The Final Post

In this final reflection, I could honestly just leave it at a simple ‘I learnt A LOT’ – and be done with it.

Then again, that would not do the past 14 weeks justice.

One of the main things I’ve learnt is that I simply have so much to learn! I came into this module knowing that I was capable of speaking in front, and holding the attention, of people. However, as I participated in the process of nurturing others and being nurtured by others, I quickly realised that I had areas that needed improvement – especially in my ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’, multitasking with cue-cards in one hand and a pointer in the other, distributing eye contact and so on.

More than that, as I saw my peers – most notably through ones like Liyana, Ding Long and Vanessa – I saw how they developed their style of speaking to the point that they could speak steadily, crisply, with confidence and without resorting to much ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’.

That was amazing! I found myself to be a fast-paced speaker who mainly utilized that fast pace to keep the attention of the audience. However, seeing my peers present in such a manner really gave me a desire to also explore this steady-yet-authoritative style of speaking for myself.

Also, I especially enjoyed how the content covered also served to complement the things learnt under the Social Work department. This includes content such as the significance of the nonverbal, the causes for communication breakdown, the 7 Cs in communication and so on. Especially helpful was the content covered on doing up one’s application letter and proposal – these were areas that even the practice-oriented curriculum in Social Work could not cover.

Lastly (sort of), I especially learnt how a comfortable class culture could really allow for not just the tutor, but also for my peers to reflect back to, and further mould, me.

More has still been yet to be said, but in essence: ‘I learnt A LOT.’

Take care everyone – and don’t be strangers!