Who needs a job? Oh wait, I do.

I really loved today's lecture. For starters, I really loved how Professor Middleton talked about how if we are doing what we are suppose to be doing then Heavenly Father will take care of you. It reminds me of my physiology professor last year. He said, "Sometimes, where we think will really make us happy, won't make us the happiest. And Heavenly Father will get you where you are going to be the happiest. Not happy, not happier, but happiest." We all need a reminder of this sometimes.

I also enjoyed talking about the career fair. At the beginning, my thoughts were, "I don't want to go to the career fair because I'm not good at talking to people and no one would want ME. I'm lame." But then the "duh moment" happened- they are having a career fair because they WANT PEOPLE! They want new people to invest in just as much as I want to have a job. So if I make an effort, people are going to be interested. I'm excited to see what this career fair has in store!

Pre-sent.

What I learned in MCOM this week is about presentation. First, you have to know your material. Knowing our material gives you confidence. If you have confidence, people will listen to what you have to say. Second, you lose A LOT of credibility with filler words. I know that I struggle with saying "like" or "umm". These distract the audience. I have started to try and stop saying those words in my everyday language because if I can kick the habit, it will be a lot easier when it comes time to present.

Finally, if you are presenting as team, you need to be united. Your whole team needs to know what they are doing or YOU lose your credibility because of someone else's mistake. Also, for me personally, I hated having all the team member just standing up there in a line. It sort of made me uncomfortable. I think when we do our presentation, I will try and persuade my teammates to take a seat ;)

I felt like all the presentations were really well-done-- especially for the first try.

Good Job everyone!

Mirror Mirror

      In class this week, I found the activity where we mirrored each other very interesting. It just made me want to stand there and do nothing- but I feel as if that would be just as awkward as some of the hand gestures people were using. The lesson that I learned from this is that there has to be a balance. You can't always to nothing and you can't always do something with your hands. I guess it comes back to all things in moderation, right? (Haha!) But seriously; in order to be an effective presenter you have to know when to use your hands and when to stand still. I think the book hit it spot on when it said, "nothing but practice helps you get better." I'm excited to practice so I can become a more effective speaker.

Test Time

Well, it's test time. In class we had a review. I wish I would have studied a little before class so I could have asked questions. The review would have helped me a lot more. When we went over the practice test, I missed A LOT. So, needless to say, I'm not feeling too confident about going to take the test. One study tip that I got from one of our classmates is to go through the book and do the practice quizzes and analyze every sentence- not just figure out what the right answer is. I think that this will really help me understand the material. Sometimes we study just so we can get all the right answers- to get an A. But I know that when I study to actually understand the material, I always to better on the test.
So, GOOD LUCK everyone! I hope you all do well. ;)