Chin Yue Feng

Subject: Self Introduction Dear Professor Blackstone,  My name is Chin Yue Feng, I am writing this to introduce myself as a student in your communication module. I graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a degree in Environmental and Water Technology from the School of Life Sciences. Originally I planned to start working once I finished my national service, but my friends and family convinced my it would be better to try to get into university and study before going out to work. I chose to study a civil engineering degree as it would broaden my job options when I graduate. My strength in communication is listening to what the other parties are saying. I tend to be very quite and prefer to listen to what others say. When others talk, I can remember what they say clearly although I do not talk much. This has led to many awkward taxi rides where the driver talks about random things in their life. I am able to speak comfortably to people my age, but for people who are older than me, I ten

“While all engineers should have good communication skills, global engineers face additional challenges, making effective communication an imperative.” Debra Kraft, Careers Content Writer, Demand Media (2016) According to Kraft(2016), engineering is very technical so when engineers explain to a global team, they must be able to understand key points of the project, otherwise the end product will be different from expected.