Friday, December 1, 2017

Critical Reflection (Draft 3 - Final Draft)

At the start of this module, I mentioned that I am weak in my speech and would often had to depend on visual aids to express myself. Hence, the two goals I had set for myself were driven towards honing my presentation skills, namely; to express myself clearly without any visual aids and to be a more confident and effective speaker in front of a group of audience. 

Looking back on this 12-week journey of the effective communication module, I would say that I am closer to my two goals as I can see improvements on my oral presentation as compared to the past. I guess old habits die hard as I did not manage to overcome my weaknesses entirely as I still relied on the slides during my presentation to help me deliver my message. Upon reflecting, I realized that to improve, I would have to start by working on the day to day oral communication I have with others. The shift would be to form my sentences in my mind before verbalizing it.

Apart from oral communication skills, I have learnt a lot during the project work as I picked up many new skills such as writing a problem statement and even meeting minutes which were totally new to me. Nonetheless, the most valuable takeaway from the module would be experiencing the fruits of a cooperative teamwork. Through the process of working on the group project, I learnt to embrace different ideas and opinions from each of my team members and our discussions often lead us to stretch our thinking which were enjoyable to me. Overall, I genuinely feel that this module served as a great learning platform for me to become a more effective speaker and writer. 

(290 words)

2 comments:

  1. Thanks very much, Claudia, for responding to the requirements of the assignment by focusing on the points mentioned in your post. In terms of your presentation, from the post on the OP and what you mention here, I can see that our module was quite well focused on your interests and needs. In terms of the project, your team did an excellent job, which in itself shows that the teamwork was successful. 'Fruits' indeed!

    All the best as you continue your learning journey!

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