Document everything, ask and don't be afraid to speak up...!!!!

I finished my internship a while ago. However, I decided to wait for a few weeks until I was done with my report.

I thought it would be a good exercise to actually cover the report section in one of my blogs.

So, here I am, done with my report. Ready to submit.

There are a few things i learnt while writing my report. One of the very first things I realised was I was very fortunate enough to document everything I did at the office. This helped me with my report a lot of times.

There were times when I had a small break from my report, and had lost the touch of the work I did. But when I came back to the report, I realised the documentation of the work I did was the best thing I had done.

I also started to realise the real reason behind writing the long long report. (Although it doesn't seem very long when you see the content you have to fill in.) The real reason, according to me, behind writing the report was the know for yourself as what you have actually learnt through the internship.

It was not until I started with the report did I realise how much I had learnt. I will make it a habit to write a long report or a long letter to myself after I have done something very important. It is only after writing it down do you realise the depth in it.

Another thing I realised while writing the report was how many things we grasp in but goes into our subconscious mind. It is there, always there somewhere in your mind, you just cannot place it when you need it.

So if you cannot remember anything you have done, but you know you have done it, just ask. The supervisors are well adapted to the interns emailing and calling them all the time about various things. So don't be afraid, just ask, they won't bite you. (I hope!)

This is all from me in my last blog. I hope you guys have a good read and I hope you all had a positive and fruitful experience through your internship.

A Bread Crumb Out of the Way- Almost done with Internship

The title was going to be "the beginning of the end" or another twisted title but I thought it might be too cliche so I just opted for something simple. "A Bread Crumb Out of the Way". Why? Because it is not the end or beginning of something but more of a whole journey. Like Hansel and Gretel I want to get to my destination and all the work I achieve are those little bread crumbs. Some are delicious and some got tainted in mud that's life.

I am almost done with my internship and I am glad I did it (even though It was forced upon me I have no regrets at all). I grew more confident about myself and my vocation. Contrary to many on here who say they found what they are going to do for the rest of their lives I think I know what I will do for part of it but I am attracted to too many things to stay in one field. If the bird has eaten all my bread crumbs I will just choose another path to my destination.

To finish this little post or thought here is a quote : 

Thierry.

The last week of tasks - completely different!

For my last assignment at SWE, Shani put my public relations skills to the test and had me write up a feasibility report for the Visual Arts Festival in Perth.  That meant a whole lot of research to make the right recommendations for the event - what we've learnt in a nutshell.

The three documents I drew up were for the audit process of the report.  They were needed to be done for;

• Government funded art programs - this was to find out what kind of event funding we could apply for, how much could be applied for and when these applications had to be in buy.
• Art Gallery Audits - list all the art galleries in Perth, and find out their room/gallery number and capacity.  This was so we could know how many exhibitions we could hold, and how many patrons we could get into each.
• Visual Arts Courses at Higher Education Facilities - this was to list all the possible programs for visual arts in Perth and around Western Australia.  This did not include private adult classes.

The point of all of this is so SWE could go back to Visual Arts Festival and tell them whether or not the event could actually be done, what changes would need to be made, and how much money there was to work with.

Looking back over my internship I have gained so much knowledge and experience in event management... but I've also learned that I really love the public relations side of it much more.  During the time of my internship, i was able to pick out what the clients could have done better in terms of event publicity, which I think I would eventually like to get more experience in.

During my last meeting with Shani, she agreed that public relations will be a very suitable field for me to get into, and was confident that if i chose to get into public relations (events) i would go on to succeed - a confidence boost by any means!

So all in all i do feel ready and confident for the big wide world outside uni, and look forward to seeing what the future holds for me.

Bye Guys! It's been fun :)

Grace :)

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The adventures of the intern come to an end…

My last days at Mamba Advertising were hectic; that’s an understatement. I felt like my last week was going on at 100 miles per hour! I was juggling with client meetings, working with the newsletter, doing a media plan as well as ensuring that I had collected all the samples I needed for my report. One thing I have learnt during my last weeks at Mamba is that people Public Relations have to be versatile. PR does not limit itself to only one task, and this is where versatility comes in.

                                                  Inside the designer's office/Creative lads!

Besides people skills, a PR practitioner has to have other talents and attributes as well. I mean, as well as doing PR tasks at Mamba, I was also doing translation and design and my creativity was put at work. The ‘sens du relationnel’ is essential in PR and I had to understand how does the market works; I had to know about targeting segments in the market to add selling value to a product. I’m aware that a little knowledge is never too much! I certainly enjoyed the expertise of my colleagues and I also am grateful for the advice that were bestowed upon me. 

