Preparing for Success: Reflection on Communication Skills in a University Event

PREPARING FOR
SUCCESS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Driscoll Model of Reflection..................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Success is a phenomenon of consistency in accomplishment of personal goals and targets
that were set for an academic or professional activity or career (Miller and et. al., 2019). It is
necessary to ensure that appropriate preparation is performed in relation to success through
reflecting individually towards past experiences through which the performance could be
enhanced in future. Hence, below is a detailed reflection towards usage of communication skills
during a university event by using Driscoll Model of Reflection,
MAIN BODY
Driscoll Model of Reflection
What
The purpose of the overall event was related to organising of a university event with a
range of students belonging to different expertise levels, social, as well as cultural background.
In the scenario, it was required to formulate a team of different individuals who would be
responsible towards organising the university event, taking into account every requirement that
was necessary to make this a success. During this event, I acted as a team leader who was
responsible in aligning the material and human resources, set up role and duties and manage each
input in a way which drives the output effectively. Moreover, I was also required to set up
meetings, communicate with each and every team member about the issues and decisions that
were required to be taken with respect to this event.
My reaction to it was that I was really excited of organising this event and was also
amused by the fact of leading a team and being in charge of the whole scenario. The others that
were involved had different duties in regards to sound and light, administration, funding and
event planning. Their reaction was pretty much satisfied when they were allotted the roles as all
of that was determined as per their mindsets and talent,
So What
At the time of event, I was very positive as I believed that I have required and necessary
skills that were required to make this a success (Havrilla, Zbegner and Victor, 2018). Moreover,
I also knew that I practice several essentials of communication which would be beneficial for me
in dealing with individuals with different mindsets. In my perception, the feelings within me, as
well as that within other individuals were pretty much same as all of us were getting an
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