Week 2 Formal Letter

Subject: Self-Introduction Letter

Dear Professor Brad Franklin Blackstone,

My name is Regine See, and I am writing this letter to introduce myself. I am newly enrolled in your Effective Communication class, MEC1281, and this is my second trimester at the Singapore Institute of Technology. Before university, I studied at Nanyang Polytechnic and have graduated with a diploma in biomedical engineering, specializing in automation and quality control. I have chosen to further my studies in mechanical engineering as I enjoy bringing my designs to life and creating products that could help people in any way.

With regards to my weakness in communication, I believe I have weaker grammar skills and a slightly limited vocabulary. I usually end up having to check my writing multiple times or seek help online to check for further grammatical errors. Additionally, I often feel challenged when trying to use a wider variety of words instead of the usual few.

As for my communication strength, it will be on how I enjoy speaking to people. I am capable of speaking to both small groups and large crowds with ease. Being able to pitch and introduce my ideas, projects, and designs to others is a great joy to me as I especially love sharing thoughts about them with an audience.

In this module, I hope that I can build up my vocabulary and grammar knowledge as it can improve my ability to speak and write more fluently and engagingly. Additionally, I hope that this module would allow me to warm up to more people and create new friendships in class.

Moving on to other things that are more unique about me, I live together with three cats, three parrots, and a dog. I also have four years of experience, shooting with air rifles. Other than that, I am quite a normal person who enjoys reading novels and playing computer games with friends during my free time.

Thank you for reading my letter. I hope that this letter has brought me closer to you. Let’s work hard together for this module!

Yours sincerely

Regine

Unit 1 Task 3: The Importance of communication skills for engineers

“I contend that we (engineers) are undervalued because of our widespread inability to explain what we do to the general public (and why it is so important). It is one of the hardest goals to accomplish, to be able to boil down difficult concepts into a short and easily understood presentation or elevator pitch.”

Marybeth Miceli, President, Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, USA (2011)

Marybeth Miceli, President of Miceli Infrastructure Consulting from the USA argues that as Engineers, they are severely underestimated since it is difficult for the general public to understand what engineers do and why are they significant. She had also included that the ability to break down complicated concepts into simple explanations or straightforward descriptions is one of the most challenging goals to achieve.