Some advice from Yijie and Samuel to our 2 new I/Cs (:

Dear friends,

As we all know, Xiaoxi and Peijun will be ours I/Cs for the next two days, namely Sunday and Monday. Therefore, here are some words of advice that we are offering to the both of them as we wish them the best of luck in the jurisdiction of their duties for the succeeding two days.

Firstly, do remember to give allowance time for every activity or meeting you organise. It is important to recognize that our group of students are both highly motivated and enthusiastic, and thus giving everyone that little bit of buffer time for meetings can help contribute to a fun and stress-free environment, without us being continuously looking anxiously at our watches.

Secondly, it is an imperative that you capture everyone's attention by ensuring that you get the entire group to congregate before addressing them. In this way, everyone will be cognizant of what is going on at all times, and this will be extremely helpful in ensuring a successful activity. One effective way to go about this would be appealing to the de facto leader of the group such that he/she can help you to grab everyone's attention very quickly.

Thirdly, it is paramount that you have a good idea of the planned activities that are about to take place under your charge, so as to ensure that everything is within your control at all times.

Fourthly, you should always be flexible and open to changes and modifications to the originally planned course of action, because it is inevitable that all plans are subject to change. What you can control is your ability to respond to changes in a positive manner.

Lastly, you should research more about the area you will be visiting, so that you are in a better position to drum up interest among us about the location we will be visiting. An interested and excited group is extremely helpful in ensuring a memorable trip or activity.

Oh yes, and of course, one more thing. This will definitely come in handy... Do come up with five more pieces of advice for your succeeding I/Cs so that you can be prepared when Mr Chong and Ms Tang ask you for more advice in the very near future.. (((:


regards,
Yijie and Samuel.