Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
It is the end of the journey
[Readers beware: Since it is the last official entry, and that the 2 minutes during class is just simply too short to fully express what I wanted to say, I will just type all my thoughts into this single entry. (: ]
And it is time to embark on a new journey.
It is been an awesome 13 weeks, especially with the company of the wonderful classmates, along with the engaging discussions and activities that we all had. There was hardwork, but we had fun along the way. There were disagreements, but we ended up walking away happy. There was anxiety, but we managed to put up a good show afterall.
The 2-to-2 Project Meeting and Dinner at Kent Ridge Hall
And it is time to embark on a new journey.
It is been an awesome 13 weeks, especially with the company of the wonderful classmates, along with the engaging discussions and activities that we all had. There was hardwork, but we had fun along the way. There were disagreements, but we ended up walking away happy. There was anxiety, but we managed to put up a good show afterall.

I have showed this picture in the previous post, but I really wanted to show it again, because it is really rare that I totally enjoyed myself in the process of the school project and we really had so much fun. I couldn't thank my project team members enough for the wonderful experience that they have given me.
The entire project may be like walking up the stairs, but it is my awesome friends that made the whole process FUN! (:
Certainly, besides the fun, there are so much things that I have learnt through this project experience. The project has gave me an opportunity to interview an authoritative person, which is something that both Sheau Shiuh and I haven't done before. It is indeed to our surprise that both the Vice Provost, Professor Tan Thiam Soon, and the Registrar, A/P Ang Siau Gek, attended our interview session simultaneously. Definitely, at that point of time, both of us (at least myself) were intimidated, but we had to keep our cool and stayed confident. It was fortunate that both of them were friendly and receptive towards us, and were willing to hear us out and provide us with the answers that we were searching for.
Working through Google Wave has also been an unique experience. I believe the use of such collaborative platform has brought certain degree of convenience to us and allow us to meet virtually, as well as working on the same document at the same time. I remembered that we made use of Wave to edit and typed out of proposal drafts and it was really easy because the edits were all real time and so we could work on different parts within the same document, and vet each other's work at the same time. Of course, I will not forget the few times we tried to initiate small talks and conversations on wave and we typed random stuffs on the pages. =)
During the class discussions, I also realised that everyone has very different options and I learnt that it is important to have an open mind and listen to what everyone has to say. I could remember vividly during one of the lessons, that was a heated discussion on whether to print the documents on single side or double side, and there were pretty much different voices with regards to which option. Even within different organisations, there were different practices with regards to that.
It was also a wonderful experience to work with Hu Xuan for peer teaching. To be honest, as much as I always believe there's many parts that I can improve on, I am still pretty amazed about the amount of things we could do despite the extremely short time frame and I really appreciated working with Hu Xuan and her utmost effort in ensuring that things were as best as it could.
The workload of this course is just extremely heavy. However, it is precisely this heavy workload that binds us all together to embrace the challenge and enjoy each other's company along the way.
Hu Xuan, Xiao Xing, Jonathan, Berwyn, Wan Ting, Jun Xiong, Wang Chen, Lynette, Calvin, Sheau Shiuh, Melvis, Yongwei and Ms Lim, this course has not been enjoyable without anyone of you and I thank all of you for adding colours to this class and it has really been a wonderful experience with everyone of you! THANK YOU! =)
Working through Google Wave has also been an unique experience. I believe the use of such collaborative platform has brought certain degree of convenience to us and allow us to meet virtually, as well as working on the same document at the same time. I remembered that we made use of Wave to edit and typed out of proposal drafts and it was really easy because the edits were all real time and so we could work on different parts within the same document, and vet each other's work at the same time. Of course, I will not forget the few times we tried to initiate small talks and conversations on wave and we typed random stuffs on the pages. =)
During the class discussions, I also realised that everyone has very different options and I learnt that it is important to have an open mind and listen to what everyone has to say. I could remember vividly during one of the lessons, that was a heated discussion on whether to print the documents on single side or double side, and there were pretty much different voices with regards to which option. Even within different organisations, there were different practices with regards to that.
It was also a wonderful experience to work with Hu Xuan for peer teaching. To be honest, as much as I always believe there's many parts that I can improve on, I am still pretty amazed about the amount of things we could do despite the extremely short time frame and I really appreciated working with Hu Xuan and her utmost effort in ensuring that things were as best as it could.
