Letter of Introduction
Subject: Self Introduction
Dear Professor Brad,
My name is Jonathan, a first-year student studying robotics systems at SIT. Previously, I was studying electronics at Temasek Polytechnic. My interest in robotics stemmed from my module studying robotics and automation, where I learned about the application of robotics in the industry and its vast possibilities. After the module, I utilized the knowledge to program a robot to solve a Rubik's cube for my final year project.
My communication strength is being clear and concise. For example, during my time in National Service, I was an operations specialist at Changi Air Base. Part of my job is collecting and passing on information to various agencies and coordinating them during day-to-day operations or aircraft and base emergencies. Because of the nature of my duties, the information passed must be clear and concise, as the information was time critical and needed to be accurate to ensure all parties involved could perform their jobs effectively.
My communication weakness is that I find it difficult to speak confidently in new environments. For example, during my National Service, while training to be a qualified operations specialist, I found it difficult to speak up while giving briefings as I did not know my colleagues well and was not as knowledgeable as them.
My first learning goal is to perform public speaking confidently, regardless of the number of people or the new environment. My second learning goal is to learn more effective communication skills, express my opinions with sound reasoning, and get my points across to others, which is an applicable skill to utilize in my career.
Sincerely,
Jonathan
Dear Professor Brad,
My name is Jonathan, a first-year student studying robotics systems at SIT. Previously, I was studying electronics at Temasek Polytechnic. My interest in robotics stemmed from my module studying robotics and automation, where I learned about the application of robotics in the industry and its vast possibilities. After the module, I utilized the knowledge to program a robot to solve a Rubik's cube for my final year project.
My communication strength is being clear and concise. For example, during my time in National Service, I was an operations specialist at Changi Air Base. Part of my job is collecting and passing on information to various agencies and coordinating them during day-to-day operations or aircraft and base emergencies. Because of the nature of my duties, the information passed must be clear and concise, as the information was time critical and needed to be accurate to ensure all parties involved could perform their jobs effectively.
My communication weakness is that I find it difficult to speak confidently in new environments. For example, during my National Service, while training to be a qualified operations specialist, I found it difficult to speak up while giving briefings as I did not know my colleagues well and was not as knowledgeable as them.
My first learning goal is to perform public speaking confidently, regardless of the number of people or the new environment. My second learning goal is to learn more effective communication skills, express my opinions with sound reasoning, and get my points across to others, which is an applicable skill to utilize in my career.
Sincerely,
Jonathan
Amended on 25 Sep.
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This letter of introduction is well-written. There is a clear structure and writing flow between the strengths and weaknesses. The language used is appropriate as well.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for this clear, concise and yet detailed letter with the personal sharing. I appreciate how the content is well aligned with the assignment brief, the organization is straight forward, and the language use generally effective.
ReplyDeleteYou mention your interest in robotics developed as you "learned about the application of robotics in the industry and its vast possibilities." Your realization of the value of com skills further evolved as you did NS. That's all great, and as you know, the ability to communicate one's ideas is essential when discussing any aspect of importance in virtually any field.
In this letter, your language use is effective, but there are a few areas to take note of:
1. verb issues
-- Because of the nature of my duties, the information passed must be clear and concise, as the information is time critical and needs to be accurate to ensure all parties involved can perform their jobs effectively. > (verb tense) ?
2. use of caps
-- National service > ?
I look forward to learning more about you as the term continues.
Cheers,
Brad