It is definitely essential to have effective communication skills especially in this cutthroat society where everybody vies to stay on top. In order to differentiate from the rest and excel in your life, you will need to impress, forge interpersonal bonds and get along well with different kinds of people regardless whether there is a friction between personalities. The quality of life is not only determined by material means but also how truly happy you are. I feel that communication can be the key to true happiness as well. As I have mentioned in my initial post, humans are biologically social creatures and thus need to have interactions all the time. How often do you see a lonely soul being happy with him/herself? This can be why loneliness is frequently related to sadness.
We need to have a family. We need to have friends. We need to have a large, strong social network so that we have at least someone to rely on when anything happens. Such personal ties can be created if we can interact well with people. These relationships can be the source to our happiness and thus improve our quality of life.
All the above-mentioned require excellent communication skills and I have the privilege in learning such skills during my time in ES2007S. Brad has taught us the importance of effective communication skills and what he has imparted was an imprint on what I had written earlier. Therefore, my values on good communication skills did not change much even after a few months.
ES2007S has provided me with the opportunity of honing my communication skills and I must agree that it has helped me tremendously in the process. I have learnt how to conduct business meetings, write resumes and reports, and do interviews, presentations and much more. I have developed a greater understanding on how to interact well with people and therefore enhanced my social networking skills. All these will certainly come to good use in the later part of my life and I am grateful that Brad has taught us the relevant techniques and skills in class.
One thing that I would like to mention is about the interview sessions we had during class. I had written in my first entry that I would always become jittery whenever I have job interviews. However during the interview sessions, I was calm and compose and made sure I know what I want to say. Expectedly, the interview was a breeze. PREPARTION and PRACTICE are what made a good interview. I am glad to have a chance to practise during class.
The entire learning process was not only insightful but also enjoyable. I can’t remember looking forward to a class as much as I do for ES2007S. I guess it is because I had a fun time interacting with the people in class and it has a relax atmosphere to it where I can snack and eat whenever I want to...hee. Thanks Brad!
Overall, I had a terrific experience being in this class and I am sad that it is going to be over soon. I am going to miss the people and the joy that everybody brings. Not only do I gain effective communication skills but numerous friendships as well. Hopefully we’ll have some mini gathering some time after! Thank you all and will miss this class especially you Brad! Haha! Loves!
