What I learn in my 2nd week in BeST program

As in the second week of BeST program I have learn module on:

• Effective Meeting (Monday, 08/03/2010)
• Cover Letter (Tuesday, 09/03/2010)
• Enquiry Letter (Wednesday, 10/03/2010)
• Public Speaking (Thursday, 11/03/2010)
• Entrepreneurship Talk and Advanced Business Report Writing (Friday, 12/03/2010)

Effective Meeting (Monday, 08/03/2010)

Conducted by:
Madam Suzelina Mohd Sakian and Madam Iris Madona Simon Marshal D’cruz

First day of the second week I have been introduced to the new module which was the effective meeting and the instructors are Madam Suzie and Madam Iris. They taught me on how to conduct an effective meeting. As for the group activity, we were all required to carry out a meeting (as for my group was Parent Teacher Association Annual Meeting) in groups and while the instructors move from one group to another, to assess our skills during the meeting.


Cover Letter (Tuesday, 09/03/2010)

Conducted by:
Madam Norliza Mohd Hashim and Madam Farahiyah Mohamad Kamal @ Hod

Second day of the week. Today I have learned the proper way of writing a cover letter from Madam Liza and Madam Fara. I was surprised with the one of instructors reminder that even a slight mistake could make your potential employer ignores your cover letter. So, I better be careful next time in writing an application letter.

After the module session end up, I realized the cover letter is meant to highlight your individuality or personality, and to make you stand out from among hundreds of other applicants.


Enquiry Letter (Wednesday, 10/03/2010)

Conducted by:
Madam Tara Ooi I-Chen and Miss Sofia

For this module I have learn the proper method of writing an enquiry letter. The conductors, Madam Tara and Miss Sofia are really expert in explaining about the module and they came out with the idea where actually we had been divided into groups and we also had to submit our enquiry letter to another group in order to obtain their approval.


Public Speaking (Thursday, 11/03/2010)

Conducted by:
Mister Farizal Kamal Bin Mohamed

From this module, I got the tips of public speaking from Mister Farizal; in order to be heard to public we must voice out our opinion and to voice our opinion we must speak clearly and improve on our grammar.

Before public speaking we must do the following (cited from http://lifehacker.com/161531/public-speaking-dos-and-donts) :

1. Audience
Get information about who will be attending your presentation.

2. The take-away message
Focus on that message. Start out with this summary statement in mind and build your presentation around it.

3. Outline
Once you have an idea of your presentation's main message, spend some time thinking about the structure of the entire talk.

4. Strong start
The first couple of minutes of your talk should be the most prepared and polished. You want to get off to a good start.

5. Confidence and enthusiasm
Make sure that you exert confidence during your presentation. Don't apologize for what you don't have with you to present or what you do not know. Rather, focus on what you can talk about and discuss the material with confidence.

6. Practice makes perfect
Practice the presentation a few times. It can be especially helpful to give the talk to someone who is not in your field and is not intimately familiar with the material. This is helpful in seeing whether you have made the talk too narrowly focused or overly technical.


Entrepreneurship Talk (Friday, 12/03/2010)

Conducted by:
Professor Patricia Greene

This day surprised me as a Professor from Babson College (Massachusetts, US), Professor Greene gave talk on entrepreneurship and the challenges for the people before starting their business. I found that the talk was very interesting as she presented it in energetic way and I got enlighten by the talk actually. I love one of the video that she showed us, really inspire!.

Advanced Business Report Writing (Friday, 12/03/2010)

Conducted by:
Madam Norliza Mohd Hashim and Madam Farahiyah Mohamad Kamal @ Hod

In the afternoon after performed the Friday's pray, the lectures resumed and module is on the advanced report writing. I have learn the various types of reports and the common errors in report writing. As for the group activity, a task had been given. We were ask to fill the blank space in a report with the proper sentences or words.

First Impression of UniRazak

UniRazak?? I think I heard that education institution's name before from my colleagues.

Well, as the BeST (Biotechnology Entrepreniuership Special Traning) program did take place in UniRazak, I think this would be the best opportunity to discover Unirazak as much as I can.

The first day when I came in for the registration day, I was shock actually. This is due to the location of UniRazak itself which is in the CapSquare. Oh my God, what a distraction is going to be while i am in the training for 3 months.

But the moment I entering the building, the UniRazak, it was really quiet and there were not many people around. All of the sudden, I feel serenity and I talk to myself, is all going to be fine with the distraction. Soon after brief introduction, the instructors walk us (participants of BeST program) through the building and I found that the halls and corridors are really clean.