The following is a brief introduction about myself and this blog.
I am currently a Student at Massey
University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. I am studying towards a Bachelor
of Science degree majoring in Ecology. I chose Ecology as my major because I have
a strong interest in learning more about the conservation of New Zealand’s
native flora and fauna, as well as what is required to keep New Zealand’s
environment pristine for future generations to enjoy it as I have enjoyed it.
Originally, I was enrolled at Massey studying an Agricultural Science
degree. Whilst attempting to complete this degree I took a course called
Molecules to Ecology – this turned out to be the most interesting course I had
done yet, and it sparked an interest in Ecology for me. After struggling to
take interest in my other papers, I decided to change degrees. This turned out
to be the best decision I had made during my time at University.
A major in Ecology will hopefully help me to achieve a couple of my
ambitions. I one-day hope to be able to use my experiences to help people, and
I would also like to fulfill my dream of working in an outdoors environment
surrounded by plants and animals.
I expect that this course in communication in the sciences will provide
me with the skills and knowledge to be able to effectively communicate my ideas
with others within the scientific community, and towards a more general audience.
I believe communication is an indispensable quality to possess to be
able to communicate my ideas in a manner which is accessible, clear and
concise. This will be valuable for my future career in Ecology as it is
important to be able to effectively present ideas in a way which is able to be
easily understood by everyone, whether they are government employees,
scientific professionals, or members of the public.
I believe my strengths as a communicator lie in my ability to empathize
with others and understand other’s perspectives. My weaknesses however, include
my difficulties with some concepts within the English language and being able
to verbalize some of my ideas.
Every week I will be posting about a new topic, sharing my ideas and perspective so stay tuned... and keep on swimming (:
1 comment:
Welcome Zinettie!
What kind of work will you be hoping to do once you've finished your degree? I'm hoping to get a lot out of this communications paper too, already I've found myself looking at scientific new articles quite differently.
Cheers,
Evan
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