Looking back at my first post, being able to communicate effectively to establish good relationships still holds true. Effective communication is essential for the fostering and strengthening of relationships with our family, friends and future colleagues. Besides the 48 hours of official tutorial hours, there were countless hours of hard work outside class to meet the various deadlines of assignments, such as the resume and blog posts, and of course, the survey report project.
The written assignments of this course had improved my understanding of written communication. At the start of the course, I had no idea what the 7Cs of writing was. Now, I am able to remember to apply the 7Cs to my writings. Working on the survey report project also plays a big part to my learning. I am now able to understand the scientific research approach to reports and how to write a formal one. In my first post, I had mentioned that nonverbal communication is a skill that is not as easy to master. Through this course, my understanding of this aspect of communication was enhanced. Nonverbal communication cues, such as maintaining eye contact and appropriate postures in communicating, are now pointers that I always remind myself when communicating with other people. This skill is particularly important when going for a job interview. This course had also taught me a lot about being in a job interview and writing a resume and cover letter when applying for a job. And the list of questions that interviewers might ask really lets me think hard on giving the appropriate answer. This is important as I’ll be graduating next semester.
Though the skills that we have learnt at the end of this course are important, the friendships, which were established with our tutor and classmates, are also as significant. I believe I have learnt more than just effective professional communication. For my last post, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Ms Kim and my fellow classmates.
Thanks Ms Kim! Thanks for the guidance and teachings on the various topics in this course. We really appreciated your patience and sharing of your work experiences in class. Oh! And not forgetting your treat of sponge cakes and egg tarts on the last lesson, thank you!
Thank you fellow classmates: Peng Siang, Hui Min, You Fei, Matthew, Shaun, Joyce, Illya, Miranda, Brandon, Jia Hwa, Edwin, Chen Xin, Dai Jing, Yun Nian, Gary and Zhi Lian! (It’s according to the usual seating arrangement!) I have certainly enjoyed the course with all of you as my tutorial mates, especially my project group mates. Thanks Brandon, Joyce and Miranda! It has been a wonderful experience working with the three of you. Hope that all of you had fun too. And also, pardon my noisiness in class or “craziness” as you all put it (and
