Formal Letter Draft 2

Subject: Self-Introduction

Dear Professor Brad,

I am Umar Faruq Bin Zulfikkar Ali, a student in your effective communication module. I am writing this letter as a self-introduction. I graduated with a diploma in mechatronics from Temasek Polytechnic, specialising in aerospace systems which piqued my interest in solving problems and creating solutions to make a difference. Ever since I can remember, I have always indulged myself in anything I can create or reform with all the process work involved. I am pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering at Singapore Institute of Technology to broaden my knowledge and skills.

A communication strength I possess is to come up with a compromise when there are different views, like in projects where different minds come together for a shared solution. By listening to others, I can further understand their point of views and come up with an agreement taking into account relevancy and reasoning of the subject. A communication weakness I need to work on is my small talk. Keeping a conversation going can sometimes be a challenge to me as when I communicate to someone is usually to get an important information across without the tendency to know more about others.

By the end of this module, I hope to develop my social skills in speaking to be more confident in making connections and relations with my peers. I also want to build up my confidence to get rid of any anxiety I face when communicating to an individual or group of people especially in presentation where all the focus are on me.

What makes me different than others, is my ability to never give up. Once I set my mind and goals to something, I would see it to the very end accepting the ups and down of the process. In return, the process teaches and develops my experiences when setting out my next goal which will further improve my capability.

I hope that through this letter, you get to know me better and I look forward to learning more from you. Thank you.

Best regards,

Umar Faruq