Grad Development 2019-2020

Yesterday I was feeling very nervous for my upcoming pitch. Unfortunately due to university work and my job I have not been able to spend the full amount of time I have wanted to and felt uncomfortable about presenting to a room of people. I let my nerves get in the way and did not work very efficiently. This was a very emotional response and I regret not finding a productive way to combat it. In response to this, today I asked a member of the sales team if I could sit in on their pitch meeting to take some notes: This was very useful and made me consider the importance of communication in a pitch outside of verbal communication. I thought it was interesting how Kirsty used her body language to appear very confident, she also advised me on the importance of dressing smartly too. I also interviewed my supervisor on what she recommends in order to give a successful pitch and developed what she told me into a mindmap: Having identified from both Kirtsy and Kim that body langu...

As it is getting closer and closer to Christmas, I am finding less and less tasks arriving in my work inbox because most of our clients have already booked their Christmas ad-time. Unfortunately, this means that over the past week I have been struggling to effectively fill my time and help the business while I am working there. While I have been struggling to fill my time, a lot of my colleagues have been very busy and I feel uncomfortable bothering them to ask what they need doing. This can make me feel a bit lost and like my role is not very important. On reflection, I know I have to be a bit more pro-active and confident. As an intern in a new job I often suffer from imposter-syndrome, however, the best way to get over this is to ask more questions and offer help whenever I can.