Sailing off on a big ship loaded with gratitude

across the waves of assignment tasking to the shores of experiences brought on through the placement.

And yes, it does feels a little tipsy sometimes at the end of the day after knocking off work and coming back to pages to read and pages to fill in for assignments.

There were times when words just run dry and the phobia of posting on this blog as most of you interns write fantastically well and the gaps were just hard to fill.

But hey. Surely this confession is not solo.

Hence the big ship loaded with gratitude.
A big thank you to all of you interns for sharing you experiences, for kind encouraging comments and most importantly for the effort undertaken in composing every word.

Another big thank you to our lecturers for without them, the course of completion and learning opportunities would not have been possible.
I have no idea how they plan the unit components which we were required in our syllabus but now i truly appreciated the way they were designed for us since the work experience placement.

Lastly, the experience placement required of us has been more then a wonderful experience for me and i hope it has been for all of you and the rest who have yet to start.
This is one of the blogs that i would carry on reading even after the journey has end because there is just endless to learn from the post you all contribute.

Sailing off now.

Warmest Regards
Grace Ye

GGF Gala- Beautiful ending of my internship

Finally GGF's Gala Event comes to an end, and so has my internship placement.

Firstly the Gala Event was a success, there were around 385 corporates who attended the event and the overall presentation of the event itself was sensational.

On the event night, staff and volunteers had to come early to prepare for a quick staf briefing at 5pm, I was the Choir Manager who was in charge of the Methodist Ladies' College (MLC) at I had to direct the 60 choir students to a preparation room for them to rehearse and warm up.

Every single GGF committee members and the Board of Directors were all dressed up nicely to attend the event. It was a lovely evening with all the glamours clothing and delicious dishes with also eyecandy performances by Australian Idol Star, Paulini and many ariel performances.

Crisis like sound system wasnt working properly when Paulini and the MLC choir were running trial shots of their duet piece, the staff who was in charge of the stage setting wasnt sure what he was doing....of course it irritated Paulini and the others because of the limited time for rehearsal.

Because of this the whole scheduel had to push back 30minutes to conduct the rehearsal and to fix the sound/microphone connection. Everything went on smoothly after that little incident, and everyone enjoyed their time at GGF's Gala.

I was suprised that the table decorations and the gift bags were all put up nicely and most of all I get to witness the all of the hard work myself and the other interns have put in to for this event.

Being this my first corporate event, I was rather excited than nervous. I couldnt wait to go into the ball room where all the action will be taking place that night to get a full scan of the whole decorations.

I admire our chairman, Tenille and also the GGF Committee members who were in charge of events management for the Gala. It has really opened up my eyes to events management for corporate functions, making me want to quickly go in to the industry and start PR event projects.

* Thank you Tenille and Tiffany, I have enjoyed my time being a part of the GGF Family.

* Thank you to the down-to-earth interns, Joyce, Zahirah, Ciara and Kelly, you have made my placement even more interesting.

BEST OF LUCK IN THE FUTURE

Love Bec

Hours completed at GGF

Hi all,

So I have approached the end of my required hours for my placement at the Global Good Foundation. It feels as though time has gone past so quickly and that I have really settled into my place at the organisation. I have learnt so much that I could go on and on, but so as not to bore you I’ll just touch on some of the most valuable aspects that I gained an insight on…

I’ve learnt that you can put in hours of effort into something and not always get the desired result that you’ve aimed for, although especially from the point of view from an NGO, everything is worth trying. All communication is valuable in some way because at least the organisation is putting its name out there and GGF is becoming better known among its publics.

There are so many charity organisations in Perth and GGF has had to differentiate itself, using PR as its main focus to achieve this. They are also limited in terms of funds and resources, which has heightened the importance of PR and communication to an even larger extent. I have been amazed witnessing how much the organisation has achieved in its relatively short lifespan (around 3 and half years), particularly in terms of the support it has gained via sponsors, volunteers and donations.

It has made such a difference being in a relaxed work environment, even though there is so much work going on and always something to be thinking of doing. My boss and supervisor are always extremely busy, although they would never hesitate to stop for a chat and check up on how myself and the other interns were feeling about everything. There would even be times that Tenille would bring her cute dog into the office or there would be yummy mud cake to share around! I have learnt that open communication has been the key to a successful work environment, especially within PR where practitioners have to ideally be clear, to the point and time efficient.

I have found that outside of the office I am proud to talk about my placement and the work that is achieved by GGF. I am very excited about the upcoming Global Good Gala Event at the end of October and the roles I will be performing on the night as Lobby Manager and Auction Manager. I can’t wait to see the final result of the event, as I am sure that all the hard work that everyone has put in will be paid off.

I have found that I have begun to integrate GGF into my personal life, as I am eager to educate those around me about the organisation and have continued to work as a volunteer now that my hours have been completed. I suppose this is a key factor in determining how much I have enjoyed my placement and how valuable my time has been working for the organisation.

Good luck to everyone writing your reports and completing your placements for those of you who haven't already!