The workload of this course is just extremely heavy. However, it is precisely this heavy workload that binds us all together to embrace the challenge and enjoy each other's company along the way.
Hu Xuan, Xiao Xing, Jonathan, Berwyn, Wan Ting, Jun Xiong, Wang Chen, Lynette, Calvin, Sheau Shiuh, Melvis, Yongwei and Ms Lim, this course has not been enjoyable without anyone of you and I thank all of you for adding colours to this class and it has really been a wonderful experience with everyone of you! THANK YOU! =)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
When you have to talk and talk and talk
And so, after all the talking, it is time to reflect.
But before reflecting our oral presentation, I would want to first thank my awesome team for the wonderful experience throughout the whole project. The entire process has been really enjoyable and it could not have possible without the awesome team members, Sheau Shiuh, Melvis and Yongwei.
The 2-to-2 Project Meeting and Dinner at Kent Ridge Hall
Okay, I shouldn't digress anymore. Through this experience of delivering a formal oral presentation, I managed to discover my strengths and weaknesses when I am delivering my presentation.
I believe that I am able to react very quickly to circumstances, and I realised this through the Q & A session. When being posed with questions, I realised I was able to react to them and answer them fairly quickly. Although I am not aware if the reply itself was convincing, but I was able to put my answer across in a confident manner. I guess this will be essential in my future presentation as this will enhance my credibility as a presenter.
During the presentation itself, I thought that my gestures were appropriate and were able reinforce the points that I wanted to make. Although it wasn't deliberate, I realised that my fingers were showing the numbers to the audience while I was talking about some figures and numbers. Certainly, it may or may not be a good thing to do, but I thought that at least I was able to make my point stronger through such hand gestures. In addition, I was able to make my speech much less monotone through such use of gesture.
Having said that, I think I was not able to fully conceal my anxiety during the presentation. I realised that my talking speed was faster than usual, and I couldn't stop myself from repeating myself and my words. I thought I showed signs of obvious signs of anxiety initially, although it was better along the presentation, but the anxiety could not subside completely.
I have learnt quite a bit through this experience as well. I realised that really much better to look at more friendly audience as they will be able to calm me down better. In addition, I also learnt that presentation slides are important to enhance my presentation and the overall appearance. In addition, I learnt that display of team effort in the presentation is important to increase the credibility of our case.
All in all, I believed that I have gained from the this positive experience and I certainly look forward to my presentation video. =)
But before reflecting our oral presentation, I would want to first thank my awesome team for the wonderful experience throughout the whole project. The entire process has been really enjoyable and it could not have possible without the awesome team members, Sheau Shiuh, Melvis and Yongwei.

Okay, I shouldn't digress anymore. Through this experience of delivering a formal oral presentation, I managed to discover my strengths and weaknesses when I am delivering my presentation.
I believe that I am able to react very quickly to circumstances, and I realised this through the Q & A session. When being posed with questions, I realised I was able to react to them and answer them fairly quickly. Although I am not aware if the reply itself was convincing, but I was able to put my answer across in a confident manner. I guess this will be essential in my future presentation as this will enhance my credibility as a presenter.
During the presentation itself, I thought that my gestures were appropriate and were able reinforce the points that I wanted to make. Although it wasn't deliberate, I realised that my fingers were showing the numbers to the audience while I was talking about some figures and numbers. Certainly, it may or may not be a good thing to do, but I thought that at least I was able to make my point stronger through such hand gestures. In addition, I was able to make my speech much less monotone through such use of gesture.
Having said that, I think I was not able to fully conceal my anxiety during the presentation. I realised that my talking speed was faster than usual, and I couldn't stop myself from repeating myself and my words. I thought I showed signs of obvious signs of anxiety initially, although it was better along the presentation, but the anxiety could not subside completely.
I have learnt quite a bit through this experience as well. I realised that really much better to look at more friendly audience as they will be able to calm me down better. In addition, I also learnt that presentation slides are important to enhance my presentation and the overall appearance. In addition, I learnt that display of team effort in the presentation is important to increase the credibility of our case.
All in all, I believed that I have gained from the this positive experience and I certainly look forward to my presentation video. =)
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