December Post

Thought I should post on this considering I haven't done so in a while. Don't worry I am still alive! I'll Come up with a long post later on this week.

A Place I want to go to...

I want to go to Biggleswade. To meet some Friends. They have decided to live there to be as much of a hassle to me as possible. This is just another of my aspirations. Plus it will develop my Interpersonal skills somehow.

Interpersonal Skills - Interview with CO (14/10/10)

Last Thursday I had an Interview with my CO (Commanding Officer) about a few ideas and concerns I had about my experiences in the Cadet Organisation.

I used a multitude of Interpersonal Skills in this interview such as; Politeness, I was polite as I wanted to get my ideas across in a good manner as well as being polite so as not to give the CO a bad impression of me.

I had confidence so that I knew what I was talking about, the benefits of this and also the fact that I wanted to show him that I knew what the ending outcome of these ideas would be.

Of course as this was a small interview about my Ideas and Concerns I had to listen as well as take in constructive criticism and also get my ideas across. When I was portraying my ideas I was using a friendly tone of voice, used eye contact and had good body language so that my ideas made some kind of sense and that he was understanding them and I was also very enthusiastic about my ideas to make them seem fun and enjoyable by everyone.

When I was listening I often provided feedback as well as keeping an open mind to criticism and new ideas. With the concerns I had I used technical language and backed up my concerns with evidence of why it was happening and how things would be better if they were sorted.
I used questionning skills when the CO said things which didnt make much sense and I had to ask him what he was talking about.

I left the interview with a Positive attitude and since then these Concerns have been mostly Sorted and my ideas are beginning to shape the Squadron and change the way things are run.

The Interview was successful. :)

Personal Development plan review

Name:  Samuel Spencer                      

Date:    19/10/10

Academic Qualifications

                            ICT                                             Distinction

                            Product Design                             A

                            English Language GCSE                  B

                            Maths (Linear) GCSE                      B

                            Science Core GCSE                        B

                            Additional Science GCSE                 B

                            Geography GCSE                           C

                            English Literature GCSE                 C

                            Statistics – GCSE                           C

                            Religious Studies B                        C

                            French GCSE                                 D

                            Music GCSE                                  D

                            Aviation Studies                            Level 2 BTEC Intermediate

                            Preparation for Work                     2

                            Saxophone                                   Grade 2

                            Clarinet                                       Grade 4

                            Duke of Edinburgh Award               Bronze

Notes:

I would like to join either The RAF or NATS when I have my A-Levels as an Air Traffic Controller. For this I will need to have at least 2 A-Levels so I hope to get all good marks in my A-Levels. Not worried about going to university as it wouldn’t be needed but would be a good way to get another qualification.

Skills and attributes (score: 1 = no skill, 5 = fully developed)

Skill	Score	Development activity	Target
Verbal Communication in Front of a Group	3	Be more active in class discussions.
Technical Reports	1	Learn to write technical reports and build on that.
Time Management	2	Ensure coursework deadlines are met
Presentation skills	3	Make better presentations and organise my work more.

New targets:

Target	By when
Become A QAI	April ‘11
Learn to Drive	May ‘11
Go Solo in a Glider	September ‘11
PASS EXAMS!	July ‘11

First Post! :D

This is the start of my blog. Wowzers.