Final ReflectionProfessional Writing

Natasha DeVita

What I’ve Learned

• I thought this class couldn’t get much better when doing my midterm project. The class was already so intriguing that I figured that is how it would continue to be. To my surprise, the class got even better.

• I have learned so much that I don’t even know where to start. Here are my main points to cover:– Newsletter Use– Communication– Peer Review– Professionalism/Patience

Newsletter

I always read newsletters and wonder how they are done since I am in a club that could issue out newsletters! Here is what I gathered:• I learned that there are websites that offer help with making a newsletter.

I also learned about the format necessary to catch the reader’s attention and even how to write a small paragraph that would get the most attention!– This is important to learn because in the business world, newsletter

are used like they are bottles of water, which is constantly! – It was also great to learn about the writing needed to get the readers

attention throughout the newsletter!

CommunicationI learned so much about communication,

mostly from the proposal we had to write. Good examples of how I learned about communication are:– I communicated with my professor and got good

ideas and tips about the proposal, along with understanding more about the proposal.

– I also took what my peers had to say into consideration when starting the proposal. They all truly enjoyed my topic when it was posted for approval!

– You can never learn too much about communication and it is INCREDIBLY important if you are considering getting involved with a successful career!

Peer Review

Throughout the semester, the people I had reviewing my papers didn’t help very much and I was waiting for someone who actually cared enough to help. My reviewers for the proposal were absolutely incredible and they helped me more than they will ever know! • I have learned from my proposal reviewers that it is very important to take

other people’s work seriously because in the end you will have helped a peer take their paper to a new level!

• It’s important to learn this because as a growing student, I want others to take my paper seriously but first, I have to do the same for them.

• I enjoyed seeing what my peers had to say and having two people review my paper was brilliant because I got two perspectives and some things that one student caught, the other didn’t and vice versa!

Professionalism & PatienceI learned about these two qualities through the proposal paper because of the paper I had to review from a peer. She absolutely did not like the club that I’m passionate about because it changed my entire life. This is what I learned throughout the course, which I used here:

– Wait and come back after you have cooled down– Remember to stay professional even if you disagree with

someone’s viewpoint.– Make suggestions, not demands, so that the writer can review

their thought process.

I found this to be the best lesson I learned since it’s important to remember that we are professionals just looking to help each other.

Future use for what I have learned:• Every single class requires communication, patience, and professionalism,

among many other things. The future jobs I will do my best to succeed in will demand these characteristics from their workers and this was a process for me to find out that I truly possess the traits that are needed to succeed. This course truly has helped me grow to the next level, preparing me for what is to come.

Goals I will set:• My goal is to challenge myself every semester to make something that will make

me proud of what I have accomplished. I want to make a difference and the first step to making a difference is going out and DOING it!

This class truly gave me the courage and confidence to try things that I wouldn’t have. As I’d usually pass the opportunity to do something great, I have taken my chances and shown that I can make a difference. My first step: I created the logo that will represent DROP

from now on and have turned the proposal in to the clubs officers, along with running for secretary of the club.

Thank you!Sincerely,

Natasha DeVita