Communicate+with+Clarity


 * //Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision//** - Sometimes we use language that is vague and imprecise. We use words like "nice" or "ok". In science, words must be used precisely to describe observations since subtle differences can lead to vastly different conclusions.

 Since my native language is not English, it has always been hard for me to articulate with clarity and precision, let alone when I'm nervous. When it comes to speech, I am not very confident in achieving the best because sometimes, what comes out of my mouth is not what is in my brain. The only way to improve and to become an eloquent and a fluent English speaker is to practice, practice, and practice; therefore, the layer assignments for Unit 4: Bonding is an excellent chance for me since I would have to oral defend the questions and layers. In layer B, while I was defending for #1 which asked to "watch the video on intra and inter molecular forces created by students in general chemistry last year and explain using suitable examples, how permanent dipole, van der Waals forces, and hydrogen bonds are formed. compare their relative strengths", I had a difficult time explaining and demonstrating the differences between intra and inter molecular forces between at that time, my mind temporarily forgot the word atoms and ions. Instead, I used the words molecules and particles. The differences between particles and ions can make the definitions of intra and inter molecular forces vastly different. However, at the end, with the help of the teacher, I was able to successfully and smoothly continue oral defending the rest of the question after the words atoms and ions. It was important to think critically and carefully about everything that I was going to say because a slight error could cause the audience's confusion or a big difference in the conclusion. The layer assignments, especially layer B #1, has taught me to think and communicate with clarity and precision; I have to be careful of the precision of the words.

//I do not so easily think in words. After being hard at work, having arrived at results that are perfectly clear, I have to translate my thoughts in a language that does not run evenly with them. - Francis Galton//