Personal Narrative: Team Talk

Over my years of school, one big influence on me has always been sports. Ever since a young age, I have always enjoyed playing and watching sports. In my four years in high school, I have fell in love with the sport of lacrosse.

I woke up and took one bite out of my pop tart but that one bite was all I could eat. My legs were shaking, and my heart was pounding. My dad told me, “It is a true honor to even make it this far so go out there and have some fun.” Once I heard this statement, I knew I was ready to go. I arrived at school and boarded the bus. The car ride was an hour and fifteen minutes of hearing the squeaking of the wheel on the bus. My teammates were getting their heads ready for the big game.

After a challenging move from De Pere to Sturgeon Bay between my freshman and sophomore year, I can officially say that I have adapted well to my new community. In the beginning of sophomore year, one of my goals was to become as involved in my new high school as I was my old high school. I have accomplished that by becoming a part of the soccer team and joining a variety of clubs that all mean a lot to me. For example, A-Team works with other students that have learning disabilities to make social interaction a little more comfortable. In my opinion, creating a better learning environment for them not only benefits all of the students in that environment but it feels really rewarding.

Today I wrote this letter to introduce myself to you for the purpose of improving our collaboration during this semester. As a first son and a fifth child in the family, I’ve received many loves from my parents and my four older sisters. My family migrated from Vietnam to the United States five years ago and carried our new hopes and dreams to this place. I was having a tough time in maintaining my native language and learning English at the same time. I don’t have any interest in reading books because I‘ve never really enjoy any book that I’ve read in the past, or just because I haven’t read as much book as i thought I did. My goal for this year is to past every classes with an A. The reason is I don’t want to lose my financial aid, and

The team and I joked around to try and release our nerves. Something was bugging me though, I kept thinking back to when Durkins told me that Lincoln had said that we were going to lose(4). I was really shocked, I mean, I knew Lincoln trusted his old team more than he trusted us but I had dismissed that as a new kid kind of thing. That didn’t mean I was all cool about it though, I was angry that he wasn’t confident in his team to win against Franklin. Although that anger may be from the times that Lincoln disobeyed Coach or from when he trusted his old team more than his new team even though we were his new team. MitchelI put Mitchell in a headlock and a little later Lincoln strode into the locker room. I let go of Mitchell and straightened up. “ Durkins says you said that we’re goin’ to lose. Why did you say that?” I remarked.

“Ok,we will see who wins next week, if you guys think you guys are goody tissues then we will see who wins”

I learned that Estrella likes to work out and enjoyed a nice bike ride. The way she talked about drinking water and enjoying a snack after her ride was so pleasant. When she was talking about drinking water after her ride, I felt I could taste the water. The way Cindy described how she enjoyed putting on hand lotion. Vanessa enjoyed her morning coffee and she got her nails done. This activity helped me realized that we all enjoyed different activities. What distresses me might not distress another person. For example, riding a bike and getting my nails done causes me a great deal of stress. However, the girls enjoyed these activities. I learned that we are all just so busy and we forget to enjoy the little

Within my group the ability to collaborate with each other was great; something that neither of us expected. However, even though we could work together that does not mean we did not encounter any challenges. The challenges we encountered was the ability to arrange a time where we could all work together due to the busy schedules we have. Although it took us a while to figure out what time worked out for all of us, the problem was eventually solved to where it was beneficial for all group members.

As a principal Logistics Analyst with Alion Science and Technology, I put my influencing and negotiating skills to the best used by persuading others; building consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals; facilitates “win-win” situations. In term of partnering, I develop networks and build alliances, engage in cross-functional activities; I collaborate across boundaries, and finds common ground with a widening range of stakeholders. I utilize contacts to build and strengthen internal support bases. I have, as necessary, considers and responds appropriately to the needs, feelings, and capabilities of different people in different situations; I’m tactful, compassionate and sensitive,

As I sat side stage, my legs twitched, palms sweat and avoiding eye contact with anyone surrounding a stressed inner silence consumed me as I gazed down at the ground, with my vision as hazy as my brain felt. I felt a sea of anxiety deep down like a swarm of butterflies trying to escape. I could feel my heart pulse rapidly increase as each second passed, as I clenched onto my surrounding teammates hands with a firmer grip. A two minute speech could not have gone any slower, and all I wanted to know was if we had made it… or not.

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During my first few weeks at Grand Valley I faced my first group project, unfortunately my team had one week to do it and I was very unwell most of the time. It was difficult endure scheduled classes and even more challenging to meet others outside of class time. The presentation went overall well since my group members stepped up to make sure everything was taken care of in my absence. That’s when I had my realization students aren’t here to mess around, however put their nose in the books and start studying.

Throughout my college career Communication Studies has always been what I anticipated my job field to be in due to my interest in public speaking as well as the interpersonal skills that I gained when working and talking to people in previous jobs as well as in classes. When looking to take on an internship I knew that I wanted to work in a field that required being face-to-face with clients and that is why I chose to accept the internship at World Class Solutions in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania as a Marketing Communication Assistant. When interviewing for this position I loved the atmosphere as well as the people that work for this company as they were so friendly and welcoming.

I believe that I have the ability to work independent and collaboratively with others. This has demonstrated through my capability to communicate and positive interact with others. During my professional career, I have worked as part of a team and understand the importance of teamwork. As a team member, I have been mindful of my role and the role of others to ensure successful outcomes.

Over the summer of 2016, I declared my major, Business Administration, and during the Fall 2016 semester, I began my journey with PCJ215: Business Communication. It’s hard to believe the semester is coming to an end. I have found this course to be one of the most valuable courses I have taken. Communication and writing have not been my strong points, and I realized this class would take an extreme amount of time and effort to complete; this proved to be true. I was determined to work hard and overcome barriers to being successful. This course turned out to be incredibly useful, and because of this experience, I believe I have become a better writer and critical thinker, developing skills to become proficient in communicating with others,