Describe a Skill Cue Card

Why do you want to learn the skill?

The reason behind me being eager to learn cooking is that my health has been deteriorating day by day. Sometimes I suffer from the flu, other times some sort of stomach infection. When I was a child, I was a healthy active child but now things have taken a turn. I often fall sick and have to contact doctors.

Whether you think it would difficult?

I have realised the root cause of this is the food I consume. I order food online and since I love eating junk food, I have a slave to burgers and pizzas. My taste buds reject anything that is not junk. I always knew it in my guts that consuming so much junk would eventually decrease my immunity yet I didn’t stop as I felt I did not have much choice.

Whether you think you will learn it soon?

It was only when I got admitted to the hospital due to extreme food poisoning that I stopped eating junk. Even now, I do not know how to cook. So I rely on ordering online but now I order healthy food. I think that is the first step that I have taken in the direction of amends. I am learning the art of cooking by consulting my mother and youtube as well. Yesterday itself, I cooked Chapati and mixed vegetables. It didn’t taste great as the vegetables were undercooked and Chapati was not properly steamed. However, I am motivated that I will improve with time and practice.

I am hoping that someday I will become self-sufficient and won’t need to order food online or watch and rewatch youtube videos to learn cooking. I know cooking is an art but cooking basic food should not be a Herculean task as it has been for me. Maybe I just need to focus a little more and try a little harder.

Why do you want to learn the skill?

I am the only child at home and I have grown up spending all my time all alone playing with my toys. Even in school, I was the child who would interact very less and pick monosyllabic responses.

Whether you think it would difficult?

My teachers would try their best to compel me to speak but I just would not feel like sharing my thoughts with them or the world. When I went to higher classes, I wanted to speak but I realised I didn’t know how to choose the right words for my thoughts. When teachers would ask me any question, I would feel anxious, my stomach would flutter and my brain would turn blank. I wanted to speak but something within me would not allow me to convert my thoughts into words.

Whether you think you will learn it soon?

Even though I practised speaking drills at home yet I failed to break the wall that was engulfing my thoughts, ideas and my confidence every passing day. Right now I am in college and to get rid of my glossophobia, I have decided to work from the scratch. I have consulted various websites that have talked in-depth about it. I will try to attend many public speaking events and participate in them to get rid of my inhibitions.

I know it is not going to be easy but I am determined to improve my communication skills as I know to create a personal bond with a professional, communication plays an important role. In modern times, it is important to have a voice and what better way to voice your opinion than speak. I am hopeful I will learn to communicate myself effectively and lucidly and will be confident enough to face the world without hesitations.

Why do you want to learn the skill?

The only way to reach the office is changing 3 buses which becomes exhausting by the end of the day. The invention of vehicles has been a blessing for humankind as commuting became possible and easier. When I shared my problem with my father, he enrolled me in a driving school and every morning I woke up an hour before to learn to drive.

Whether you think it would difficult?

My instructor’s name is Mr Gupta and he is extremely patient with me. He has taught me the theory ABC of driving which is accelerator, brake and clutch. On my first day, he helped me gain control over steering. Today is the fourth day and I have progressed enough to control the clutch and accelerator smoothly.

Whether you think you will learn it soon?

Slowly and steadily, I can make turns without losing control of the ignition. Once I learn to drive, I will buy a second-hand car and go to work without hassle. This skill will make me independent and ease my life as I will not have to wait for long hours to catch the bus or rush to the bus stop early in the morning. In my opinion, every working person who has to go to distant places must learn this skill and save time and inconvenience.