Over the summer of 2016, I declared my major, Business Administration, and during the Fall 2016 semester, I began my journey with PCJ215: Business Communication. Amazingly the semester went by quickly, we are down to the last few weeks of class. Throughout the semester, I have continually referred to the textbook to assist with my writing, and I have found this course to be one of the most valuable courses I have taken. Communication and writing were not my strong points, and I realized this class would take an extreme amount of time and effort to complete; this proved to be true. My determination to be successful forced me to work hard and overcome barriers. Despite my apprehension, this course turned out to be incredibly useful, and
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I currently have an Apple computer, and Microsoft Publisher does not have the program available for these computers, creating a barrier of when I could work on the brochure, therefore planning time to go to the library to use the resource did become a challenge. I initially had to spend time working with the program to become comfortable utilizing the various options. Eventually, after hours of trial and error, I was able to figure it out and create my first draft. The time had come to schedule another meeting with my partners to present the first draft, they were pleased with the design and felt the product captured their services well. After receiving feedback on the first draft, I made changes to improve the format of the brochure. The revisions included creating balance, correcting grammatical errors, changing the font and making the graphics clear. The process of producing a tangible copy of the brochure for the Guidance Department is exciting. Being able to provide an organization with a final product they can use in the school, is an invaluable opportunity. This project showed the importance of collaboration and communication amongst a team. There is no substitution for what I learned from this practical experience; reading it in a textbook may provide the information, but working with others brings the learning process full
I currently have an Apple computer, and Microsoft Publisher does not have the program available for these computers, creating a barrier of when I could work on the brochure, therefore planning time to go to the library to use the resource did become a challenge. I initially had to spend time working with the program to become comfortable utilizing the various options. Eventually, after hours of trial and error, I was able to figure it out and create my first draft. The time had come to schedule another meeting with my partners to present the first draft, they were pleased with the design and felt the product captured their services well. After receiving feedback on the first draft, I made changes to improve the format of the brochure. The revisions included creating balance, correcting grammatical errors, changing the font and making the graphics clear. The process of producing a tangible copy of the brochure for the Guidance Department is exciting. Being able to provide an organization with a final product they can use in the school, is an invaluable opportunity. This project showed the importance of collaboration and communication amongst a team. There is no substitution for what I learned from this practical experience; reading it in a textbook may provide the information, but working with others brings the learning process full