Review

Professional Communication is indeed the road to success!!

The journey through this module was indeed enjoyable yet insightful. I have learnt several things in depth; life-long skills which will certainly help me in different aspects of my life besides my career. The main message that this course conveyed to me is that understanding the different aspects of communication is very crucial to an individual as only then will he be able to effectively convey his message to others; preventing any misunderstanding. However, just understanding the communicational skills is not sufficient, we have to integrate it into our daily lives and practice it for sometime before we can become good at it.


Certain topics such as the interpersonal conflicts and intercultural skills that were covered during this module were quite close to heart and thus, this enabled us to express our thoughts and experiences freely in our blogs. The blogs certainly gave me an opportunity to learn and appreciate different styles of writings and view numerous perspectives for any one topic.
Through the assignments, I had the opportunity to rectify my mistakes in drafting crucial professional documents such as my resume and application letters. If I had drafted these letters prior to the knowledge I have gathered from this module, I would have produced unimpressive letters which would made me lose several job opportunities!! (when Ms Goh was correcting my mistakes, I was telling myself, thank goodness I attended this course!).


Like I have mentioned in my profile, I am quite a diplomatic person. I would rather solve a problem as soon as possible instead of allowing the problem to get out of hand. Thus, my favourite topic of the blogging was addressing interpersonal conflicts. I really enjoyed reading the solutions offered by the class for the various problems; some of the solutions did not even cross my mind. Thus, this certainly helped me to further improve my diplomatic skills..:)


Last but not least, would like to thank Ms Goh for engaging us actively during the classes; making the class so lively and interactive that at times we do not even realize that the time is passing so fast. If not for her, the journey through the course would not have been so smooth and enjoyable.

Presentation Pointers

Post 6: BioData

I will be awarded the Bachelor Degree of science in Life Sciences with concentration in biomedical sciences in 2009. Academically, my extensive course work in the Life Science department at the National University of Singapore has allowed me to gain an better understanding and appreciation for the research in the biomedical field. I have strong desire to work in the medical field and want to do my part in ensuring good welfare of the people in the country. This desire was developed during my attachment at Tan Tock Seng hospital and my volunteer work at the Institute of Mental Health.

I also enjoy doing community service. Since my junior college days, I have been actively involved in charity projects serving the community to my best of ability. One of my favorite projects was organizing camps together with the Habitat for Humanity organization. In NUS, I have been serving in the organizing committee for big-scaled fund-raising productions, which has annually raised over $50000 annually for needy students.

Besides enhancing my knowledge about my culture and traditions, the experiences participating in productions has provided me with a strong platform of communication skills and exposed me to various working styles of people. These skills were further enhanced via the Professional Communication elective I am pursuing currently, Besides learning to work quickly and efficiently, these experiences have developed me to become a better communicator, team worker and leader.

I hope that one day I would be able to achieve my goal of becoming an innovative scientific researcher and contribute to the healthcare sector of Singapore.

kid's rap

Post 5: Interpersonal Conflict

Interpersonal conflicts have to managed very carefully as relationships can be strained. Any wrong move will only aggravate the situation and make it harder to resolve the problem.

This is a scenario about the interpersonal conflict between family members….

A and B are siblings who are in their mid-teenage years. B is the older brother and A is the sister. They are only one year apart. Thus, they are very closely bonded. Recently, A started noticing that B has been having frequent coughs and his lips seemed to be darkened. The cigar stench on his clothes further confirmed her suspicion about her brother’s smoking habit. Upon confrontation, B admitted that he has been smoking occasionally for the past few months. A asked B to quit smoking and B agreed to stop and made A promise that she will not tell their parents about him. B did not quit despite several requests from A. A is afraid that B will be addicted to smoking if he does not quit anytime soon. She wanted to inform her parents since they will be a better situation to convince him to stop smoking. However, she did not want to get her brother into trouble as she was afraid he will feel betrayed and their relationship will be strained thereafter. Eventually, she told her parents. Her parents started reprimanding B and become stricter with his behaviour. B feels betrayed and has been giving A the cold shoulder for days. If you were A, what would you do?