As my internship comes to a close, there are a few points I’d like to discuss. First, the challenges. This internship experience was one of my first experiences creating content for professional expectation. Throughout my time in undergrad as a communication student, I have been creating and curating content for a grade. This differs from …
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Nov 30
Final Internship Journal
Two theoretical aspects of communication that informed and influenced me throughout this internship would be: Model of Persuasion specifically Ethos, and The Uses and Gratification Model, which centers around media. The concept of ethos was something I kept coming back to throughout my internship. Ethos can be summed up as one’s credibility. When making instructional …
Nov 02
Internship Journal 4
A few classes that have prepared me for this internship would be: digital editing classes, Persuasion Theory, Social and digital media technologies, and public speaking. My digital editing classes have provided me with the skills necessary to use most editing softwares. Not only the mechanics and technical aspects, but how to make videos look good …
Oct 16
Internship Journal 3
Since my last journal entry I have learned a few things. To start it off, I’ve learned that I need to put more time into my work. When I take more time I not only understand that technology more but how to teach it better. So as I make the videos, I can self-edit as …
Sep 20
Internship Journal 2
Perhaps my biggest problem is time management. This has always been an issue but this internship has taught me a lot about assignments outside of the classroom. I have to meet with my advisor once a week, to check in an update my progress. Going to these meetings with created content and a plan for …
Dec 05
What Tone is Best for my Writing
When writing a paper it can sometimes be very difficult to find the right tone to use to express your knowledge strongly and correctly within that piece of writing. Every piece of writing has a certain theme or subject you need to cover and the manner in which you cover this is tone. You can …
Dec 04
Writing Right – How and Where to Cite in an Academic Paper
College Writing Guide – Citations Imagine working incredibly hard for something, utilizing everything at your disposal and exhausting all resources to put together a fine finished product. Now imagine being publicly recognized for this finished product, and having to give an acceptance speech. One of the most vital parts of giving an acceptance speech is …
Dec 04
formal vs informal tones
When writing a paper the tone of the paper is extremely important. This article is going to focus on the difference between the formal and the informal tone. As well as discussing when to use these tones in your writing. Knowing when to use a formal tone for a paper and knowing when to use the …
Dec 04
Credible Research: It’s What Makes You and Your Paper Intelligent
As an experienced college freshman, I know how important credible research will be to you during your college career and future careers. Making the transition from high school to college, there were many new aspects of writing that I had to learn. Finding credible research was one of these new aspects I had to master …
Dec 04
Topic Madness
You might be a little frightened by the sound of a professor saying “Research Paper” and at this point you might feel like running out of the room and hiding. I know this from experience, because I was once in your shoes. The problem with running away is this is reality and as bad as …