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 knowledge bestowed upon us by our tutor, Ms Lim, we set off in groups to complete a technical report. From this assignment, I have learnt that writing in a clear and concise will allow the reader to understand the purpose of the report.
Last but certainly not the least, the presentation of our technical report. A presentation is a way to convey your idea to your target audience. There are many aspects of a presentation, body language, attire, tone of voice, the use of appropriate visual aids and the list goes on. All these will affect the quality of the presentation.

As Geoffrey Chaucer once wrote, “All good thing must come to an end”. My time during SIE2016 maybe be short but looking back, it was nothing short of amazing. I would like to express my gratitude to Ms Lim for the wonderful learning opportunity and my peers for make SIE2016 a fun and memorable class.

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