Becoming Better Officer

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WRITTEN BY MICHELLE TRAN

As the new secretary for North Garland’s Key Club, there are a lot of new responsibilities that I have been given, such as filling out forms promptly, helping with Key Club related activities, and leading members at events. I was given this opportunity as a result of my fellow Key Club members deciding that I have the qualities needed for this position, and I am grateful to be able to become their officer as a part of a club I enjoy. However, I believe that I can improve on many of the aspects needed as an officer, such as communication, organization, and consistency. As secretary, organization is a very important aspect, since being organized helps with getting the forms and documents filled out with good quality and turned in promptly. Being organized can include a number of things, such as a schedule for when to complete forms, files to keep track of the forms, and more. I believe that I can be organized, but being consistent with the organization system that I create will get harder throughout the year as I become more busy and possibly worn out.

WRITTEN BY MICHELLE TRAN

As a result, I believe that I need to work on my organization skills to ensure that my duties will get done promptly, and on my consistency to make sure that I continue to get those duties done properly throughout the year. I think that my assistant secretary, Y Nguyen, and I will be very effective in making sure that we both stay organized and consistent throughout the year as well as help each other improve on these aspects.As an officer, communication is essential to make sure that everything runs smoothly at events, socials, meetings, and more.

Whether it’s communicating with other officers or with members, the information that is being communicated should be clear and given promptly. become a better officer and do my best for Key Club as their secretary.

My written communication skills are not terrible, since I am used to writing essays and emails. However, I do struggle sometimes with getting my point across clearly, which can cause unnecessarily wordy sentences.As a secretary and an officer, I need to work on being more clear and straight to the point to make sure that my documents don’t cand officers can understand any announcements I make clearly. On the other hand, my verbal communication skills still need a lot of improvement, especially since I am still very hesitant about speaking out and can be unclear with what I am trying to communicate when face to face with others.

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