Your Our Journal

[philip Palombo]

I really want everyone to develop their ideas first and then post your Journal here-- Then everyone will benefit from EVERYONE'S experiences -
Sound Good?
Kew?
Peace
pjp

[philip Palombo]

OK- some questions have come up about Journaling -- I really believe and hence, why I initiated the website --
----- Students MUST maintain a journal here ONLINE
--- Create Your Own or answer someone else's Topic AND contribute
--- work yours in -- HOWEVER/WHATEVER

DOES it as in INTERNSHIP feel right?? --- Detail your assignments; reflection on the MISSION, SELF, VALUE, the EXPERIENCE and the CHALLENGES you are facing.

------Journaling also needs to reflect on what it is you are doing right now --- and if you think it is a good fit for you. How different is it than you anticipated? Does it still feel
like a likely career for you? If so maybe if these things changed then I could really dig this gig? You get my drift -- so you are the INTERN right now- someone has ALWAYS been the INTERN BUT that will change-- so contribute AND make yourself INDISPENSABLE and Maybe Just Maybe you will have your Boss's Job someday..

Sooooooooooo the questions - How Long? well that is really a personal thing, AND I don't mean WIMP out and write 2 LINES-- U dig? what is it that you are being asked to do in your position as intern????? how does this compare to everything You anticipated for this AREA you have considered as a professional career choice.

so what is the Experience like??? yes each Day and Each week? how is it now? good, bad, or indifferent -- Of What VALUE do you see this??? Honestly, what value do you
place on what you are contributing to the big picture of what you are involved in--- THink, Think Think, What is your role as a spoke in this Wheel?

Soooo I really do believe EVERYONE collectively can benefit from the JOURNALS -- they won't do me much good especially if they are not Shared with your colleagues ---- so once again Power = Numbers -
Collectively means a lot more to gain --- FOR EVERYONE
Peace
pjp

[Ben Ogni]

1st Entry
I’m interning at ABC6. I’m working on the sales floor under Vee Somoulaylack working primarily with internet ad sales. I started coming in the end of August right before the semester began. It’s very interesting to really be in here, listening to people sell. Carl Miller, the regional sales manager’s, office is right behind my cubicle. Sometimes, while he’s negotiating contracts, programming, and prices, I like to stop and listen to him. I hear other people on the phones with clients as well as the mix of other people running around the office.
As for what I’m doing, ABC6 is currently starting up new local campaigns for lawyers, dentists, real estate agents, and doctors. I’ve been doing a lot of research into the local lawyers and doctors. I’ve made follow up calls and I’ve also hand delivered invitations to the potentials clients. On my first week I was thrown in the fire, so to speak. I helped set up and run the first presentation for the Cosmetic Dentistry campaign.
I’ve also helped Manny Danaie, the regional sales coordinator, file contracts of confirmed clients. I saw everything from local car dealerships to big clients such as Mohegan Sun and Burger King. It was really cool to see how it was set up, the various costs, and what some of the big players were actually spending on their advertising. It is organized very well so the clients know exactly what they’re getting, when they’re getting it, and how much they’re paying for it.
On a few other occasions I’ve sat in with John Egan who basically runs, maintains, and updates ABC6.com by himself. He showed me the programs he uses and it was really amazing. He also me showed how the advertising on the Web actually works for this particular website. I was really surprised when he told me he worked as a one man team. There are others on the weekends that work on it but during the week, he’s the only one who touches it. Without the programs he uses now, I’m sure there used to be a whole team of people working on the website.
I’ve met a lot of people so far. I really don’t remember all their names yet, but I’m getting there. I’m learning a lot and enjoying it. No one likes working for free, but the experience is great.

[philip Palombo]

Sounds good Ben- I know the feeling you expressed of not wanting to work for "free" BUT truthfully network, network, network and making yourself indispensable is what life is often about- In and out of Academia-
I'm really interested to hear more about how abc tv Over the Air are using abc.com as value added--
thanks
philip

[Ben Ogni]

2nd Entry

Now that I'm over a full month in things are getting a little slow. But with the holidays right around the corner I'm sure it'll get pretty crazy in the sales office.

As far as what I've been working on. I've worked with the Cosmetic Dentistry Campaign and also the ABC Law Line Campaign. These campaigns combine on the air advertising and web based ads. It works out well for the client because they get spots on the air and they have thier own spot on the website. The power of the web with the power of television is a great tool to have when you're advertising your buisness.

They also have access to a call line that directs the caller directly to thier office. The Cosmetic Dentistry Campaign directs calls according to thier zip code. The Law Line is going to be for one lawyer who can take care of the needs of anyone who needs assisance, advice, or representation for all areas of law.

