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!
