There are some minor problems with the language used, so do work on those. I am highlighting a few examples below:
• “…I have recently graduated from Temasek Polytechnic…” >>> “…I recently graduated…”
• “My purpose of writing this is to…” >>> writing what?
• “… it is always a give and take thus one…” >>> ‘give-and-take’ what?
• “…I also hope to gain more confidence which will …” >>> gain more confidence in?
(Check this link: https://www.englishgrammar.org/sentence-fragments-2/)
• “accepting and understanding the opinion of others' that leads to a more productive work done.” >>> can you spot the problem with this statement?
All in all, I enjoyed the read. Thanks again for the good effort, Joelle!
Cheers,
Ms. Lim