Assignment 1 Submission 1: Formal Letter (Descriptive Reflection)
465 Mandai Road, Singapore
Singapore, 729756
16 September 2021
Fazilah Binte Mohamed Ismail
Professor
Singapore Institute of Technology
10 Dover Drive, Singapore
138683
Dear Professor Fazilah
My Goals for Effective Communication
I am Tan Yih Jing, a student from
your class SIE2016-T2 for the Effective Communications module. In this letter,
I will elaborate on my educational background followed by my reasons for
choosing this course and the specific goals for this module.
I studied in Singapore Polytechnic
and graduated with a Diploma in Hotel and Leisure Facilities Management. Even
though I had no prior engineering background, I chose to pursue my interest in
Sustainable Infrastructure as I am concerned over the current climate change
that is happening at a rapid pace all over the world. I personally believe that
as engineers, we can make a huge impact on the carbon footprint at the source,
which is the building itself.
Coming from a diploma with hospitality
background, I have confidence in articulating ideas to a crowd. This confidence
stems from the communications and hospitality modules that required me to interact
with others as well as to give presentations and showcase our ideas. However,
an area for improvement in my communication skills would be my writing. I do
not have a very extensive vocabulary that allows me to capture the attention of
the audience and communicate the key point across through written work. Moving
forward, I have sought to improve my weakness by reading more books to gain
more insights to writing and to improve my vocabulary.
By the end of the 12 weeks of taking
the Effective Communication module, I aim to be fluent in report writing where
I can take out key ideas and bring it into my report in order to further
explain and solidify my point. Also, I want to be able to utilise critical
thinking to dissect and pick out information from different sources, written or
verbal, and use them to help substantiate my ideas across to my audience.
To conclude, what will set me apart
from my peers would be the benefits of constant peer review in this module. I
am a keen learner with an open mind; hence I will take each feedback seriously
and utilise it to improve on my weaknesses. I look forward to applying the
communications skills that Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is equipping
us that will help me in contributing effectively as an engineer.
Yours sincerely
(Your signature here)
Tan Yih Jing (Mr)
Thank you for your self introduction, Yih Jing.
ReplyDeleteBeing an effective writer requires sustained effort. I hope you will not give up in your effort to achieve this goal.
I wish you all the best in your studies at SIT and I look forward to your participation in class.
Thank you professor for the well wishes, I have definitely benefited from your lessons and have improved in both my writing and speech.
DeleteGreat introduction Yih Jing, I respect the passion you have about climate change and how eager you want to make an impact on the environment. I think you have shared extensively and articulated clearly about your background as well as your strength and weakness in communicating. Overall, good content with good use of vocabulary too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jevan for the feedback, I will note this and continue to work from here to be a better communicator!
DeleteHi Yih Jing. Thank you for sharing. A well-written letter with good flow and structure that clearly explains your ideas. I appreciate your interest in climate change, and I agree that buildings can have a significant impact on the environment. It may also be helpful if you elaborate on how and why you like engineering in general.
ReplyDeleteHi Ramya, thank you for the constructive feedback. I believe that as engineers we can truly improve the world we live in, especially with the current climate change that is going on in the world.
DeleteHi Yih Jing, thank you for sharing! It was an outstanding email with concise and coherent writing and it really helps me to understand you more as classmates.
ReplyDeleteComing from a similar academic background, I can relate with you to a great extent and I wish you nothing but the best in achieving your goals.
Hi Wei Jie, thank you for giving me your feedback. Even though we did not have any engineering background, I believe we still can do well through working hard together. I hope that you have been coping well as well, do feel free to reach out if you ever need help!
DeleteHi yih jing, thank you for the letter. I feel that you have a good understanding for the question that was provided and explain well of the many points it needed . The vocabulary and explanations were simple but effective to let reader know what is going on. The tone used was formal . Based on these reasons, it was a great introduction letter.
ReplyDeleteHi Suman, thank you for the constructive feedback. I will note these pointers and continue to use them in future writing.
DeleteHi,Yih Jing, thank you for sharing on your goals for effective communications. The letter is well written and easy to understand. It is well structured with good flow. I agree on yr point that reading more books can help improve on your vocabulary. This will help to build on your English oral and writing. I wish you all the best in achieving your goals.
ReplyDeleteHi Ee Wu, I appreciate your feedback. That is right, reading of books not only improve our vocabulary but also extends our knowledge on various subjects as well. I wish you all the best as well.
Delete