Critical Reflection on "Skills on Wheels"

I have completed both "Handle Face-to-Face Interview" as well as " Present Effectively" modules on Skills on Wheels with a close to perfect score. It is important to know how to handle face-to-face interviews in this competitive and robust industry.  In addition, to be in line with my first blog post about how I would like to improve on my writing and presentation skills, I have chosen "Present Effectively" to end off my CPD II Journey.

Module 1: Handle Face-to-Face Interview

The module on Handle Face-to-Face Interview has equipped me with the skills to prepare for a formal interview with my IWSP company.  Before attending CPD and skills on wheels portal, I always believe that having research on the company and job scope is enough to prepare for the interview session. However, after going through the iSimulation programme, I have picked up specific theories on why is it also important to research on the industry as well. This is to anticipate any questions that will be asked in the session on the relevant industry knowledge. 

Module 2: Present Effectively

The module on Present Effectively has equipped me with how our presentation should focus on the audience instead of the product itself. In addition, apart from skills on wheels, CPD II has also taught me the importance of greeting the audience professionally to show professionalism, and to be able to engage the audience throughout the presentation. 

After the session on skills on wheels, I have attained some acronyms to aid in my presentation skills. 

Firstly, Audience Profiling's A.I.R.

• A - What the audience ALREADY know?
• I - What is the audience INTERESTED in? 
• R - What is the audience RESISTANT to? 

Secondly, Presentation Message Development C.A.R. 

• C - What are the CHALLENGES?
• A - What ACTIONS to undertake? 
• R - What RESULTS do you want?

These are the interesting acronyms that are identified and yet easy to remember to aid in my presentation skills in the future.  

Evaluation of Learning Experience and Application

I have accessed the Skills on Wheels portal through my laptop (on the web version) and did not download the application on my phone. This is due to the convenient access to the website as compared to downloading a new application on the phone. 

The Webpage is easy to navigate around with all the clear headers and tabs. The portal also enables me to view different contents and assessment to make sure that I understand the topics. However, some of the tabs I have clicked on, such as module assessment, are unable to load the pictures and contents as shown below. 

Furthermore, the "next" button in the video for i-simulation is quite disruptive, as it paused the video abruptly after each segment as well. However, all in all, I have enjoyed navigating the website, discovering new ways of learning and gaining new knowledge that is easy to acquire.