Subject: Brief Introductory Letter
Dear Miss Lim
I am Lai Ming Wei, from class SIE2016 SEM03. Having
previously studied Environmental Management and Water Technology in Singapore Polytechnic
from year 2012 to 2015, my interest in the built environment sector grew. It
was then that I decided to enroll into the Singapore Institute of Technology’s Sustainable
Infrastructure engineering (Building services) programme to further develop my
competency in this field.
A communication strength that I possess would be active
listening. During my time of study in Singapore polytechnic, I found it was important
to be an engaged listener. As I interacted with my course mates and lecturers
daily, being an active listener helped me better understand the speaker and what
they were communicating. This in turn helped me to work better with people and
also in forming new relations.
However a weakness that I have, would be the skill to assert
myself in a group setting. Having done various group projects in a large group
setting of about 6-7 members before, I found it difficult to express my views
and thoughts as there were other people in the group who were more assertive
and outspoken. This led me to keep my thoughts to myself and simply follow the
more assertive people in the group.
My goals for this module would be to develop my confidence
and ultimately being able to assert my thoughts and views in a large group
setting. And also to improve on my written communication skills. I
feel that to be able to communicate effectively, one must possess both verbal
and non-verbal communication skills as well as strong written communication
skills, and it is something that I would want to take away from this module at the end.
Yours Sincerely
Lai Ming Wei
Excellent introductory letter. Good to see you are further upgrading your skill in your field of interest. What is a trait of a good active listener? I want to learn to be one too! Hope you can be assertive enough to share your thoughts during group project.
ReplyDeleteHi Zhong han, some of the traits of an active listener would be someone having a positive posture, keeps focused on the speaker and seeks clarification when in doubt.
DeleteHi Ming Wei, interesting introduction that you have! I have the same problem as you that I tend to be more reserved when in a larger group setting but I do fine in smaller groups. I would actually think that you are an outspoken person if you did not share about this with us.
ReplyDeleteMing Wei thanks for getting us a nice introduction about yourself! Will like to ask what do you mean by being an engaged listener?
ReplyDeleteHi benjamin, an engaged listener is someone who fully listens and focuses on the speaker, with non verbal signs of attentiveness like maintaining eye contact with the speaker, rather than passively listening what the speaker is talking about.
DeleteHi Ming Wei, great introduction and well structured! I faced the same issue during polytechnic and even in army. What I would do is to force myself to voice out even though is I was feeling very uncomfortable. I do believe that being uncomfortable helps to shape us to what we aim to become. Thanks for sharing, it helps me to reflect about myself!
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