Critical Reflection
Coming into the module Effective Communication (MEC1281), I gave myself two goals: to express myself more clearly and to improve my social skills. With regards to expressing myself more clearly in terms of ideas when doing assignments, I’ve realised that it is always best to first keep my ideas simple and focused. For example, from the summary and reader response drafts, I realized that organisation is key for clear communication. I discovered that in academic writing, one usually puts out the main idea, gives three supporting details, and then summarizes the three paragraphs while stating the main idea.In addition, it is also important to think about what the audience wants to learn, know or understand when reading a report or assignment. Secondly, as Effective Communication required us to work in a team and on research projects, I was able to find my voice. Being more introverted in nature, speaking up has always been difficult for me as I was worried of the judgment that would com...