My reaction to the workshop was mixed. As a political science major, most of what I have to deal with is understanding what people say or do on social media rather than thinking about possible business slogans to attract customers. Furthermore, I was required to attend a social media class, so I couldn't opt out of going. Despite also having a seasonal migraine, I tried my best to see the positives of the workshop. In my opinion, the speakers seemed to know what they were talking about and really enjoyed their positions. They were very positive and humorous, always finding time to relate to their younger audience. Some speakers even reached out, asking and receiving questions from students and business leaders. They were very professional in their speech and didn't ignore anyone.
When determining if there should be any changes to future workshops, I shouldn't be the first person to ask. There should be more dialogue with business and social media majors and minors before consulting the lone political science major. Still, I have some recommendations. Regarding the time, I believe it should be somewhere in the middle of the week, like a Tuesday or Thursday. Another possibility is to make it shorter. Instead of somewhere around six hours, it should lean more toward four. However, I have no criticisms of the speakers and the venue. The material was top-notch and very organized.
Finishing it off, what I really enjoyed was the presentation from Melissa Ramaley from American Electrical Power. She had a long history of experience, not just in the position that she was in. She was very active and quite knowledgable about her field of study. She did a great job in explaining the positives of social media and how to use it properly, and warned against relying too much on AI. I also liked the little squirrels she gave out. I believe that all the speakers did well, and I was happy to be in attendance at the ones I chose to sit through.
Would I go again? The answer is no. If I recommend it to someone who is in the field of business and social media, then the answer would be yes.
Vincent!
ReplyDeleteI like your take on the social media workshop. I am also in a similar boat, while I can see the positives of the workshop and there were important things to note from each of the sessions, the majority of the information related to marketing specifically and how to help businesses. This of course makes sense since the social media minor is geared towards public relations, I just get where you are coming from because my major uses social media but in a completely different way than it was presented in the workshop. I agree that being able to pick what session to go to is helpful because you can tailor your experience to your own social media journey so I did appreciate that we had options. Great response, I'm glad that you were able to find positives within the workshop even though not all of the information pertained to your major.
I totally relate to your experience, while I was at the workshop I had similar mixed feelings. As someone majoring in finance, a lot of the content didn’t directly apply to me either, but I still found a few of the speakers really engaging. Melissa Ramaley’s presentation stood out to me too, she made everything so clear and brought such good energy to the room. And yes, the squirrels were a fun touch!
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