2_AvendanoJ

Dear Professor Kim,

It has come to my attention that in order to be successful in any organization one has to know what they are proficient at and what they need to work on. A person has to be continually evaluating their skill set to have a better understanding of themselves. If one is not self aware of their own skills, then they will not know what skills they need to improve on. It is for this reason that I have taken the time to take a step back and determine what I am proficient at, but more importantly, to determine what skills I need to work on. After much self reflection, I have noticed that what I am good at are my organizational skills and my work place etiquette. I have also noticed that my biggest weaknesses are my public speaking skills, speaking professionally, and speaking with confidence. Given this, I am determined to improve my public speaking skills through practice and feedback from yourself and my peers.

One of my strongest skills is my ability to be organized. I believe that this is an important skill to have because it allows me to work efficiently, since I do not have to spend my time looking for certain things. Being organized also reduces clutter in the work place and reduces the amount of misplaced documents. I am also very respectful, which allows me to have good work place etiquette. I believe that this is an important quality to have because I know how to speak to coworkers, managers, and peers in the appropriate manner. Having good work place etiquette is also very important because it allows me to get along with coworkers better, thus making the work environment more enjoyable.

The skills that I need to work on the most are my communication skills. I am not a horrible speaker or writer, but at the same time I am not a great speaker or writer. My public speaking skills are what I need to work on a lot because for some reason my nerves get the best of me. I plan on using this class to help me with my public speaking skills by practicing as much as I can and taking this class very seriously. My public speaking skills is a major influence on my ability to speak professionally and to speak with confidence. When I am not comfortable speaking in front of others I lose a lot of confidence and I also struggle to find appropriate words to carry on a conversation. The way I plan on addressing this problem is to start speaking more professionally with my peers, so this way when I am in a professional situation I feel confident when I speak. Another skill that I need to work on is my writing skill. I don’t think that I am a bad writer, but in order to get better I need to start writing more often and receive feedback from my peers.

In order for somebody to improve their skills, one has to continually evaluate their own skill set to know what they need to improve. After doing this, I realized what skills that I am good at and what skills I need to improve. The biggest skills that I need to work on are my communications skills such as public speaking, speaking professionally, speaking with confidence, and my writing skills. I plan on taking this class very seriously to help me improve these skills, and I look forward to your constructive criticism.

Sincerely,

Joshua Avendaño