A little something about me!
Dear Prof Brad,
I am Zaccheus Lua from Sustainable Infrastructure
Engineering (Land) and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to
you. In 2016, I graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a diploma in
Electrical Electronics Engineering and subsequently got posted to the Airforce as
an aircraft maintenance specialist for my national service.
My goal is to improve the daily lives of people and being a
railway engineer, I can do just that by improving the efficiency and
reliability of our railway system. Back in the air force, I learnt how
important it is to keep up with high maintenance standards and I would like to bring
that into the railway industry. As for my hobbies, I have a passion for music
and often play my instruments during my free time. I find joy in playing music
and it helps me relieve stress too.
As much as I like listening to music, I like listening to
people too. This brings me to my strength which is being a good listener. Back
in my polytechnic where I did my final year project, I was tasked to communicate and
listen to my customers. Aside from understanding their needs, I gained much
knowledge from their past projects and found ways to improve.
Like most people, I have a weakness in public speaking.
Whenever I am in front of a group of people and I am required to give a
presentation, I will get cold feet and often lose my train of thoughts. I am a
shy person and that makes it incredibly tough to put myself out there.
Needless to say, my goals that I want to get out of this
module is to stand confidently in front of others to give a presentation
and to improve in my writing skills. I believe these 2 skills will benefit me tremendously
in the future.
I look forward to learning more from you!
With Regards,
Zaccheus Lua
SIE Group 5
7 Comments
Dear Zach,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this detailed letter. I look forward to reading some of your peer’s comments before I make any of my own.
Cheers,
Brad
Dear Zach,
ReplyDeleteThe overall introduction was detailed and easy to read. However, below are some points that I think you can re-look into it:
- At second paragraph you might want to start by mentioning about your experience in air force first for better flow from the previous paragraph, before mentioning about your goal to improve lives of people.
- "Back in my polytechnic" can be "Previously, in polytechnic".
I hope my suggestions helps.
Thank you.
Regards,
Lok
Hello Zach
ReplyDeleteGood content and details, explains a bit about yourself.
Very neat and organised letter.
Look out for your grammar and tenses but done well overall.
Public speaking gets easier overtime with more practice and experience.
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DeleteHello zach,
ReplyDeleteNice content and organisation.
We can play music together too.
See you in class!! :)
Dear Zach,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this detailed reflection letter. You cover the key assignment areas and give lots of information with quite good fluency. You do a good job of connecting your various experiences with your skills levels and goals for enhancing your communication skills.
In terms of content, I'm interested in which instruments you play and what sort of music you listen to. Please elaborate a bit in a comment. (I've always had an interest in music. You can see that reflected in my daughter, who I mentioned to you. She sings in a band in KL. Here's a link to her performing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Orv9s67UQ )
I'm also interested in the fact that you say you like to listen to people. Is that universally true?
For language use, there are a few minor issues you can improve:
1) sentence structure
-- My goal is to improve the daily lives of people and being a railway engineer, I can do just that by improving the efficiency and reliability of our railway system. >>> (not concise)
-- Back in my polytechnic where I did my final year project, I was tasked to communicate... >>> (lack of conciseness)
2) verb use
-- my goals that I want to get out of this module is >>> subject-verb agreement
These are minor points though. I look forward to working with you this term.
Cheers,
Brad
Dear Prof Brad,
DeleteI was blown way by your daughter's voice after watching the live performance. She has a very powerful voice! You must be so proud of her.
I took classical piano when I was younger and achieved a grade 5 qualification for both my practical and theory exams. Shortly after that, I picked up the acoustic guitar and it has been my main instrument ever since. I often play in some of my church's events and jam casually with my friends. Recently I picked up the drums as it was an instrument that I always wanted to learn but never got the time to do so.
In my church, I do counselling for my members and to just be a listening ear to them most of the time. I enjoy it when people confide in me and it is not due to the fact that I want to know their secrets, but to make them feel better. Sometimes, all we really need is a listening ear.
Thank you for showing interest in my life prof! See you in class!
Regards
Zaccheus