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Hello fellow students and Professor Brad! Welcome to my Effective Communications (MEC1281) blog where I will be sharing and uploading my work.

Letter of Introduction




Subject: Self-introduction to Professor Brad

Dear Professor Brad,

My name is Adley Pereira, and I am writing this introductory letter to share more about myself. I am a student in your Effective Communications (MEC1281) class.

I graduated from Singapore Polytechnic in 2017 with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and served my National Service for the following two years before commencing my degree in mechanical engineering at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). I chose to study engineering as it often fascinated me how machines function since I was a child which eventually led me to pursue my interest professionally.

I believe that communication is important regardless of what industry we are in as we constantly need to interact with our peers on a day to day basis, and how we do so will influence our daily lives. It does not matter if I am the best engineer if I cannot explain my ideas to my peers and my superiors. I feel that that through my experience as a sergeant at National Service, I was able to communicate with my peers effectively by giving out clear instructions and explaining ideas in a simpler manner so that my recruits could understand and carry out their tasks independently.

However, I feel that communicating effectively in a professional environment is a weakness of mine. There are many considerations to take note off, such as mannerisms and courtesies that must be complied with when conducting myself in such an environment.

My goal in taking this module is to learn how to better communicate effectively in a professional environment, as these skills will be vital for me when taking on a full-time job in the future. Being able to bring across my thoughts and ideas clearly to my colleagues in the future is what I am looking to take away from this module.

Best Regards,
Adley Pereira

Comments

  1. Brad BlackstoneJanuary 14, 2020 at 10:15 PM



    Dear Adley,

    Thank you very much for being one of the first in Group 1 to post your letter. It is both informative and personalized as you share about your NS experience and your comm skills experience. My only question is about the specificity of module goals mentioned in the last paragraph.

    There are also a few minor issues in terms of language use:

    1. Phrasing
    -- it often fascinated me how machines function since I was a child which eventually led me to pursue my interest professionally. > How machines function has fascinated me since I was young, and so....
    -- I feel that that through my experience as a sergeant at National Service, I was able to communicate.... > (through my experience - needed?)

    2. spelling & capitalization
    -- to take note off, > ?
    -- Best Regards,

    I apreciate your effort and look forward to learning more about you this term.

    Cheers,

    Brad

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  2. AloysiusJanuary 15, 2020 at 7:17 AM

    Dear Adley,

    please allow me to drop a few pointers with regards to your letter.

    capitalization ie. 'National Service' should not be capped.
    vocabulary ie. 'considerations to take note of, such as mannerism' should be used instead of 'considerations to take note off, such as mannerism'

    Best Regards,
    Aloysius

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  3. AndyAshleyTanJanuary 15, 2020 at 7:37 AM

    Dear Adley,

    its nice to know more about you. Please allow me to drop a few pointers.

    description ie. you can describe more on how machines interest you to study engineering courses.
    Vocabulary ie. changing the 'take note off' to 'take note of'.

    Best Regards,
    Andy

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  4. Adley PereiraJanuary 15, 2020 at 10:02 AM

    Commented on Andy, Aloysius, Amzar and Jonathan's post.

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  5. Ahmad AmzarJanuary 15, 2020 at 8:51 PM

    Dear Adley,

    After having read through your introduction letter, I had a clearer understanding on your background and how you were brought to the course of study. You also elaborated how your goals for this module could better yourself. However, I was not able to differentiate between your strength and weakness.

    Looking forward to the next class together with you.

    Regards,
    Ahmad

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  6. MEC1281 Sandy (Sande)January 16, 2020 at 7:21 AM

    Dear Adley,

    Having read through your letter of introduction, I would like to bring up the point about weakness and strengths, in your last paragraph, I could not really see the difference between the two, it looked like they were the same point, perhaps further elaboration would clear up any doubts.

    Looking forward to our next lesson together.

    Cheers,
    Sande

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