Week Eleven: Internship Showcase and Drafting Further

 Week Eleven: Internship Showcase and Drafting Further

This week I spent what time I had drafting and finalizing the first two sections of the brochure to present for the Internship showcase. Every Internship showcase presentation is unique in nature depending on what the student was involved with,  and I wanted to showcase myself the work I had accomplished this past summer diligently and productively. Whilst providing photos and documentation, I showed the creation process and how the DeBary History Harvest played into shaping and forming my ideas around the project. 

History Harvest participants. Scot French.
Instruction in Oral History. Scot French.

My thoughts and methodology drastically changed when I stepped into the shoes of the person coordinating and running the event, forcing me to rethink my position on certain tactics and wording in each section. It truly gave me a clearer insight to the process in which organizers utilizing the model will go through on the day of, allowing me to best understand how to inform them on organizational tactics and things to think about before the event happens.

Mainly, my favorite part of the showcase was my opportunity to showcase the most recent draft of the History Harvest brochure, finalizing section one and two in an effort to showcase them to the attendants and other students at the showcase. The draft is still subject to change, but working on each section and seeing the general layout go form concept to realization is so amazing and special. 

Section One: The Makings of a "History Harvest"




Section Two: The History Harvest & Coordinating the Event

My goal is to fully draft the remaining section and the afterword by next week, completing the first draft before edits and critiques are made. With this last week, I'm excited to see how the work pans out. 




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