Sarah's Tip of the Week

Sarah reported that she learned:

To check email everyday multiple times, you never know when you've got mail unless you check

To always write in AP style, especially when sending out information to the media

NEVER to send an email without attaching files that need to be sent.

Tony's Adventure

Here is a great example from Tony about why you always need confidence in yourself. You never know what might happen!

Today, I came into work to find out that my boss would not be in. I was told what would be happening that day and was given the rundown sheet. Little did I know she would not be in all week. I had successfully completed two days of training and one full week of work and was now moved up the ladder in a hurry. I wasn't exactly sure if I was ready, but knew whether or not, I had to be. There did turn out to be a woman in the news department who was there to help me answer some phones and set up some specific equipment I had not used before. In the first hour, I realized why the week before the Super Bowl can be so hectic, and it was only Monday. I tried to do as much work as possible that came in, as usual. There just wasn't that feeling of having a backup. No one there had time to double-check a script that I wrote, or decide who and how much of a specific video should be moved. By the time our producer showed up to take the reins, I was fully prepared to fill him in on what was yet to happen and that everything else had been completed on time and according to schedule. This was a big day for me. I got a small taste of what it feels like to be somewhat in charge and have the responsibility if something went wrong. Little did I know that Monday would not be the only day that week I would have to assume this role.

Tony Fannick--Week 3

Tony's responsibilities continue to increase. He reports that this week he:

• was in charge of the Sports Department for a few hours on Monday and Friday.
• took control of phone calls and answered questions that clients had.
• made decisions about footage our department would distribute to affiliates.
• recorded a voiceover for a package aired on an ABC News broadcast.
• encoded video without using notes.

Sarah Peterson--week 1

Sarah Peterson is interning in the PR office at Mansfield University. In her first week, she reports that she:

• Researched 10 different social media networking websites and evaluated which would have a higher percentage of reaching the target audience
• Learned how to use an online schedule maker and meeting planner (www.doodle.com)
• Contacted Middle States Promotion Committee members requesting times within their schedules to have meetings
• Created a schedule, using doodle, meetings of the Middle States Promotion Committee
• Started to experiment writing proposals
• Emailed three department chair's, of Mansfield University, requesting names of students to represent their programs to record videos of why they chose Mansfield (this is just the beginning)

Tony Fannick--in the beginning

Tony Fannick is interning at ABC Sports One in the Spring 2012 semester. Here are some of his insights from the beginning:

I took special requests from affiliate stations.

I escorted a client into the building.

I took part in my first staff meeting.

I was shown how to take in video from ESPN.

I learned how another department does tasks that I frequently call to request.

I celebrated ABC's 50 Birthday at a company event.

I selected sound bytes from press conferences of professional sports organizations.

I created scripts to describe the bytes and attached the two together.

I uploaded the created packages into a system that ABC affiliates have access to.

I searched, located, encoded video into ABC’s system, and then, sent these video files out to specific affiliates to fulfill their specific requests.

I created my own version of the top ten plays of the week and uploaded the footage and script.

I scowled the internet for breaking stories in the world of professional sports.

I took current video clips and archived the footage and scripts into ABC’s digital media library.

Welcome to Insights from Interns--a place where you can read about what is going on with internships in The Department of Communication at Mansfield University.