Effective Communication

In the article “Preventing ‘Bus Bunching’ with Smart Phone Application Implementation”, Sprogis (n.d.) claims that implementing a smartphone application for bus drivers will help shorten waiting times and prevent bus overcrowding. Sprogis analyses the data of bus crowds using AnyLogic's GIS features to create a solution called "Equilibrium" based on the distance between buses. By doing so buses will make refined adjustments to the route by “slowing down or stopping until sufficient space in front of them is available". Thus accommodating it to the rider’s needs, making their experiences more enjoyable. Although it helps buses run more efficiently, “implementation can be costly and/or risky”. However, Sprogis (n.d.) believes that this helps to make the riders in each bus more consistent and develop more predictable waiting times. He adds on to share that it also “eliminates excessively long wait times and dampens overcrowding of buses”. In conclusion, I support Sporgi...

Subject: Self Introduction Email Dear Prof Brad, I am writing this letter to you to introduce myself. My name is Ho Shimin, a year 1 Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering student at the Singapore Institute of Technology. I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma in Clean Energy. During my internship at the Land Transport Authority, I was attached to the bus infrastructure division. Where I was able to gain a deeper understanding of the infrastructure sector. It helped me gain a different perspective of the buildings and infrastructures that we have today. This piqued my interest in wanting to learn more and pursue a career in this industry. What I would like to gain from this effective communication class is to tackle my difficultly in conversing clearly and directly. Due to my lack of confidence, I tend to hesitate a lot and use “wimpy words” when speaking. Often, it becomes a problem as others have difficulties trying to decipher my words. For instance, during group ...

"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, President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp Being an effective leader is someone who can communicate well and influence others using one’s abilities and knowledge to gain trust from peers. Especially in the engineering industry, it is important to share one’s knowledge and bring a group of people together towards a similar goal. As a leader, it is important to be able to influence and encourage others to understand the principles/ beliefs that one possess.