Thus Far......

The second week of my internship has come and gone and thus far I have noticed that my office is a lot busier than it was over the summer. With so many sports active at this current time, we are constantly being kept busy with trying to make sure pictures are done for the website, stats are up, and making sure all media requests are answered. Though nothing is truly difficult in my office, I just find myself always trying to use my time wisely if I am sitting in the office with nothing to do. I mostly expected this semester at my internship to be very busy cause of all the sports that are going on during this time.

I think one of my strengths that is used very effectively on my internship is my work ethic. When assigned a task, I work on it until it is completed, in a effective and efficient manner. When I get done with one assignment, I ask around the office to see where else my services may be needed. I think that attribute is very appealing to my internship boss because it shows initiative, character and that I'm wanting to be at my internship.

My long-term goal with this internship is to just learn more about sports public relations and different aspects that this particular track has.

Summer's Past

This past summer I interned at Florida State University Sports Information Office and worked full-time at Sprint. Both of my summer activities were very relevant to my PR degree as in they gave me several opportunities to practice my public relations skills. I was able to work on my writing skills by writing articles, verbal communication skills when communicating with customers on a daily basis, and editing skills when working on the sports media guides at my internship.

This fall (my last semester at Florida A&M University) the public relations courses I am taking are Public Relations Campaigns and Public Relations Practicum. These two courses will specifically help me with knowing how to successfully develop a campaign that meets all goals and objectives of my client. They will also help with the preparing my portfolio for future employers. Also this semester I am taking a photography class, I believe that this class will help me become more creative It will also help me to understand what helps my client best visually.

Outside of school and work and internship, I wont be participating in any other activites other than doing some part-time publicity work for my cousin's artist that he is managing. Most of the work I will be doing for him will be writing press releases, working on a media kit and helping with bookings. This will ultimately further expand and perfect my public relations skills.