Conclusion of a great course

As I write this I realize that I may sound arrogant or brown-nosed, but I simply have come to enjoy college and the experiences that come with it.  This course allowed me to grow in my writing skills and also encouraged creativity and thinking outside the box.  Because of this course and the great teacher, Elycia, I learned how to be a professional in the PR world.  

If you take anything from my blog, please take away the importance of taking assignments seriously.  Don't take the easy road and interview friends.  Step outside your comfort zone and take a risk.  You never know whose attention you may get or what position is right around the corner, or in my case, down the street!

Learning what I thought I knew...

So, at about weeks 3-4 I interviewed a man in the economic development division of Marion City, where I live.  I did that for the profile piece assignment.  I was dreading this because these kind of assignments are usually like busy work, but I decided to dive in and really work to get something out of it.  If I have to do it for school I might as well learn something from it for life.  I chose to interview this man, thanks to a mentor of mine getting me in the door. I learned about him and so much more than I needed to learn for the assignment.  I ended up advising him on some PR ideas and before I walked out I was offered an internship.  He created this position for ME!  The board which consists of members of the community and the mayor, approved my internship and agreed to pay me as well.  WHAT???  I guess those assignments with summarizing news stories and writing things that seemed easy were helpful after all.  
Gus, my new "boss" loved my profile piece so much that he hung it on his bulletin board for all to see.  ....

Stay tuned for the final chapter...

Why I LOVED PR350

When I began this course I was nervous, but very excited!  Public relations is my major and I have loved almost every minute of this class due to my love of the field.  This course began by easing into the basics of PR.  For instance, the "in the news" assignments were a good start in learning to synthesize information effectively.  I began thinking it was a boring assignment and pointless, but then realized that it was helpful due to opportunities I received in the coming weeks.  So, for the first couple of weeks, I was interested, but not "learning" the way I thought I should be.....or so I thought.

Stay tuned for my next entry to hear what came next....