All this ‘savoir faire’ taught me one vital lesson; wherever you will go, there will be ups and downs and even at the workplace you will face challenges that will look impossible to face. At times I was doing things that were totally not related to PR but I couldn't complain since it’s by learning that one becomes better. I gave myself a pep talk and said that now’s the time to show that I’m not afraid of getting my hands dirty. For instance, I had to work on the media (PR) plan in less than 24 hours and with proper briefing and research, I managed to deliver a concise and professional plan. 

The day before my last day, my boss and I finalised the newsletter and proceeded to sending it to our stakeholders. By the way, let me tell you that some colleagues invited to lunch in a nice restaurant and we had a great time and they were all sad that I was leaving. 

                                                          My oh-so sophisticated desk!

For my last day, I arrived at the office bearing goodies, I made some chocolate fondant and everyone loved them obviously! My last day ended with hugs and accolades from everyone and I left with the good wishes of those who accepted me in their family for a short period of time! I will miss everyone at Mamba but I left with plenty of good memories in my head.

I hope you guys had great farewell as well! Until next time!

Kind Regards,

Kritina Sungkur

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Charles Telfair Institute

Last Day Internship

hello everyone!

My last day internship, its Friday. TGIF. I have a mixed feeling, happy, sad and excited too. But to be honest, I missed Pustaka and I wish to continue my internship there for few more days but unfortunately I have class staring next week and it is going to be busy week for me as a lot of assignments due soon. Like really soon!. By the way,  Lets recall back what I have done through my 1 month of internship at Pustaka Miri. On the first week I did a lot of media releases for event and media clipping as well. After that, I manage to follow some event, such as ShowTime event, and become emcee for Riang Ria Hari Raya event. On week 2, I follow Pustaka to do promotion at Curtin in conjunction with Curtin Open Day 2013. It was a great experience where I communicate with the public and explain to them what Pustaka do and recruit them to register as Pustaka member. I also join Saya Sayang Pustaka Campaign, a campaign to clean the Pustaka area and at the same time create awareness to the public to keep the place clean. On my last week at Pustaka, I managed to run my own event like I wished on my first day of internship. I handle, contact people, planned, did the media release all by me self and my partner Michelle Shak. We DID IT!. It was a sweet memory. We work really hard to make the event happen. I also join outreach program where I visit rural area school Sk Sungai Liam and did some activities there and educate them to love books. Pustaka also invited the Red Crescent group to give a talk on health and how to save people. The kids are really happy and I feel so happy when see their faces when we come visit them. The school principle also a really nice person and he hope that we will visit their school again in the future. So many things I learnt at Pustaka Miri. I’m really lucky and greatful did my internship at Pustaka. Maybe after I graduate. I might apply job there as a PR person.

 My certificate and some goodies from Pustaka Miri

That’s it about my internship at Pustaka. Thanks for reading my entries and I wish you good luck and all the best!

The End Of My Internship Journey!

Hello Everyone!

On my last day of internship, I followed the outreach program held by Pustaka Miri. It is a regular activity that is carried out as a part of giving back and educating the community that stays in the rural area.

My destination only took an hour drive to reach the rural school.

The principal and teachers greeted us as we arrived and showed us around the school. The school may look small but it is very comfortable and the children are very friendly and smart. It was interesting experience for me going to rural school as it opens up my perspective of how things work in rural area. The outreach program is considered as a noble action that helps the community by helping them through providing education, teaching them skills and providing goods to the community that stays in the rural area.

The outreach program took place at a primary school located in the rural areas of Miri, the task that was given to me on that day is to help out with the activities for the children and help with other preparation and goods that needed to distribute to the school children. The activities on that day consist of me distributing notebooks and stationary while Pustaka Miri staff gave a talk in creating awareness of the importance of books and the use of library. Thus, there were also two representatives from the Red Crescent Society that also came to the school to teach the children on first aid kid. On top of that, the program ended with the activities that me and another intern was asked to monitor, which is making use of recycling newspaper into a fashion clothes. The children were very excited and enjoy making their outfit. Overall, this experience is by far the most interesting part for me as I get to see and be a part of that community that help and gives back to the people.

Nevertheless, through out my internship experience, I have learnt real life practices and also learn to work under pressure while working in a team. All this invaluable lessons cab benefit me and prepared me for my next job.  

Finally, I would like to say thanks to my lecturer for her guidance and teachings through out my university experience. Now I’m one step closer to graduation!

Michelle Shak

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Curtin University Sarawak