The hours go by so fast during my days on prac! I always worried about whether full time work would drag on, but I'm generally busy doing so many different tasks during the day, that the full day actually goes by pretty fast! It wasn't however, until yesterday at the Colosoul office, did I truly experienced a busy day! A day when you feel stressed, and completely disregard the clock, then finally notice that you have missed your lunch break and will still have to stay back late to get something done. But I felt it was all worth it, because I am starting to get more responsibility, and feel like I'm actually contributing to something.
Yesterday, I had the responsibility of helping with the production of a novel that was written by the Colosoul director and would be sold to raise money for the charity, Child Wise. I had been working with her from the beginning on this project, everything from; editing the chapters as she emailed them to me (all 14,000 words!), kindly, but sternly reminding her keep up to date with her writing and send me a chapter every week or so as well as keeping the corresponding blog up-to-date. My job yesterday was to work to create an aesthetically pleasing novel, so I worked with a Colosoul designer and illustrator to compile the illustrations and text together on Adobe InDesign. Trish, the director, very willingly put her trust in me working on this with the two girls while she stepped out of the office for the day. She hoped to have the book almost complete and ready to send to print, right down to choosing what goes on each page and using the right attributions, and corresponding illustration for each part of the story.
While a lot of these tasks aren't exactly what one would list as a duty for a PR practitioner, I can definitely say I learnt the values of time management, communication and a professional employer-employee and colleague relationship. It may be something that I DIDN'T specifically learn in one of my PR units, but know I will most definitely need.
I am so proud this project is nearly complete, it's been great to see the progress and be involved with it it from start to finish, how she was inspired through her blogging, to writing the chapters, to a complete picture novel with amazing illustrations.
Until next time,
Holly
2 comments:
Hi Holly,
What a great experience for you during your time on Prac! Probably something that not many of us will witness! Editing 14,000 words for a novel sounds like a job in itself, let alone on top of the other every day tasks. Skipping lunch breaks and staying back late always seems like a drag in the interim, but you are gaining imperative knowledge. Just think - if this was ever to happen again, you will have all the right techniques and skills to make your future business and organisation known for the right reasons.
Thanks for the update Holly and congratulations once again! You should be more than proud of yourself!
Nat Andre
Hi Holly,
Sounds full on! 14,000 words: that is huge and great work for getting it all done. It must be really rewarding to look at the final product! It is really good to see you getting more involved, I myself was a bit the same at the Eagles, but am starting to get involved more now.
Keep us posted on how everything regarding the book goes!
Congrats once again,
Nathan :)
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