Hello BCM313!

Hi everyone!

It’s really quite exciting to be writing this blog post because the future of work is something we all need to be interested in (and it’s my final semester! Yay!). I want to kick off my online presence by quickly chatting about a skill that i’ve learnt, both through uni and by naturally growing in life within my family, friend and work circles.

When I was younger I would find sparking conversation in a natural and confident way really quite difficult. I would find having to speak to strangers or in front of large groups of people almost impossible. Not being comfortable enough to develop this skill made uni life hard to manage because this was a huge part of communicating, especially post-COVID. I knew that something had to be done about this so instead of running away from opportunities that involved public speaking, I turned towards them. I practised until my feigned confidence turned into real-life confidence.

Nurturing this skill, while still not perfect, has made my work-life and personal life noticeably better. Having the ability to communicate clearly and with confidence is vital and it is a skill I found helped immensely with assignments and even the job interview that I undertook to score my dream job. I’m continuing to learn and grow this skill and i’m consistently open to receiving help with this from other people, something that was once impossible for me to do.