Joshua's Blog

  Subject: Self-introduction letter of Teo Joshua To the readers of my blog,    My name is Teo Joshua, and I am writing this letter to formally introduce myself and tell you more about who I am as a person. I graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in April of 2019 with a diploma in aerospace engineering. I went on to serve my 2 years of national service, where I trained as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist. I secured a place at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SiT) as a mechanical engineering student and began my undergraduate journey in September of 2021. My interest in mechanical engineering started when I was working with remotely operated vehicles during my national service. For such a small robot, I was fascinated by its capabilities, such as movable arms to grab objects and long-range voice transmitters for communication. I was also intrigued by the technology behind the coding of the robots to do what they are supposed to do, which piqued my interest in programm

  Paraphrase of Task #3: Quote:  " 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 What  paraphrase  means to me :  Keeping it short and sweet while still driving the intended message across with no loss in meaning. Paraphrase:  Evolving outstanding oratorical skills is vital to effective leadership. It is imperative that a leader can deliver information clearly to invoke a sense of urgency and passion to others. A message becomes meaningless if a leader is unable to get it across clearly and motivate others to act upon it.