Design & Summary (Draft 2 with Thesis statement)

In the article “Smart Running Shoes: Will They Change The Way You Run”, Lin (2017) claims that the advancement of smart technology in running shoes can enhance user’s performance. In 2012, popular sports brand such as UnderArmour (UA) released their UA Speedform Gemini 2 smart shoe, which can display data such as muscle exhaustion, “cadence and pace”, and able to monitor the “shoe’s mileage” through a mobile app, MapMyRun. Lin also mentions that in 2017, Altra smart shoes took it up a notch by not only making their footwear stylish, but also implementing sensors that detect irregular foot patterns and warn users through their “built-in” sole voice assistant to correct their footsteps and pacing. The voice assistant can encourage runners and avoid runners from any cumulative injury. On top of that, the shoe compromises breathability and feathery features that enhance user's comfortability. Smart running shoes are more expensive as compared to regular running shoes but even so, users can reduce risk of injuries with the feedback provided

Reference

Lin, N. (2017 09 20) Smart Running Shoes: Will They Change The Way You Run? Retrieved and adapted from https://www.runsociety.com/opinions/smart-running-shoes-will-theychange-the-way-you-run/

Design & Summary (Draft 1)

In the article “Smart Running Shoes: Will They Change The Way You Run”, Lin (2017) comments that the advancement of smart technology in running shoes can enhance user’s performance. In 2012, popular sport brand such as UnderArmour (UA) released their UA Speedform Gemini 2 smart shoes which can display data such as muscle exhaustion, “cadence and pace” and monitor the “shoe’s mileage” through their mobile app such as MapMyRun. In 2017, Altra smart shoes took it up a notch by not only making their footwear stylish, but also implementing sensors that detect irregular foot patterns and warn user through their “built-in” sole voice assistant to correct their footsteps and pacing. The voice assistant can encourage runners and avoid runners from any cumulative injury. On top of that the shoe also compromises breathability and feathery features that enhance user's comfortability.

Reference

Nathan Lin. (2017) Smart Running Shoes: Will They Change The Way You Run? Retrieved and adapted from https://www.runsociety.com/opinions/smart-running-shoes-will-theychange-the-way-you-run/

Letter of Introduction

Subject: Self-introduction

Dear Professor Brad,

My name is Chester, currently studying mechanical engineering at Singapore Institute of Technology as a year 1 student. I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in mechatronics in 2017. Apart from studies, I have a interest in doing community service. I have been doing volunteering such as Red Cross, visiting old folks’ homes and doing spring cleaning for elderly homes. Having the ability to help needy people and seeing them smile warms my heart. Which is when I was doing research on robotics during my poly days and seeing robots assist impaired people and support them everyday sparks my interest in engineering.

My weakness is speaking to a large group of people which I had experienced during my National Service days. I was not very confident while conducting lesson for over 300 people in an auditorium. I would say that I am confident speaking with a smaller group as I am able to focus better without facing a huge number of eyes staring at me. 

The goals that I wish to achieve from this module are being an engaging presenter and improving my presentation structure. I hope to be more charismatic and also having a sense of humor to make the audience feel engaged and more energetic. Structuring a presentation allows the audience to understand the message I want to get across and it adds clarity to my argument using diagrams that support my main ideas.  

I believe that with the correct communication skills set can help me in the future in the workplace. Having said that, I look forward to your classes and strive towards my goal in communication skills.

Best regards,

Chester Lim

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