Saturday, April 24, 2010

Group work and PR Writing

My whole group has been working very hard to promote the NJSPCA tent at the Quick Chek Balloon Festival this year. I think we're doing a good job so far, we just need to get everything done asap. This group project is probably the most important one I've ever done because it's real hands on. I've never worked with a real organization and none of us have real experience in PR, but I think we're catching on. This project has taught me about deadlines and working together in a team. Racing to get all our materials in and approved has been a tough process. It has been very hard for us to meet and go over our work. We haven't even all met together because we are all so busy with different schedules. It's been tough, but we are working through it. I think we work well in a group, but it's hard to depend on people to finish the work, or even get back to you. We've only had a few problems with that. Ultimately, I think we're really getting a feel for what we need to do and we're doing a good job.
So far this class has taught me a lot. There are so many things I never knew about PR that I do now. The completion of this class will result in a finished portfolio for our group projects. This was definitely help in real life situations. This is something we did on our own that shows we have some kind of experience. I'm going to use the skills I have learned in this class and use them in my other classes until I graduate. This class has been a mix of so many different projects and tasks, but I believe they will all help me in the future whether it be in the rest of my years at college or at my internships, or future jobs.