Formal Self Introduction Letter

Dear Professor Brad,

Allow me to introduce myself. I am Soh Jun Yang from tutorial group 6, and I am currently taking your module, effective communication. I graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a Diploma in Aerospace Engineering with Business Management. As a young child, I was always fascinated by planes and how they can take flight, at the same time having the ability to navigate in the air without signboards or traffic lights to aid their destination. This had led me to pursue a diploma with relation to aeronautics. With the knowledge I gained from taking my diploma, I wish to further expand my understanding of the fourth industrial revolution by taking my degree in mechanical engineering.

Throughout my time in polytechnic, I felt that my communication strength is being open-minded. Any good communicator should enter any conversation (be it work or personal) with a flexible and open mind. For instance, while I was interning in ST Aerospace, I was placed under the quality assurance department. They were looking for new ways to reorganize the process using an online platform. Together with my supervisor, an intern colleague and me, my team and I had differing opinions on what extensions should be used. Due to our differences in personalities, conversations sometimes became quite heated. I listened to both parties and encouraged them to see the each other’s point of views, rather than simply getting their message across as it would allow us to have more honest and productive conversations.

As I had always been working on the operational parts of my part-time jobs and internships, I have not had much experience with public speaking, and thus I would say that is a weakness for me. I experienced it whenever I had to do individual presentations for interdisciplinary studies modules, which aimed to explore areas outside our chosen course of study. For instance, as I took up a module on basic communication, there were times which we had to give a brief introduction of ourselves and to present individually. Though I practiced my script at home, oftentimes, my mind would just go blank.

I was a competitive floorball player during my time in polytechnic. I often had to communicate with my teammates on tactics and formations to be the best. Oftentimes it was hard to get my message across to my peers when everyone was tired and had their own opinions as to how they want to play the match.

Two specific goals I have for this module is to firstly, become a more confident speaker. Some jobs require regular presentation to customers, teammates, and employees. Being a student gives me time to practice my presentation skills. Secondly, getting used to writing at the university level since I came from an engineering background, I did not have much to write during my studies. The most I had to write then were lab reports, mainly in point forms and screenshots. 

Thank you for reading my letter. I hope to be a better version of myself by the end of this module.

Best Regards, 

Jun Yang

Group 6