To be honest, ES2007S is one of the very few modules that provide me with real empowerment and satisfaction throughout my life as an undergraduate in NUS. With a great teacher like Brad Blackstone to complement, I could finally learn to manage professional communication confidently and systematically before graduating this July.
The 7Cs of communication that are constantly emphasised throughout this course will be my lifelong indispensable tools for professional communication. Writing proposal, resume and cover letter as well as conducting interviews and oral presentations are only a handful of the channels of of professional communication that we typically encountered. By focusing on these channels that undergraduates are familiar with, ES2007S brings students face-to-face with the realities of communication in an era of globalisation.
Speaking of globalisation, I still could recall how well Mathew Linus, my tutor for HR2002 defined it: "Everything at the same time". In fact, with everything happening all at the same time regardless of distance and boundaries, the most basic yet essential aim of professional communication is to effectively convey ideas. More often than not, errors in the course of action are a result of miscommunication at the initial stage. This is one of the realities of communication that we are living with today.
In addition to verbal and nonverbal communication, internalisation of content also plays an equally if not more crucial role in professional communication. If you do not know your work well, even the 7Cs of communication would be useless. However, Mastering internalisation is much tricky than communication. Unfortunately, one could discover his own effective method for internalisation for himself only when he pays attention to the unconscious effort he makes in the process of internalisation. Once one masters internalisation, the rest would be considerably easy when one is equipped with the flexibility (e.g. know your audience) in applying the tools for professional communication.
I thank Brad Blackstone and all classmates in making this module a fulfilling learning experience and wish all the best in your future endeavours.
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ReplyDeleteHeyy Wellens!
ReplyDeleteIts been really great working with you and Chuan Ting on the final project, even though you can get quite fussy sometimes. However I really learnt many tech-ie things from you. Thanks Wellens! I will miss the times we talked crap online!
Anyways all the best for your exams as well as your job hunt! :)
Hey Wellens aka Mr Anal,
ReplyDeleteIt was really fun working with you and Zoe. Thank you for always not waking up on time for meetings. *just kidding. I would really like to thank you for your effort put in to make our group's proposal and oral presentation possible.
All the best and see you in NIE! :D
Cheers!
Hey Wellens, I think that paying "attention to the unconscious effort he makes in the process of internalisation" can only be realised when he/she gets constructie comments by his peers. I believe that is the reason why this course emphasises on feedbacks by his/her peers. It is an effective way to learn.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving me feedback on my blog posts and in class. (:
Cheers!
Hey Wellens,
ReplyDeleteI like your point on errors resulting from miscommunication. It is a reality, but even more sadly, some people aren't even aware of such an error, thinking that everything sent from the encoder must reach the decoder without fail.
Here's wishing you all the best in avoiding miscommunication, hopefully for the rest of your life!
Cheers!
@luqman constructive comments are indeed helpful for learning about one's self. What I am trying to say is that very rarely we sit down and reflect upon our pattern of communication and behaviours e.g. why am I more sensitive to numbers than colours, why do I react in a certain way to people with certain demeanour etc. Feedbacks from classmates on visible and obvious matters are common, but there are aspects of one's self that only one's self could question and answer.
ReplyDelete@jinq horng You sound like a telecommunication engineer LOL. Your specialisation?
Hope everyone would have an exciting journey ahead learning about communication!