Evaluation of the semester

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…

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!