Final Reflection

ES2007s has finally come to an end. Despite the heavy workload and the tight deadline, I believe most of us have enjoyed taking the course and have gained more knowledge about the skills in effective communications.

After going through my first blog post, I realize my initial impression of effective communication focused only on verbal communication. Eventually, this course has taught me the importance of non verbal communication, as a method of communication to convey our ideas to the other party. For example, a handshake with others can affect their impression towards us, and thus we must not focus only on verbal communication but also, we have to learn how to practice good non verbal communication skills.

In addition, I believe that this is the only course that allows us to voice our opinions towards certain issues on the blog as well as give us an opportunity to comment on others blog. The blog entry enabled us to reflect on what we have learned in class, allowing us to practice the 7Cs in our writing.

Moreover, the project work has also equipped me the skills to work with a team. Project work emphasized on team work and I believe the most important aspect is to communicate effectively with the project mates in order to get work done. Luckily, in our group, we will discuss what every member has to do so as to avoid misunderstanding with one another.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our tutor Christine for giving us a valuable lesson as well as making so much effort to push our deadline back so as to lighten our workload. Last but not least, I would also like to thank all the classmates who provided entertaining and valuable feedbacks that made the lesson enjoyable.