The Law Line is not definite right now. There were one-on-one meeting with the Lawyers in the station last Thursday and Friday. They came to the station and were shown the offices and the studio. There are a few more presentations today to get the office to sign the contract but they're very interested. As far as being a client I think that showing them around the studio was a great idea. If i was investing $2500 a week I'd like to know what I'm getting myself into. Being able to see the studio is a great opportunity for them, since most people have never been in a TV studio before. I actually thought it was $2500 a month but as I looked closer it is $2500 a week. Which is you do the math is $130,000 for the year. You realize how expensive advertising really is but if it pays off they could nearly double thier buisness.

Now I'm working on the next upcoming advertising campaign. Its called Your Health Matters. It will be a medical advise page with 1 Doctor as the expert, representing thier particular field. Everything from accupuncture, eye care, dentistry, physical therapy, and colon care. I've researched all the potential doctors, broken them up into thier particular field and now I'm organizing thier individual invitations to the presentation for the campaign.
I've also learned that the woman I am working under may be leaving. I'm concerned because I'm not sure what they'll do with me if she leaves. Hopefully they can replace her and I can stay.
Ben.

[Ben Ogni]

3rd Entry

So it's mid-October and that means its pretty much Christmas time. Moving on with new projects I'm now going to be working on research for winter activities. Mountains in NH, VT, and ME, Fleet Skating Center, and other winter scheduled events. Should be good.
My supervisor's last day is on Friday. Which means I'll be more of a floater so maybe I'll get some new work. The other guy I was working with, the web producer, has also put in his notice. He's going to be a webmaster for a college in Mass. Good for him.
I'm pretty close to 100 hours so I might be backing off on the amount of time I am here just because I have a lot of work to do on my thesis and my other class. Busy busy.

[Ben Ogni]

4th Entry
Moving forward with the Winter Activities campaign has been hard. Apparently most mountains have already spent thier seasonal advertising budgets. This seems like a lesson learned. We're still going through potentials. It may not be a complete loss. Maybe people will think of us next year when planning thier winter advertising campaigns.
And on a happier note my supervisor is still here. When the VP found it was her last day he made sure she was taken care of. Apparently the sales manager had never mentioned it to him and he had no idea. Goes to show that some people value thier workers more than others. Surprisingly its the one that you don't even work with directly.

[Greta]

1st entry

I started my internship this past Wednesday September 10th. I truly enjoyed meeting the people who work for the Providence office of the American Lung Association and got a brief overview of what the duties included of each individual.

I sat down with my internship coordinator, Elise, and we went through the details of what she is expecting from me in my time there. I have been assigned to work on an upcoming fundraiser called "Climb Providence."

This is an event that will be held on February 28th, 2009 at 1 Financial Place in downtown Providence to benefit the organization that I am interning for The American Lung Association.

This event will consist of a 28 floor stair climb which will be structured as a timed race all the way to the top. Various gender and age brackets will be used for fairness. Teams of 5 or more may compete at once or individuals can go in intervals. I will post more information about the event as more specifics are surfaced.

I have been put in charge of recruiting would be teams from any company, school, organization, or public departments that may have an interest in building a team and committing to this important yet fun fundraiser. I am currently in the process of conducting research of particular contact people in these fields that may have the ability to get the ball rolling within their own organization.

So far, my search has been very successful and there are quite a few groups that we will be outreaching to to get involved with us in February.

I am very excited to have this opportunity and it will give me an excellent chance to network with people around the entire state for an excellent cause. Delete Comment

[Victor Woods]

August – September 17th 2008
I’ve been interning at L.D.I since the summer. The first day of working there I was already being asked by Anne Mullhall to pull headshots for possible actors to come in an audition for upcoming roles. I was surprised and also a little nervous, because what if I didn’t pick the right actors. I was given a role sheet by my boss it gave a character description (TV show Brotherhood Season 3) and from that I needed to pull the correct actor who fit that description. Luckily my boss told me I was on the right path and picking the right people …. So this is a duty that I continue to do (picking out headshots from the filing cabinet or the L.D.I database).
I’ve also sat in on auditions. The casting director (Anne Mullhall) brings actors into a room against a white background just like you would picture in the movies (the audition room). She usually has the actors come in and do two takes …. Offering two different versions of the same line to send to L.A and New York, and the production office …. The production office located in East Providence, is an area that I’m still learning about. I know there is a guy called Blake and Henry who get all the auditions tapes at Brotherhood.
After Anne finishes taping all of the people for the day and or week (usually Fridays the last day) I go in and she asks me to write down all off the names of the people in order on the tape …. Prior to me doing this she deletes all of the bad auditions that she does not want to send to the producers. After I write all of the names in order I pull the headshots for the individuals and put those in order … next a copy of the tape is made usually 3 copies …. One for “L.A” one for “N.Y” and one for production.
Depending on the need I can be asked to create a spreadsheet for calling actors to come in …. These are usually created on Google documents …. I’ve never used Google Documents or Gmail until working here.
We all can work out of Google documents when we call an actor to come in – We get the actors Name, a good contact number, and an email to send “sides” (scripts). The good thing about Google documents is we can all be working out of the spreadsheet at the same time but not overlapping or messing up anyone else’s entry. Now I’ve been saying we a lot and by we I mean Anne Mullhall the owner who is in charge of hiring the actors, Deb Greene who’s in charge of extras casting, and Lindsay who’s an assistant to Deb.
Open call - I worked an open call for L.D.I that was done at the end of the summer it was for Season 3 of Brotherhood. I had an amazing time, the energy was crazy. Hundreds of people came in to hopefully get noticed and appear in season 3 of Brotherhood. Here I learned a little bit about S.A.G or the Screen actors Guild. These members have essentially paid their dues and got to go in a shorter line that day when they came in for the open call. While regular hopefuls had to wait in line for about an hour to get their headshot taken.

