Self-Introduction (Edited)

To: Professor Brad Blackstone

Senior Lecturer

Centre for Communication Skills

Singapore Institute of Technology @ Dover

10 Dover Drive

Singapore 138683

Date: 10 September 2017

Subject: Self-Introduction

Dear Professor Blackstone,

I am Jasson Juay Wei Sheng, a student of your Effective Communication (Group 5) class. I am writing to introduce myself. I graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a diploma in environmental and water technology in 2015. The course has increased my awareness on the impact of our actions on the environment and how it would affect us. I wanted to strengthen my foundation in built environment and green technology so as to better pursue my goal of contributing towards building a more liveable and sustainable environment.

I reflected on my communication skills and I believe I am a good listener. During discussions in class, I do not interrupt when someone is speaking. I also keep an open mind and try to understand the speaker's perspectives. I will ask questions if I do not understand what has been said.

One aspect of my communication skills that I want to improve is my writing skill.  I usually take a long time to organise my thoughts and find the right words to convey my messages precisely and concisely. I tend to edit my written assignments many times to ensure the paragraphs are coherent and the intended messages are conveyed as clearly as possible and within the given word limits.

I hope the effective communication module would help me to speak and write better. They are essential skills especially when I join the workforce.  I am already seeing results. The peer feedback approach is an example. It enables me to learn from the mistakes I made and those made by my peers; learning more from a single assignment in the process. I looked forward to learning more about communicating correctly, clearly, concisely and coherently from this module.

Best regards,

Jasson Juay

SIE 2016 (Group 5)

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