Yesterday, by chance, I came across a fantastic 3 minute TED talk entitled “8 Secrets of Success” by Richard St. John. In that short video, Richard St. John was able to present great insights on 8 secrets of success through his effective use of visuals and humor. The 8 secrets are:
1. Passion
2. Work
3. Focus
4. Persist
5. Good
6. Serve
7. Ideas
8. Push
Personally, I think they are all applicable in this learning journey-ES2007S: Professional Communication: Principle and Practises. The choice of spending our precious ‘bidding points’ on this module reflects our passion in effective communication skill. This passion has been further nurtured through the many assignments along the way(work) and there has been an underlying focus on practical skills that we may apply even after this module is over. While passion for professional communication is an initiator, my persistence to improve has been the fuel which sees me through this course.
During the presentation, Richard St. John shared that in order to be ‘damn good’ at something, “there is no magic but practise, practise and practise.” In this course, I have learnt the principles and skills of professional communication through lots of practice through online blogging, writing job application letter, proposal, oral presentation, mock interviews as well as enriching oral discussions in class. In addition, we have served each other by contributing insightful feedback and ideas before and after each practice for to reinforce the learning process. The 'liquid network' set in this class had indeed facilitated so many good ideas!*
Last but not least, this is how the word ‘push’ applies. I remember Brad describing himself as more than just a teacher/tutor, but a facilitator as well (please correct me if I am wrong). It may seem challenging to motivate (‘push’) students to be interested in communicating effectively and to be passionate in learning process but I feel that Brad has done so effectively. He has been an inspiring, encouraging and dedicated facilitator with a wide variety of teaching styles and an appropriate balance of using the soft and hard approach.
I thank you Brad and my fellow classmates for all the support you have given, ideas shared and the friendship we have made in this class. Because of this, I consider this module a successful learning experience (regardless of the grade that Brad is going to give me)
* “Where good ideas come from” by Steven Johnson.
This TEDtalk video was showed by Brad in our class few weeks ago.
Here are the links for the videos:
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Hi Elin,
ReplyDeletei also feel happy to have this class with you. thanks for sharing the vedio and elaborating the 8 points of success, and i think they are just like 7Cs principle, right? we learn all of these secrets, principles and something like that, while the most important thing is, like you said, to put them into practice! this also reminds me of "practice makes perfect".
anyway, we can still see each other in the future, right? keep in touch:)
Hello Elin!
ReplyDeleteI am very happy to know you in this class. During the process of our project, I really learnt a lot from you, especially something related to leadship.
Hope you can be happy every day, and keep your smile~
Keep in touch~
Brooks~ :-)
Thank you Senlin and Brooks!
ReplyDeleteSenlin: Haha, after reading your blog, I realize that the way we constructed our blog are pretty similar!7 Cs vs 8 secrets!
Yup, we will definitely see each other often in the future:) Will pray for your final exams!
Brooks: It was a pleasant learning experience to work with you and Sheila, too! Must keep in touch ya. My sister just asked me if I wana go China with her next year, hopefully I can have the opportunity to visit Tsinghua University also!^^
Hi Elin,
ReplyDeleteI like the 8 secrets you posted alot. That's really where success and innovation comes from!
Keep in touch! =D Terima Kasih!
Indeed. thanks sis for sharing this. I'm sure you'll succeed in the working force too! and this 8 secrets will stay with you. hehe.
ReplyDeleteAll the best! I hope we will have catching up session after i'm back from Finland. We can drag our fat brother (you know who) along. hehe.
Thanks and wish you all the very best!
Hi Elin :D,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the videos with us. Exactly! Brad had been so supportive in many aspects in order to facilitate us in learning efficiently! Haha... I like the idea you linked the 8 secrets to what we learned in ES2007S.
Who is the fat brother??
Keep in touch Yong Peng fellow!!
Elin said...
ReplyDeleteSheila: Thanks and wish you the best in your exam, too! Yup, come Yong Peng with our fat brother's pretty girlfriend soon! ^^
Hau: Yup, let's keep in touch. Our fat brother... is one of our common friend. If you pass by Yong Peng, maybe can introduce him to you!
This is a very creative final reflection, Elin, especially in the manner that you reference the the St. John lecture and its key points, tying those to your own ES2007S learning. You present your ideas clearly and concisely as well, and most fluently, further demonstrating your learning and your own passion for what ES2007S has accomplished.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I also really appreciate the accolades, and the way you sum up your experience. Still, I have to switch the perspective and express my gratitude to you for your very fine effort throughout the term, your positive attitude toward learning and your congeniality, which was reflected each tutorial in your broad smile, bright eyes and sweet demeanor. I can tell you truthfully, Elin, that makes "facilitating" a lesson the easiest thing in the world! Such an "approach" will also enable you to go very far, no matter what job you end up with.
Best of luck with your future learning and imminent career step!
Hey Elin,
ReplyDeleteIt is inspiring and I believe course have taught so much even beyond the module scope. Sometimes it is not about the techniques or skills but the mindset about the communication and other people. To be considerate. In personal conflict resolution, if you are considerate, you will the conflict from other sides and evaluate and weigh your own view for a better acceptable solution. When you write the CV and cover letter, be considerate about what the company is looking for and the reading experience of your CV. When you are investigating the project topic, be considerate of how the problem is going to affect the relevant parties and how the new solution is seen by the people.
Sorry for the cramming words here. Glad to meet you in this class and wish you good luck in the finals.
I can't comment! HAHAHA! Shhhhhhhhhhhhh! :P
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