Subject: My Communication Strength, Weakness and Goals for
the Module
Dear Ms. Lim
I am Benjamin Kuah, one of your student in Effective
Communication class. Before entering SIT’s Sustainable Infrastructure
Engineering Course, I graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with Diploma in Hotel
and Leisure Facilities Management. Upon graduation, I aspire to be an Engineer
in the Building Services industry. After accumulating years of experience, I
intend to become a lecturer.
I was exposed to giving presentations back in Polytechnic days. From presenting my findings to coaching my juniors as part of my volunteer work, I was glad to have these opportunities as they developed my presentation skills. I feel that I can engage my audiences and while doing that, I managed to capture their attention and learnt about their opinions. To spice up the session, I injected some element of fun into it too.
Although I can express myself usually, there are times where
I find myself unable to do it in a concise manner. This happened in one of the
debriefs which I have conducted for my juniors some time back. In my head, I
have a learning point which I felt was essential to bring out and I went ahead.
After that, I realized I was long-winded and did not fully brought out my point.
Through their facial expression, I knew some of my juniors did not fully grasp
my point.
With that said, I aim to refine my verbal communication
skills further by learning to bring across my idea in a more concise way. I
believe that it will not only allow me to express myself more directly, it will
allow me to achieve my communication objectives too. Also, I will like to take
this opportunity to refresh on my academic writing techniques which is required
of me in the module and beyond.
Yours Sincerely,
Kuah Shao
Lun, Benjamin
Student,
SIE2016-SEM03
Great introduction! Hope you are able to cope well with the change in field of study and become a lecturer in the future! You are a really enthusiastic presenter, it's great that you are able to instill some fun & joy into your presentation. Hope you are able to achieve your aims in SIT!
ReplyDeleteThanks Zhong Han! Yes let us work hard towards our goals!
DeleteHi Benjamin, I agree with Zhong Han's comment above and also think that you are enthusiastic and passionate in sharing your knowledge with others. This is evidence in the peer-sharing session last week where I was quite amazed by the tone and clarity you used to capture my attention.
ReplyDeleteI have indeed learnt a lot from your sharing! One of my goals next time is also to go into teaching industry as I like to teach and educate others. Seeing them benefit from it gives me a sense of achievement. What actually inspired you to be a lecturer?
Thank you Kang Ming. I got this inspiration from the volunteer work that I have been doing since my Polytechnic days which involves me teaching as well as facilitating my junior during their CCA session.
DeleteI agree with you too, that sense of achievement is unable to be described by words! Let us work hard towards our goals!
Hey Benjamin,
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed a good read. From the way you bring up yourself in this post and in class, I can see the potential in you being a lecturer. You are fortunate to have plenty of presentations during your polytechnic days which shaped you to such a good presenter. I believe that this module will shows us how to be concise in order to become a better presenter. Have fun learning!
Signing off, Ashley
Thank you Ashley! Yes hopefully it does and have fun learning too!
DeleteHi Benjamin, this is a great post and i agree that you are able to engage and capture the audience attention during your presentations in class, keep it up!. With more practice i believe you are able to achieve your desired goals.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ming Wei
DeleteHi Benjamin, great introduction! Your presentation in class was an eye opener, I see your ability to capture the attention of people with your charisma. I believe you will achieve what you desire with some practice.
ReplyDeleteThank you Aaron!
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