Post 7 # Reflections

So we have come to the end of this wonderful course, and find ourselves reflecting on what has been an absorbing and joyous period of twelve weeks in the Professional Communication class. It has been engaging, hectic, demanding, but above all, a lot of fun.

For me personally, the most important skill this course provided was in drafting formal texts using the 7 C’s of communication. This skill is universally applicable and essential to all forms of communication.

The whole research project – report as well as the presentation – was an experience I enjoyed enormously. The only part I did not enjoy very much was the resume and cover letter lessons, and this only because I have always hated the task of superficially condensing and embellishing my personality into one (or two) page(s) of bland white rolled tree pulp. However, I am very thankful to Ms.Lim and my classmates whose suggestions have helped me immensely in improving the content and formatting of my resume and cover letter.

Although we were taught many skills during this course, I think it will take us a good deal of effort on our part to actually see them in effect. It will take practice and more practice, and I am unsure if we will get the opportunity to do that in this leisure-starved world.

On the whole, it has been a very pleasant experience, inspite of the relatively break-neck pace of the module. I think Ms. Lim’s positive and gentle approach had a big role to play in relaxing us amidst all the deadlines and submissions. Thank you Ms. Lim, and all my class mates for making this such an enjoyable experience.