Effective Communication, as the name implies, has taught me
to communicate my ideas to others verbally and through writing.I feel that this
module has brought students together through extensive team projects and
assignments. Working well with people is one of the essential communication
skills I had gained out of this module.
As part of this English module, students were tasked to do
writing assignments. I have always enjoyed being able to craft my thoughts into
writing. In this module, I gained valuable feedback from Ms. Lim and my peers on
how to hone my writing skills – mainly on writing structure, transition
paragraphs, and most importantly, writing concisely. During my years in
Polytechnic, I was tasked to submit a handful of reports. However, I never had
a chance to receive feedback from my lecturers to find out my strengths and
areas for improvement. Through constructive feedback, and constant practice and
application of basic communication principles, I was able to amend mistakes
that I was making repetitively. I realised that I was more capable of crafting
out diagrams and utilising tables to provide explanation in my technical
report, rather than elaborating them with words with still delivering the
message unambiguously.
Lastly, oral presentations allowed the transference of theoretical
skills into applicable practice. Through the oral presentation, I learnt to
equip myself with practical communication skills that will be beneficial in the
future, such as professionalism in presentation, body posture, and tone of
voice which I can improve on. Through the oral presentation, I feel that I can
capture audience attention by lifting the atmosphere during the presentation.
