Critical Reflection

It has been a pleasurable and fruitful experience completing Effective Communication with Ms Lim in the first trimester of university. Through the lecturer’s interesting and engaging lessons, I have improved my writing skills significantly and learned to write a formal proposal report. Before taking this module, I would not have imagined how difficult it is to write a good proposal report to persuade the reader to accept the proposal. From writing the letter of interview request to constructing survey questionnaires, the amount of preparation before writing an effective report can be really challenging. I feel that the most important part of the report is the executive summary as it represents the pitch to sell your proposal. It should be short and highlights the important points and benefits of the proposal to convince the reader that your idea is worth their time and money.

The knowledge I have obtained from report writing has aid me in other modules as well as we are required to write a technical report for our project. In a technical report, APA citation is important as there is a lot of information and data retrieved from the internet to support the findings in the report. This is when the lesson on plagiarism and citation comes in play as we were taught of the proper citation methods to use to prevent plagiarism.

All in all, this module has taught me the importance of writing and presentation skills in school and work. Being proficient portrays intelligence and knowledge which is beneficial to us when we are out to work in the near future. It has been a wonderful trimester with Ms Lim and I have definitely benefited greatly from her teaching.