Fourth Week Into My Internship

Hello everyone! 

Since my last blog post, there are so many events and paperwork’s needed to be done because there is a lot of upcoming programs and events held by Pustaka Miri.

One of the tasks that were appointed to me was designing the tickets, poster and also writing media release for the screening event. My mentor handed me the required information regarding the event in order to help me to distinguish what is needed to be written in the media release and what types of information should be shown in the poster. After I was done with the task, my mentor took a look at my work and edited it together with me as to make sure everything is right before it goes to printing.       

After preparing all the required paperwork, me and the other interns was given the permission to managed the decorations on the event with the help of few staff member.

                 [Staff lending a hand with the decoration for the official program on that day]

   

[In preparation for the progrmme]

Me and another intern was in charged handling the poster title of the programme, what we did here was decorating the staircase of pustaka Miri with paper design animal shape which we choose “Owl”. As it suits with the theme of the main programe of that day, so there were paper owls posted up along the stairs case  with the title of the movie screening.  Decoration wise was good as everything was colourful and attractive for the young kids.

Throughout my internship week, my mentor from time to time will give us an extra assignment that allows us (interns) to contribute ideas and strategies that can benefit and at the same time enhance the awareness for Pustaka Miri

As the time pass, the night of the official program has finally started. To start of the timeline of the event on that day, here are few pictures accompanied with the post as to help everyone get a sense of what task that I was involved in.

[VIP SITTING AREA]

                                       [THE VIP, PUSTAKA STAFF & THEIR FAMILY

                                                                GROUP PHOTO]

Other than that, my mentor also appointed me and another intern as an Emcee for an Internal Official Program by Pustaka Miri.  I wrote and prepared the speech in Bahasa Melayu, as it was my first time preparing official speech in different language and surprisingly my mentor was pleased with the script outcome. Indeed, it made me happy and at the same time it made me even want to work harder so I can make my mentor feel proud or at least pleased with the job that I have done.  Below are the pictures taken that night during my Emceeing and the staff that make the program a success and also the wonderful crowd that attended that day and participated in the activities that we held.

Indeed, it was a new experience for being an Emcee. I really enjoy talking to the crowd and entertaining them. I have no stage fright but just a bit of nervous. Having the guts to speak in in front of large audiences or publics requires practiced and I shall practice until I excel. Communicating back with the audiences is important because, went an audience communicates back to you, you know your message of awareness has reached to their knowledge or at least concern. As a Public Relations intern in Pustaka Miri, I realize meeting new people every day at work is common and building that correlation with some one takes time and therefore, in my honest opinion, Public Relations should have good communication skills with people because it is important who you make connection in the future.  Overall, the official program went very well and good jobs to everyone to contributed in making sure the event goes right,

My next post will be regarding about a photo exhibition with another intern and I organized. Well, last but not least, the last week of my internship I participated a field trip to the outskirt of Miri. Which is called “Outreach Niah”, it targeted on kindergartens and primary school students to offer them education activities, supplies, trainings and more. 

Do stay around and await for my next post! 

Best Regards,

Michelle Shak
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Curtin University Sarawak