The
weight is finally off my shoulders! I have completed my twenty-day work
experience at an events organisation which was undertaken between May and
September for my Public Relations Internship 393 unit. So… how did I go?
Whilst
the internship appraisal form my supervisor gave me was close to perfect I
still feel that I could have done better. Throughout my twenty-day placement
(which I’m still currently undertaking), I feel that my public relations
knowledge and skills acquired at Curtin University have not been tested at all
or applied to a relevant task.
My
role at the organisation primarily involves making phone calls and sending
emails to relevant organisations for the oncoming event. The emails are
templates that I was able to write up at the beginning of my placement which
was interesting at the time and tested my creativeness. However now I feel that
morale is down and Ctrl C + Ctrl V (copy and paste) are up.
My
other role consists of posting selected pictures and captions on Facebook in
order to create awareness for the oncoming event.
Despite
morale being down and repetitiveness being high, I believe that my
communication skills over the phone and writing skills in emails have increased
exponentially so I am grateful for that.
Here’s
to Public Relations Internship 393 and my final semester at Curtin University!
