Dear Professor Blackstone, I am Keefe, currently a first-year student studying Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering at SIT. I am writing this letter with the hope of providing you with a better understanding of who I am. I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in chemical engineering. Subsequently, I enlisted in the Army, and during my service, I decided to pursue a career in the SAF as an Army Engineer. After several years of dedicated service, I was offered a full-time study award to enhance my educational qualifications. Ultimately, I chose to pursue this degree as I feel that mechanical design and engineering will help me to build a strong foundation and I will be able to branch out to other specializations if required. During my stint in the Army, I was often appointed to give presentations to VIPs, both foreign and local. Though I still have areas for improvement, this drastically helped me develop confidence in my public speaking abilities. A communi...
"Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter." -Gilbert Amelio, former President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp The quote above emphasizes how c ommunication is a vital skill as it encompasses how you translate your intent so it can be understood universally and effortlessly. Furthermore, having adequate communication skills will also influence your subordinates or peers to view you as a leader figure, which in turn impacts how they interpret the significance of your message and helps to command respect.
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