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  Dear Professor Brad, I am Liew Siew Hoong, 24, currently a Year 1 student studying in SIT’s Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering course. Today, I am writing to you to share a little bit more about myself. I was also a Mechanical Engineering student back at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I chose Engineering because I fell in love with the mechanics of automotive engineering. Since I was a little boy, I’ve always loved cars and it slowly developed into a passion for the automotive world. Having an outgoing personality, I’ve always found no trouble in talking to friends about anything under the sun. One example that I can cite from being a badminton player is how I always motivate my teammates to do their best regardless of the outcome. However, there’s no rose without a thorn, I am somebody who struggles with public speaking. When in front of a big audience or unfamiliar faces, I will lose confidence when speaking. I once had stage fright when I was called up to speak on beha...

     "Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter." -Gilbert Amelio, former President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp     The quote above emphasizes how communication is a vital skill as it encompasses how you translate your intent so it can be understood universally and effortlessly. Furthermore, having adequate communication skills will also influence your subordinates or peers to view you as a leader figure, which in turn impacts how they interpret the significance of your message and helps to command respect.