Time flies. 12 weeks of fun, learning, sweat and anxiety went by, bringing the semester to a near close. Looking in retrospect at my first lesson, i recall coming to class wanting to enhance my communication skills at both the technology and personal level. The importance of maintaining an effective communication in these 2 aspects have not changed in me. The only change I saw is that i sensed a greater urgency in perfecting these 2 aspects after the course.

In the very first lesson, an impact have already been struck. The icebreaking exercise showed many of us that by keeping quiet, one will never learn in this class, be it learning more about others or learning about ourselves. After this first lesson, an engaging and interesting structure of lessons followed which largely covered the 2 aspects I was looking for. In targeting the technology aspect, I was taught to apply the 7Cs effectively in formulating letters or reports. I was also taught to identify our weaknesses and present writings that reflects my thoughts exactly across to the target audience. In targeting personal communication level, the class was given the chance to attend mock interviews to allow us to face very real situations in professional communication context. Applying skillful personal communication skills is important here. Other than that, the class also had the chance to practice conveying passages in groups of 3s and having the 3rd person interpret and observe the body language and the conversation. This allowed feedbacks on little actions which I took for granted to be highlighted to me, allowing myself to make good use of non-verbals in my communication.

Thus overall, I have had a very positive learning experience in class. The skills and techniques learnt in this course have definitely helped me greatly in achieving my initial aim for coming into this course. It have also allowed me to present myself in any form of communication with a higher level of confidence. With the end of this course, the start of professional communication in my life opens. I know my learning path will not end here, and I hope that the skills obtained in this course will act as a catalyst in my ever learning path to achieve effective communication with people all around the globe.