Critical Reflection on Developing Communication Skills
During my 12 weeks undertaking SIE 2016, I have learnt the importance of having good communication skills. Communication skills are essential in many aspects of our everyday life, from ordering of food to confabulating with people. Communication skills are present everywhere. First and foremost, I was introduced to the 7Cs, Conciseness, Clarity, Concreteness, Correctness, Coherent, Completeness, Courteous. I find that using this 7Cs as a guideline, my communication ability has improved tremendously and I am able to convey my intended message more precisely be it verbal or non-verbal. Subsequently, I was reintroduced to the writing of a reader’s response. It made me realize that many writing skills were needed for this assignment. I had to relearn how to paraphrasing, make proper in-text citations and the referencing of sources. All the skills I thought I had mastered, I made me realized the learning never stops. Next, the technical report writing. Armed with the know...