At the beginning of this week I was excited for two reasons. I got added to the marketing role for the internship project and it was my birthday that weekend. Which is why this post is getting out so late. I turned 21 and seemingly partied too hard and recuperated for the past three days.
Anyway, onto the main chunk of the internship. We solidified our connection to Futures Foundation and I have been tasked to make the advertisements for the building. Things like posters, flyers, and even boxes for each floor where the employees can make their donations. We plan on making it a contest between floors to see who “cares” the most. I’m planning on using Canva to design everything and use the brand for the company. This is something I have a lot of experience with since I work with the WELL Team at Stetson.
The rest of the week was very long and tedious, in the claims department they had what can only be describe as a convention for meetings and being an intern in that department, meant I attended them as well. So, for three days in a row Tuesday-Thursday, I sat in a day long meeting. There were fun activities sprinkled through however, like this presentation on how the mind perceives things and the boat activity they had us do. Me and the five other interns built a boat out of tinfoil, sticks, and straws. We then raced the others with our boat and came out on top. Not bad for a bunch of college kids I say.
P.S. Sorry this took so long, I was so sick after my party on Saturday.
No need to apologize. Hope you feel better now.
Lengthy meetings are part of most large organizations. They are meant to foster cohesion and (when done well) can lead to new ideas that help move a project forward. I try to have a “one thing” mindset. As long as I come away with one thing that I find useful, it was not a waste of my time.