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Formal Letter



Dear Professor Brad,

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Moe Wai Yan Tun, but you can call me Wai Yan. I graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a diploma in civil engineering with business in 2017. I chose to study civil engineering in polytechnic because my parents encouraged me to. However, I have grown my interest in it while studying in Singapore Polytechnic and decided to further my studies.

A communication strength I possess will be the ability to make a conversation interesting. My love for telling jokes and stories over the years had made me develop a habit to make the conversations captivating. However, I strongly believe that I still have room for improvement.

In my opinion, I have a weakness in the ability to initiate a conversation with a stranger. Whenever I am at a party or an event, I find myself interacting with the people that I have known before. I am not a shy person, but I lack the communication techniques and skills to strike a conversation with a stranger.

First goal I have for this module is learning to communicate better through my writing. I would like to improve my ability to write well such as using appropriate grammar and sentence structure. I believe by achieving the first goal I will be equipped with the skills to write well when I embark on my engineering career in the future.

Today with technology and social media where the news spread faster than we can blink, I believe that the ability to analyze and interpret the news are is essential. Therefore, another goal I have for this module is learning the required skills to identify and understand the truth when I am being exposed to the news.

Kind regards,
Wai Yan

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Comments

  1. JustinJanuary 23, 2020 at 9:17 PM

    Dear Wai Yan,

    Thank you for your introduction letter. It is well written and informative. However, I feel that you did not really elaborate on why you are interested in civil engineering. Perhaps you can explain what made interested in civil engineering.

    Having talked to you in class and i have to admit that you do have the ability to make a conversation interesting. You are capable of articulating your thoughts regarding the topic very well.

    Cheers,
    Justin

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    1. Wai YanJanuary 30, 2020 at 3:07 AM

      Dear Justin,

      Thank you for your kind comment. I will make necessary edits to include the reasons that made me want to studies Civil Engineering. I look forward to more comments from you in the future.

      Cheers,
      Wai Yan

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  2. Brad BlackstoneJanuary 24, 2020 at 9:09 PM

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  3. Brad BlackstoneJanuary 24, 2020 at 9:11 PM

    Dear Wai Yan,

    Thank you for this clear, concise and well-developed letter. You address all the touchpoints of the assignment and you provide clear specific detail. In terms of the comm skills weakness and strength, this is especially true, and it resonates in your module goals as well.

    However, what I would also appreciate is learning about how your interest in engineering developed, and how you ended up studying in Singapore. To take this letter a notch up in level, you might thread your motivation for studying engineering and your experience in coming to Singapore together.

    I do appreciate the fluency of this letter, and I wonder how that came about for a kid from Myanmar. Care to share? That really would show how you are special.

    I look forward to learning more about you this term.

    Cheers,

    Brad

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    1. Wai YanJanuary 30, 2020 at 3:51 AM

      Dear Professor Brad,

      Thank you for your thoughtful comment. The reason I did not elaborate on my letter was that I did not want to exceed the word limit of the assignment. My love for English movies and books since I was young might have helped me with the language. I will make the necessary edits to my letter to make it more compelling.

      I sincerely appreciate your comment and look forward to more comments in the future.

      With appreciation,
      Wai Yan

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  4. Brad BlackstoneJanuary 30, 2020 at 10:09 PM

    Thanks for the effort, WaiYan.

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