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Alex's Effective Communication Critical Reflection

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Hello! I am Alexander Quah, and I am writing this blog as a final reflection on my 13 week journey I had in the Effective Communication module. One of the goals I have set for myself at the start of the course was to improve my public speaking skills and raise my confidence level when speaking to a crowd. And I am very happy to say that the effort that I put in has paid off and I am able to see immense improvement I had since day one. This was made possible by Professor Blackstone, giving us ample opportunities to practice our public speaking in front of our classmates. I also took the opportunity to be my team's project speaker, giving myself more chances of getting used to the stage frights and nerves. I felt that during my final project presentation, even while feeling nervous and anxious, I was able to hold down the fort and keep my cool throughout. I would not have been able to pull through if it wasn't for the vast amount of practice we had for this module. Outside of the...
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How Flying Robots Might Prevent Illegal activities happening in the Forest - Summary Analysis Draft #4

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How Flying Robots Might Prevent Illegal activities happening in the Forest  - Summary Analysis Draft #4 MEC1281 Summary Analysis Draft #4  By Alexander Quah 1st Feb 2021 According to the article  “The Flying Robot Might Prevent Deforestation” by Morgen Peck ( 2012), flying drones were a possible key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. In Brazil, illegal deforestation and fires were some of the events affecting the rainforest. Due to low-level surveillance in the rainforest, drug trafficking and mining were also easier to execute. As such, Peck (2012) proposed   the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article had outlined the advantages of using Quadrotor drones in 2012 as they were able to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn to adapt to changes on the go. Additionally, Quadrotor drones were able to sense the...
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How Flying Robots Might Prevent Illegal activities happening in the Forest - Summary Analysis Draft # 3

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How Flying Robots Might Prevent Illegal activities happening in the Forest - Summary Analysis Draft # 3 MEC1281 Summary Analysis Draft #3  By Alexander Quah 1st Feb 2021 According to the article  “The Flying Robot Might Prevent Deforestation” by Morgen Peck ( 2012), flying drones were a possible key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. In Brazil, illegal deforestation and fires were some of the events affecting the rainforest. Due to low-level surveillance in the rainforest, drug trafficking and mining were also easier to execute. As such, Peck (2012) proposes the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article also outlines the advantages of using Quadrotor drones in 2012 as they were able to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn to adapt to changes on the go. Additionally, Quadrotor drones were able to sense the environmen...
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How Flying Robots Might Prevent Illegal activities happening in the Forest - Summary Analysis Draft #2

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MEC1281 Summary Analysis Draft #1  By Alexander Quah 1st Feb 2021 According to the article  “The Flying Robot Might Prevent Deforestation” ( Peck,2012), flying drones are key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. Illegal deforestation and fires were one of the events affecting the rainforest in Brazil. The article suggests that drug trafficking and mining were also made to be easier due to low-level surveillance in the rainforest. The article proposes the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article underlined the fact that Quadrotor drones in 2012 were capable to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn and adapt to changes on the go. Additionally, quadrotor drones are able to sense the environment without direct connection to other drones. The goal of this project is to reduce or stop illegal activities.  However, the author did no...
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How Flying Robots Might Prevent Deforestation - Report Summary Draft #2

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By Alexander Quah 1st Feb 2021 According to the article  “The Flying Robot Might Prevent Deforestation” ( Peck,2012), flying drones are key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. Illegal deforestation and fires were one of the events affecting the rainforest in Brazil. The article suggests that drug trafficking and mining were also made to be easier due to low-level surveillance in the rainforest. The article proposes the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article underlined the fact that Quadrotor drones in 2012 were capable to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn and adapt to changes on the go. Additionally, quadrotor drones are able to sense the environment without direct connection to other drones. The goal of this project is to reduce or stop illegal activities.  However, one key concern would be that the drones could potentiall...
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How Flying Robots Might Prevent Deforestation - Report Summary Draft #1

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 By Alexander Quah Adapted from HTTP://MASHABLE.COM/2012/03/20/FLYING-ROBOTS-DEFORESTATION/ 1st JAN 2021 According to Morgen E. Peck (2012), flying drones are key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. Illegal deforestation and fires were one of the events affecting the rainforest in Brazil. The article suggests that drug trafficking and mining were also made to be easier due to the low-level surveillance in the rainforest. The article proposes the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article mentions that the Quadrotor drones in 2012 were capable to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn and improve on the go. The quadrotor drones are able to sense the environment without direct connection to other drones. The goal of this project is to reduce or stop illegal activities.  However, one key concern would be that the drones could potential...
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Task 3b: My interpretation of Gilbert Amelio's message

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"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 This is my interpretation of the quoted paragraph: According to Gilbert Amelio (AZQuotes, n.d), to be an effective leader, communication skills are vital. Not only must the leader be able to convey messages accurately, but the leader should also inspire and spur others into action. If unable to do so, the leader has failed to be efficient and effective. Signing off, Alexander Quah
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