Rachel Schlawin

Working with the Lighthouse organization to establish a relationship with the community around them. Organizing and assisting with the fall gala and silent auction. Creating and establishing a regularly published newsletter to stay in touch with and reach out to supporters of the organization.

-Coordinates services -Create schedules -Coordinate musicians for services -Write descents for instruments -Rehearse and perfect musical offerings

The training and development sessions allowed for the opportunity to put into practice what we had learned in class. With the simple goal of helping freshman sign up for their already constructed Merit pages we were able to complete training sessions within fifteen minutes or less. The goal of the session was to guide students through the claiming of their Merit page, show them how it would be beneficial to them and help them add one acitvity or experience to their page. During the training sessions we had an attainable and measurable goal that allowed us to see if we had been successful in our training session or not. After completing most of the sessions, it has been a rewarding and successful experience. After presenting to the current communication 101 sessions we have reached approximately half of the freshman class who have now claimed and added at least one item to their Merit page.

Planning and organizing the open mic event on campus allowed me to communicate with a large group of people. The coordinating and planning that went into the monthly event allowed me to develop my skills of communication in real time event planning. Aside from organizing events for my peers this position also allowed me the opportunity to work with local artists and bring them on campus for acoustic concerts throughout the year. This helped in developing the skills required to determine what artists needs were and work with the campus to ensure that all needs and requests were met.

In this paper I worked to not only research the life of Barbara Bush but also assess her public speaking skills by analyzing a commencement speach she gave. Through this project I learned how communication is a permanent aspect in all of our lives, even if it is unexpected. The process of researching and analyzing a speech given by someone who was not a professional speaker taught me about areas in my delivery that I could improve upon. It also showed the importance of knowing your audience in any situation.