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Blog Thread 4; Live Free or Blog Hard - 'cos we all like blogging
BeoPuppy:
That's certainly an animal with which it is tough to interfere.
Welu:
Just outlined a dialogue-less film with my partner. Excited.
Papersatan:
One of the classes I am taking this semester is going to be a ton of work, and a lot of stress, but also really, really good for me. The entire semester is a group project in which we get a real client and conduct a needs assessment and a usability test on their website. I think more important than actually learning about Neilson's Heuristics, or methods for conducting user interviews, is the practice I am getting doing "professional things". Last week I conducted a conference call with our client in which I learned the companies goals and needs, and managed her expectations so that our project runs smoothly. This weekend I wrote an email to an old professor asking him for contacts, and now I am going to have to contacts the people he suggested offering his name as my credentials. I am terrified of this, but this sort of networking is a skill I need to learn. I also sent a long professional email to our client today.
If 2 years ago I had showed up to a meeting with a contact I had a class with and he dropped "my boss is going to call into this meeting because she is who you need to speak with, and I had to unexpectedly interview someone I had never met with other people listening, I would probably have bee shaking and nauseous. I took it completely in stride and confidently did what I needed to. Grad school may only be 2 years, but man have I grown.
Jimor:
Finished a music video shoot today. Now all I have to do is shoehorn 2 1/2 hours of footage into a 3:30 song! :psyduck:
Barmymoo:
Kat, good job :) I'm still anxious about making phone calls - I'm better at calling people like the GP and the bank, but if I have to ask someone for a favour or in any way inconvenience them it feels terrifying. But I did send an email to someone to ask a favour and actually have had a reply saying "yes I'll chat to you about my project, how about X day?". Degrees are indeed mind-expanding.
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