Personal Strength and Weakness of Communication

11 September 2017

Chong Kai Jie Winfred
Thomson Circle
BLK 987 #01-01
Singapore 123456


Ms Lim Lay Hoon
Professor
Singapore Institute of Technology
10 Dover Drive
Singapore 138682

Dear Ms Lim,

Subject: Personal Strength and Weakness of Communication

My name is Chong Kai Jie Winfred, I am writing this letter to give you a brief introduction of myself. I am a student in your Effective Communication class that happens on Monday and Thursday. Having graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, which has armed me with a diploma in Hotel Leisure and Facilities Management. My passion for build environment was cultivated during my internship, which is the main reason why I decided to pursue a degree in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Service).

A communication skill that I more confident of is my report writing, as I was exposed to many writing opportunities during my polytechnic days and internship. However, after two years of not practicing I need to polish on the basic principles of writing, grammar and spelling.

As for weaknesses, there are many communication skills I would like to improve on but if I have to choose one, it will be public speaking. My challenge with public speaking is not being able to express myself properly and getting the intended message across. I tend to hesitate and use filler word during my presentation which makes me sound uncertain.

As for what I ultimately want to achieve after this module, is to be more professional and confident when conversing with people. Having better communication skills will allow me to convey my thoughts and ideas to another person more accurately and vice versa. Furthermore, it will aid with my career prospect and provide job security.

Looking forward to working with you. Thank you.

Your Sincerely,
Winfred
Chong Kai Jie Winfred
SIE 2016/SEM06

Comments

  1. Mindy14 September 2017 at 07:43

    Hi Winfred,

    Mindy here, nice formatting and very neatly written! Perhaps you may want to elaborate more on your strength in report writing. Great job! Thank you! :)

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  2. Rachel KHY16 September 2017 at 23:29

    Hi Winfred,

    Rachel here. Your letter is neatly structured and well written, probably just one or two grammar errors and "built environment". Good job! Thank you!

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  3. Josiah Yang17 September 2017 at 01:10

    Hi Winfred,

    Josiah here. I enjoyed reading your blog as well as getting to know you more. There are somethings that you could have improved on, which was mainly your grammar. Things like, "build environment" and "filler word" were some mistakes that you made as well as missing a few commas.

    Thanks for sharing with us and I hope we have fun in this module together.

    Regards,
    Josiah

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  4. Arabella17 September 2017 at 01:20

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  5. Arabella17 September 2017 at 01:22

    Hello Winfred,

    Arabella here. Your letter is very well structured and written with just a few grammatical errors such as 2nd paragraph's "that I more confident of". It would be great if you could elaborate further on your strengths and do tell us how you would like to overcome your weakness in communication. Overall, Great job! Thank you!

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  6. Unknown17 September 2017 at 05:30

    Hi Winfred,

    Amelia here. Straight to the point and simple to understand. Would be great if you elaborated a little further on your points. Great work though!

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