There is so much more stuff I could write about that I have learned thus far but I think the page is filled up enough, so I’ll add some more of my journal to my page if anyone wants to see it. Overall I really enjoy casting, it’s cool to see the actors that you call in to come audition actually get the part on the TV show. To me it’s great to match people up and say “Hmmm who looks best here”.

[Kayleigh]

hey that seems like a cool internship...pick my head shot! (jk)

[Kathryn]

After spending time during my first week of internship I am certain that I have picked the perfect internship for me. I am working with a woman named Michelle Yozzo Drake. Michelle is a professional speaker, communication strategist, and author. My role is working side by side with Michelle so that I can learn how to run a professional development business.

Michelle is definitely dedicated to her work. As the CEO of the Cove Group she works from her office in Mystic, CT daily and travels all over the country on a weekly basis. In one given week it is normal for Michelle to travel to MA, NY, CA, and FL. Her work ethic is flawless, and I am positive that her success stems from her dedication.

The only down fall is that I'm doing a fair amount of traveling to MA, CT, and all over RI and I'm not getting paid. I know that the hard work and having her on my resumé' will pay off, but tell that to my pocketbook ;)

I learned from Michelle that one part of my internship would be to find new and interesting ways to get the name of her book out to my generation of individuals. I immediately suggested Myspace, and Facebook explaining my generations interest in online communities and the ability to network through these websites. I plan on developing pages for her in the next few weeks. Here is Michelle’s website – check it out and pass it along! www.michelleydrake.com

[Erin Flaherty]

I have been interning at Tufts Medical Center (formerly Tufts- New England Medical Center) in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood since June 2. I am in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications, and was going in every day all summer long. As of September 2, I have been going in to the office Wednesday's and Friday's.

The office is fairly small for a large hospital such as Tufts. The office is responsible for all internal and external communications throughout Tufts and the Floating Hospital for Children. The Floating Hospital is part of Tufts but retains its separate identity because of its long history in Boston.

I report directly to Julie Jette, the Media Relations Manager, but support all of the other managers in the department also.

[Tia D'Alessandro]

Week One
September 11, 2008

I began my internship today at the Mystic Seaport working with the Museum publicist. My supervisor is the Director of Public Relations, Michael O'Farrell. My duty as an intern ranges anywhere from writing and preparing press releases, putting together information for different journalists, or news broadcasting groups when they request information, filing (though boring it is part of the job), and different projects that will be presented to me as time moves on.
I am working in an office with both Mike, and his assistant Erin. Both of them seem really helpful, Mike has been in "biz" for quite some time, and Erin, actually went to college for English and fell into Public relations through an internship during her college career. They seem to be the type of people who are willing to teach me just about anything, and things are quite relaxed, which will provide a comfortable working environment.
I was thrown my first assignment today. I was to write a press release for an event at the Museum scheduled just after Thanksgiving in November. I was very nervous because I am a public/professional concentration, never had taken a journalism class, and although my writing is considerably adequate, the playing field was brand new. Using an old press release as my template I went to work. I will find out next time I am here whether or not I did a good job. I was also assigned the task of putting Press Kits together. The press kits include "rack" cards (brochures), different print outs about programs such as education, special events, and press releases for new exhibits. Putting the press kits together was educational because I was introduced to a number of things I will need in the future. Locations of different supplies, how to use the photo copier using letter head, instead of normal copy paper. etc.
So far, I think I am really going to like this job, though there is a lot of time spent sitting in the office, things seem to be fast paced, especially for Mike and Erin, their phones are constantly ringing and they seem to be arranging things for different companies, journalists, and news broadcasting groups in order to bring more attention to the Museum.
Though I have been an employee at the Museum for about 5 1/2 years, I was in different department. Being in the Public Relations department has already benefited me, because I can network with administrative people, learning about how interdepartmental communications function on a different level.
My internship will continue Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the semester. I am really looking forward to it.