Last But Not the END

There is an old Chinese proverb, “there is no feast in the world that does not end finally”. Although we have been enjoying the feast very much so far, and no matter how long the feast will take, we have to face an end of it. This is exactly how I feel now when writing this final post for the module. The module has been very enjoyable and it has given me much more than I had expected. It is sad to see how time flies and we are already near an end of it. Although an end of this course, it is also a new beginning for every one of us, where all that we have acquired from this course will continue to be applied.

When I flipped back to the course schedule, I realized how much I had learnt thus far from this course: active listening, nonverbal communications, the 7Cs in writing, interpersonal and intercultural communication skills, recording minutes of a meeting, designing an effective survey questionnaire, designing simple and sweet graphs, writing business correspondences, writing academic research report, designing professional resume and cover letter, conducting oral presentation and etc. Besides all above topics, the course has covered most aspects of both oral and written communications through numerous class exercises and interactions.

Of all the aspects, one of the most significant improved for me throughout this course is written communication. Never have I written so many essays, including some that I had never heard of before. In that sense, the course has helped greatly me in conquering the fear for writing professional writings and in building my confidence in written communication. Through writing survey questionnaire, research report and resume as well as cover letter, I have gained a deeper understanding of how a professional writing should be composed. I will constantly remind my self the 7 Cs while writing, although I might still not be able to recall exactly what the 7 Cs are. Besides in class discussion, blogging also plays an important role in improving written communication skills. Through blogging we have a chance to know more about classmates and interact with each other by commenting.

Though still a little bit too early to conclude, I would really like to express my appreciation to the lecturer, Brad, for giving such an impressive and interactive course. I have learnt numerously from him, especially in intercultural communication, in oral presentation and in writing the resume and cover letter. Covering so many topics, the course does not appear to be boring or information deluging at all because of him.

And I shall never forget to thank two beautiful ladies, Sea Ming and Xiao Tong, for being very helpful and tolerating for the research report. I had great time working with them. We will definitely give the class our best presentation tomorrow as a conclusion of our group effort.
I shall also express my thanks to my blogging group and the rest of the class for giving constructive comments.