Individual Reflection

Reflect on the following questions

• What are the qualities which I possess now that is crucial to being a successful professional in my field?
• What are the areas which I need to develop in order to speak, think and behave like the professionals in my field?

Team Members	Reflection
Zhen Ming	I’m pretty unsure what qualities i have. I only know how to understand the topic and give my personal thinking or experience i know. I need to improve on my communication skills as i do not speak properly and cannot form proper sentences to let others know what i am speaking. I need to speak louder and reduce my movements, since i always think and walk around as it makes me feel less stressed. For Thinking skills i need to think faster and more efficiently, i think i that too long to think of the answer. Also, i should keep track on what i am doing and not answer something out of point.
Nigel	Personally, I think that the quality I possess that are crucial to being a successful professional are that I am able to work well with my peers / colleagues. I think that this can help me work better with my peers / colleagues instead of working alone. But there are some areas that I need to develop in order to speak, think, and behave like a professional, which I think is communication skills. I think I must learn to speak with more confidence so I can build a more professional image for myself. In order to build communication skills, I must learn to speak with more confidence, speak louder and clearer when presenting or when speaking to my colleagues and superior. Also, I think that I need to think more like a professional, think out of the box, so that I will be able to think of more ideas in my future work.
Jayde	I think I am able to get along with anyone, and it’s quite important since we have to and will be working with many different people in future. Thus, being able to get along with everyone is important and crucial in any industry.Being able to deliver what I want to say, and also not being so easily distracted is something I have to improve on. Sometimes when speaking, my mind is not able to process what I want to say as fast as I speak. Also, I’m quite distracted easily that my focus is not on the work but other things. I would just lose focus on the work.
Claire	I feel that I am pretty cooperative because I was able to work with my team members well in the previous weeks and teamwork is one of the most essential qualities that is required in a team work. I have also assisted my team members when they need help. Another qualities that I feel that I have demonstrated is initiative. I have initiate on several discussions so that our group can get started with our research and clarification on our doubts. However, there are many areas that I need to improve on, in terms of my sense of urgency, patience and leadership skills. For example, I should know well of the dead line of the submission so that I will know if I need to fasten up or slow down, because I often find myself not having enough time to finish up. Also, I should be more patient to my team mates because I tend to rush them at times. I should also build up leadership skills so that I can be able to lead my team and work more efficiently.
Bernice	The qualities which i possess now i feel that is crucial to being a successful professional in my field are the good interaction and the good observation skills. In terms of good interaction, it means in terms of having good interaction with the guests and also my employees. With good interaction, it shows that i will be able to get along well with my peers. In terms of good observation skills, it helps my group to improve better. The areas i need to develop in order to speak, think and behave like the professionals in my field would be how the rest can understand so quickly, i need to have a better understanding so that i can excel in my profession like my professional. Everyone excel in something, thats why we should all share and help us improve better.
Yi Ling	In order to be a successful professional in my future work field, I believed I already possessed three qualities that I think will be crucial for me in the future. Firstly, strong inference skills. Having this skill can help me to infer and think about the possible answers from a source that is not clearly elaborated. This will allows me to break down the message into small parts and then tackle it slowly. Secondly, sense of urgency. Having sense of urgency is very important as it make sure that I met the date line. I am very aware of the time I am left in things that I do, hence, I can say that this is the reason why I am able to meet date line given by my facilitator.   Thirdly, I believe I am able foresee situation. For example, when a miscommunication happens, I am able to foresee the possible areas that a conflict or a disagreement will happen. This allows me to actually prevent it from happening. There are 3 different areas I think to improve myself on. Firstly, the way I speak. I need to make sure I project my voice properly and be more confident in things that I am saying Secondly, by changing the way on how I behave, I will be able portray myself in a positive manner. For example, the gestures I show. Thirdly, I need to be able to think on spot. This will make sure I am alert to my surrounding environment. (249 words)