Revised Self Introduction Letter

Subject: An introduction letter.

Dear Prof Brad,

My name is Zhi Xian and I am a year 1 robotics systems student at SIT. I am writing to you to introduce myself and also to share with you my interests in robotics systems. 

I graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a diploma in mechanical engineering. During my internship, I was tasked to automate repetitive tasks. Upon seeing how my work saved a lot of time and effort, I came to realise how important automation is. By continuing my studies in robotics systems, I am hoping to learn more about automation in the industry.

My weakness in communication is my public speaking. If I were to communicate with a large crowd of people, I would feel uneasy. I will tend to fold my arms and sway around during presentations, which some people had commented on in the past. 

A communication strength that I possess is that I like to organise my ideas and concepts in my speech. I believe that not only will this make it clearer to the listener, but it will also allow me to know what I have to speak next. 

I have a few goals that I hope to achieve in this module. Firstly, I will want to get rid of constantly folding my arms and swaying about. Secondly, I want to build up my confidence in speaking in large groups, be it a group or a class.

I hope that my letter has given you a good insight into me and I hope that I will learn more from you.

Best regards, 
Ho Zhi Xian




Comments

  1. EthanSeptember 13, 2022 at 4:39 AM

    I think it is well written overall with no noticeable mistakes made and how well he showed his strength and weaknesses in communication.

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  2. Chua Jia HernSeptember 14, 2022 at 3:24 AM

    I think this letter is well written, as it is clear and concise, and the flow of ideas is smooth. However, some minor points that I noticed are, firstly, I feel that it should be "I will want to get rid of" instead of "I will want to rid of", and secondly, I feel that the last sentence could be phrased better. One way I would phrase it is "I will want to build up my confidence in speaking in front of an audience, regardless of the capacity of them."

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  3. Brad BlackstoneSeptember 18, 2022 at 2:02 AM

    Dear Zhi Xian,

    Thank you for this clear, fairly detailed letter with the personal sharing. I appreciate the content being well aligned with the assignment brief, the effective way you have organized your thoughts and the fairly good language use. You've done a decent job providing supportive information for each specific content area, allowing us readers to gain a fairly clear understanding of who you are. I especially like the reference to your experience with automation during oyur internship and how that has influenced your decision to take up robotics.

    Overall, this is a well expressed letter, as mentioned, but in the spirit of revising, I'd like you to look at the issues below:
    1. phrasing issues
    -- Throughout my course of study at Singapore Polytechnic, one significant moment was during my internship. > (Huh?)
    -- ...which some people had commented on it in the past. > (Is the 'it' needed?)
    -- ..that not only it will make it .... > ? ... that not only will this make it clearer...

    2. Wrong verb form
    -- If I were to communicate with a large crowd of people, I will feel uneasy. > (hypothetical) If I were to communicate with a large crowd of people, I WOULD feel uneasy.
    -- I will tend to fold ... > ?
    -- ... to rid of my habit of... > ? (see the dictionary)
    -- ... I will want ... > I want
    -- ... that my letter had given ... > (It should be present perfect tense.)

    Let's work on these.

    Cheers,

    Brad

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    1. Zhi Xian HoSeptember 27, 2022 at 8:29 AM

      Dear Prof Brad,

      Thank you for spotting my mistakes. I have done a revision of my letter writing. Please let me know if there are other mistakes. I hope to learn more from you on writing styles and sentence structures.

      Best wishes,
      Zhi Xian

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