ENGL 420: Business Writing

This week there really wasn't any readings assigned besides the papers and handouts that groups gave out during their presentations. Both days we just watched group presentations about the different products that they came up with. I thought that all of the groups did a pretty good job of presenting to the class and acting like the class was the client. I also thought the products were all really professional and appropriate too. It seemed like all the groups put a lot of time and effort into their projects and they all turned out great.

This week was the final week of our client based service learning project. We were glad to get the final documents turned in and the presentation taken care of, because it is one step closer to the end of the semester!

This weeks reading was all about oral presentations, which makes sense because we spent all of this week presenting our final products for the service learning project. This PowerPoint presentation, even though it was just review, proved to be very helpful as I prepared for my speech this week. One thing that I had not thought about is how far I will need to stand from our client as I present the brochure to him. Standing too close could make him feel very uncomfortable, while standing too far away from him may seem impersonal or make him lose attention.

This week we didn’t have any readings because we had our client based service learning project presentations. It was an easy week and a nice way to wrap up the semester. Presenting came pretty easy for my group; we knew our topic very well and were comfortable discussing what we had done for the class. We went first, so after that we were just able to sit back and relax. It was interesting to see the other groups present, as I noticed that all but one group made a brochure, and the group that didn’t do a brochure did a mailer. My group did both a brochure and a mailer.

This week we were able to present to the class and to the client both on Wednesday. This was very beneficial because we were very polished for our client presentation. I think think the class liked our presentation as well as our project. I found it very interesting how each of us did different projects. We were very excited to get a 50/50 on our presentation and I feel like it was well deserved. We really did work hard on this project so I'm glad we did well. Our presentation with Mandy went very well. It was almost the exact same presentation.

This week we presented our final product to the class and then to Mr. Erdmannsdorf at Von’s Shop. We performed both of these tasks on Wednesday. To prepare for this our group met on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the speech and set up a meeting with Von’s. I was unable to attend this meeting because of problems in webmail. We were the last group to present on Wednesday, but our speech went well and we got a grade that we were all happy with. Right after class we walked over to Von’s Shops to present our finished brochure to our client.

The only time our group met this week was on Sunday, April 20 to fix a few things on our project, as well as prepare for the oral presentation. We had our presentation on Wednesday, and got 50/50 on it, which we were all happy about. It is a relief to know that this project is finished, because alot of time and work went into creating it. We plan to meet with our client tomorrow to show him what our final documents look like, and we hope that he likes the finished product.

The end of the year has finally come. It’s hard to believe that we have made it to week 15, and the semester’s end. I really enjoyed this class because it actually taught me something. Usually in most classes, you don’t take any of the information with you after the semester, but this class definitely helped prepare me for the real world. I never knew how to create a resume or white paper before this class, and it feels good to now be pretty good at it.

This is the last week of the semester. Our final projects were due and we gave our last presentations. It was interesting listening to what the other groups created for their clients. There were many great creations that all seem beneficial for the organizations the class worked with. You could tell everyone put a lot of work and effort into making something for their client. I was happy with how our own brochures turned out and am excited to show our client what we created. No readings were assigned this week.

We reviewed the flyers and brochures for the final presentations this week. It was very helpful when going over these guidlines because our group decided on making a flyer and a brochure for Purdue Innovations, which was the easiest way of advertising. In a way it helped us decide on what template we were going to use because we did not want to get too carried away with a lot of information on one flyer. We wanted it to flow and have information, we just did not want it to be too overwhelming.