Self-Introduction Email


Dear Professor Brad,

My name is Han Ying Quan and I am writing this letter to introduce myself as one of your students in your technical communication class. I am currently pursuing a degree in Telematics (Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering) in the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT).

Coming from a business background, I studied consumers' behavior through psychology by conducting market researches with a major in marketing in Republic Polytechnic. In addition to my enrichment learning in polytechnic, were the opportunities to intern at WingTai Asia Retail as a Mystery Shopper and Tigerair Singapore Pte Ltd as a Marketing Executive where I have learned and gained invaluable experiences which I still carry with me till this day.

My interest in information technology (IT) and engineering ignited through helping my father in his career on various IT and engineering projects. In the midst of doing so, coupled with hands-on coaching from my father, I began to explore more with regards to his work and saw this as an amazing skill to pick up. Thus, I decided to pursue a degree in this field in hopes to gain a deeper understanding so as to enhance my knowledge.

Moving on to my communication strengths, I enjoy engaging with people, especially conversations that are deep and with great substances as they allow me to learn new things and see ideas from different perspectives. Being a business student has do doubt given me the opportunity to give presentations professionally and has thus built my confidence in speaking to large crowds.

Despite enjoying interaction with people and having the confidence to speak comfortably to large crowds, I do find myself being more reserved around strangers and not initiating a conversation with them unless there is a need to. This is because I tend to carry a negative mindset of people not being comfortable with speaking to me and may find that I am being too intrusive.

With that, I do hope to develop more effective communication skills through this module, for both verbal and written communication. More importantly, I would hope to be more spontaneous in speaking to new people with a more optimistic mindset instead. In my opinion, knowing what to communicate or deliver to audiences plays a huge part in effective communication as it automatically boosts the confidence of the speaker. Once the speaker knows the content of the message he/she wants to deliver, voice projection and communicating skills then come to play for the speaker.

To end this off, I would like to thank you for welcoming me to this class with great warmth and I look forward to learning from you and the class in the coming weeks.


Warmest regards,

Han Ying Quan

 (Edited on 10th Oct 2019)


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  1. Brad BlackstoneSeptember 25, 2019 at 12:52 AM

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  2. Brad BlackstoneSeptember 25, 2019 at 12:56 AM

    Dear Quan,

    Thank you for this well-developed and informative letter. I feel that you’ve provided enough concrete detail that we readers learn something significant about your background. For example, you mention the way your previous study and work experience connects to your current interests. You elaborate in great detail on how your father's job has influenced your choice of engineering as a university programme focus. What I would have liked to know, perhaps in an additional sentence, is why you chose telematics rather than, say, ICT or another engineering field. (And related to that, what sort of business/engineering does your father do?)

    I also appreciate the explanations you give for both your communication strengths and weaknesses. After reading this letter, I can see that your marketing background has impacted the way you seem open to conversing with others and being willing to learn. That means you've integrated that experience into your being, and it shows a 'growth mindset,' though you claim that
    you are 'more reserved around strangers.'

    In terms of developmental goals, you mention you want to speak with greater confidence in small groups and being spontaneous, which will be addressed as you converse with others in this tutorial group, make a pitch in class and do oral presentation work. You also acknowledge the need for better 'written communication.' On the writing front, you might consider these issues:

    1. overuse of capitalization
    -- see https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp (from the Symbaloo page)

    2. phrasing/word use
    -- to develop more effective communication skills through this module, regardless of verbal or written communication. > to develop more effective communication skills through this module, for both verbal and written communication.

    3. sentence structure
    -- More importantly, to be more spontaneous in speaking to new people with an optimistic mindset instead. > sentence fragment: see https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/becoming-savvy-with-sentence-structures-part-one/
    and https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/sentence_fragments.html
    -- Upon knowing what to communicate, the rest is dependent on the projection and communication skills of the speaker. > dangling modifier: see https://data.grammarbook.com/blog/effective-writing/dangling-phrases-and-clauses/

    Don't let this critique eclipse what has been done well in this post.

    I look forward to learning more about you this term.

    Cheers,

    Brad

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    1. quannypieOctober 12, 2019 at 1:32 AM

      Dear Prof Brad,

      Thank you for taking the time to provide me with your constructive feedback. Rest assured that the critiques will not put me down but push me to go further, achieving a better version of myself instead! :-)


      Cheers,
      Yingquan

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