I have learnt a lot of communication processes and skills during the course of the semester. I am sure the skills taught by the module will never be wasted and It has helped me to prevent disagreements and misunderstandings along the way. I have improved my spoken and written English through blogging and I also try not to be long winded and monotonous. I get to the point immediately and take a conscientious effort in making sure that I maintain eye contact all the time as such skills are needed to ensure the other person's attention is attained when you are expressing yourself. I stay focused when I listen. I make sure that I do not think of anything else other than listening carefully when the person speaks to me. People often think they’re listening, but are really thinking about what they’re going to say next when the other person stops talking. This has to be avoided at any time when we listen.These are some effective communication skills which i acquired during the course.
I learnt the 7Cs of writing which would be very helpful for me in future. The 7Cs has constantly made sure that I do not make any mistakes while writing any report or any other documents. It has really helped in my marketing module where writing a proper 5 page report without any mistakes is crucial in getting the good grades. I also instilled the 7Cs in writing the formal letters and penning resumes to my future employers. The 7Cs is an excellent method of making sure that I have written everything properly.
The team research report was an interesting project. The topic we chose had a lot of scope and given time, we would have done a better job in presenting it. It was also the time I had to communicate to my group members in a way that everything would go fine. I gained lots of experience through the team research report. Our powerpoint presentation is done and I am looking forward to present our team findings tomorrow. The other teams has done an excellent job presenting their findings and were every creative in their presentations. I was glued to their presentations and it was really fun during the question and answer session.
This is my final blog for Professional Communications. It was a great experience learning Professional Communications and the skills learnt during the course is priceless. I feel a bit sad and happy in another way. Sad because I feel that I was communicating more through the blogs to my fellow classmates and happy because I need not blog anymore. I do not blog but I like to read my classmate's blogs. Blogs are a good way to get to know them better especially the last blog post. It has been a great 11 weeks and I enjoyed every single moment in class. Its the last week in class for all of us and I have gained a lot of new friends. It was truly a pleasure getting to know all of you and hopefully we keep in touch. I wish everyone all the best in their future endeavours. Take care my dear friends.
5 comments:
I agree with you that what we learnt in this module is not going to waste. If anyone will say that the skills learnt are not useful, then he/she has really wasted this great opportunity to learn about all these effective communication skills. With regard to the part on listening, there is no doubt that we may at times come across difficult listeners. This leads to the development of (mis)interpreting thoughts like: Is he listening to me or rehearsing his next interruption? Such a listener is actually characterized as a “waiting listener” who listens for a cue to take over the speaking turn. In addition to this type of listener, there are many other types, which I will be glad to share with you in future.
All in all, I have glad to have known you through this course and (oh yes, my apologies for losing my train of thoughts during the Q & A session!). I look forward to your oral presentation tomorrow. All the best!
I agree with you that we have indeed learnt alot in this module, and it will definitely not be wasted.
Through this course, I have definitely learnt how to prevent and deal with any misunderstandings...
I feel that my english written and communication skills have improved too.
Wish you all the best!
Hey Mushtaq,
Me too, I look forward to the end of the course with mix feelings. I‘m used to the Monday and Thursday morning lessons – which unlike engineering lectures, there is interaction among classmates and this makes Effective Communication periods more enjoyable and interesting. Also, the lessons we learnt here is definitely useful, no matter where we choose to work in the future.
Thank you for all the comments you made to my blog too and wish you all the best for your future too.
Dear Mushtaq,
I agree with you that this module has given everyone of us an opportunity of getting away from the normal lecture tutorial style in NUS. It was a really great experience to sharing and listening to one another's opinions and experiences in class!
I am sure that all of us would put the skills learnt in this module to good use in our lives. This module has certainly been an eye opener for me in terms of the lessons learnt in effective communication.
All the best!
Hi, I think this course taught us things that usually are not taught to students in Science and Engineering faculty students. Like what you said in this post, the 7Cs of writing is very important when we are writing for lab reports or journals and even honors thesis.
This module has come to an end. It is an interesting module and it is also nice working with you and Yu Ying! :)
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