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My Critical Reflection

 The goal I set for myself initially was to improve my grammar and to able to communicate fluently. After going through this module , I have learned several skillset such as proper communication , citation , paraphrasing and writing of formal report. The class was just lively and fun with Professor Brad teaching us. Small activities such as peers feedback allowed us to share our thoughts and opinion for each other and grow together as a class. Towards the final group project assignment , I was able to slowly adapt using proper grammar and tried to change the way I interact with my peers. The amount of research done for formal reports and going through examples of professional articles has brought me great motivation that one day , I could write the same way as they do and bring this knowledge into my future project and workplace. Presentation wise , It has been a long time since I did formal presentation and there a lot of room for improvement. Nonetheless I have gained valuable feedba

Annotated Summary

  Johnson, J. (2019, October 18). Nest Mini vs. Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen): Which should you buy? Androidcentral.  https://www.androidcentral.com/nest-mini-vs-amazon-echo-dot-3rd-gen Google Nest Mini is a sustainable multipurpose speaker which connects to the smart homes, utilizing Google Assistant (Pino, 2020). Users are able to control it by speaking to it or connecting their phones through Bluetooth. It’s made of 100% recycled plastic bottles and comes in a variation of colours such as “Chalk (off-white) or Charcoal (grey-black)”. A fabric mesh for the top, it covers three buttons; two for volume and the last for play/pause. A microphone mute button can be found near the power port, by the rubberized base. Users can also hang the speakers on the wall easily. To switch to the Google Nest Mini to a smart device that connects to smart homes, users would be required to set up and use Google Assistant. With a simple command from the user, in the range of the device, the action will be car