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COM-211 has taught me numerous things, all of them in which I can use to apply to my daily life as well as my writing. It's a phrase that was made 'famous' by John Rooke "K.I.S.S" or a.k.a, keep it simple, stupid. I think that saying, although very small in size, can have a huge impact on all of us. In order to be effective and write conversationally, it needs to be kept simple. Nobody wants to feel like they're of a lesser intelligence or being talked down to when they read a piece. Everyone wants to feel like they're a part of something, and can relate to that on thing, whatever it may be. Which brings me to my next point, social media. The experiment the class conducted a couple of weeks ago was something that really opened my eyes. When the bar was set at 10K viewers, I thought that was downright crazy. I thought there was absolutely no chance that we, collectively, as a class would come anywhere near that number. It wasn't until class that day when the impressions were being tallied that I realized what a huge reach social media can have. Of course, I knew that Twitter is a huge universe, but it just struck me as amazing that we could all contribute to get the video to 10K. Something else that I actually want to thank Professor Rooke for, is bringing in Erik Scalavino from PFW. Not only did meeting Erik in person show me that these types of jobs are possible for me, but it gave me a chance to expand my network as well. I now have Erik as a contact, and he even took the time to dissect my writing and give me tips on how to improve, and coming from a professional like himself, that's like hitting the lottery. But besides that, what he said during his lecture was also incredibly helpful as well. Maybe not everyone in the class cared or paid full attention to what was coming out of his mouth, but as an aspiring journalist I eat that stuff up. I can't get enough of it. Inform the reader, keep it short and sweet but also add some personality, be yourself and develop a style that works for you. All of those things and then some, are things that Erik spoke about when he came to visit, and I couldn't be happier that he did because I feel like it's given me a direction. A goal to work towards. COM-211 has taught me a lot, but perhaps nothing as significant as the three things I just listed above. I was excited to take this class at the start of the semester and it's been everything I expected and more. The things I've learned from this class will definitely be put forth toward my future writing pieces and even future endeavors as I finish out my college career and evolve into hopefully a very successful journalist/broadcaster.
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