A little thought, a eye-opener:
I remember the first time I walked into the cold seminar
room, all cocky and confident. I thought I knew quite a lot about
communications so at least I was a step ahead of the rest of the class. But
after the two first minutes, the cockiness slapped me in the face. The other
students in the class were so brilliant, the way they think and express
themselves in English was ten times better then me. I had a lot to learn from
them, from the class and from the environment…
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| The most amazing group of people, tutorial group # 7 |
With a huge workload in this class, from blog posting, peer-teaching,
interactions, readings and so on, and other classes that demand a lot from me
it made me freak out at the beginning. But with a
good group of people and a lot of interesting discussions in the class the time
flew by. It was the best module I ever had, and one where I learned so much.
English is my third language and this module improved my oral and written
communication skills. People around me have seen my improvement, I have become
more professional in the way I present myself. From the first day to the last I
could recognize my own improvements, even if the last presentation was weak. I
know I could have done better and for sure can do so in the future. On
top of everything even my time managing skills have improved and I’m more
structured now.
It is because of one thing I really want to give all
honor to this class, the cover letter and resume part. I applied for a job
where they demanded that you are in school for your master’s degree and that
you study business. This is because it’s inside business development in one of
the biggest companies in Scandinavia. I am currently in school for my
bachelor’s degree and I am studying sociology and political science. Before my
presentation they told me that I did not suit the job because I was not a
master degree student. The day after I got a new email saying that they had
opened a new position because of my cover letter and resume. I did not expect
that at all. My cover letter and resume! I can only acknowledge this class for
this, it really showed me how to present myself in a proper way, in any aspect
of the professional life. The class helped me develop myself to become a more
professional speaker and writer.
It made me realize that professional communication is so
much more then I thought and it is so useful to have it in ones background.
As a conclution to the progress through the year I can say that I reached my goal but still I have a long way to go until I can call my self a professional communicator!
