My Final Reflection

Looking back at the 12 weeks we had, it definitely had been accompanied with a huge load of work. With the hectic schedule, the amount of work could have overwhelmed us to actually overlook the valuable lessons that were meant to be imparted. Doing a final reflection like this initiates us to ponder through the course and the valuable lessons that come with each assignment.

Reflecting back to my initial expectations of this course, I wanted to become a better communicator and specifically a better presenter. I must acknowledge the skills I have encountered and developed to better understand communication which was the intention of my decision to study this course. The communications skills transcends from verbal context to letters and emails, a very comprehensive learning process. As I have stated that my perception of communication at the beginning of the class was one that was very complex especially if it comes to effective communication, there are countless considerations to bear in mind. Now that I have gone through the 12 week long course, effective communications is still perceived to be very complex, the big difference is that I can confidently say that I am a more effective communicator.

I believe the true value of this course comes from the meticulous evaluations and feedbacks that were given to us. I thought that this was the best way to learn from our mistakes. Look at the countless assignments that we have done during our time in NUS, the only form of evaluation we had was the grades we got. Even though I have had presentations and report writings in the past, I felt the impact from this course with respect to the suggested way to go about doing it, not the contents in detail but rather the way the contents could have been delivered.

With that, I would like to thank Mr. Blackstone and classmates for your comments and feedback that attributed greatly to my learning in this course.

Reflecting on my presentation performance

I was rather disappointed with my performance during the class presentation. I could have presented my part in a clearer and more intuitive manner which would have made my part more easily comprehended. I am aware that I am not a natural presenter and it requires a lot of preparation on my part to do a good show. I really had a very tight schedule this week with 3 deadlines and 2 tests which really left me little time to prepare for the presentation. I know that this is more like an excuse than a reason as the rest of you had your fair share of commitments and you still managed to do a good job. I think it boils down to my time management; I really do have to work on it especially since I would be entering the workforce soon.