Friday 12th March was event planning day. We were invited to Jefferson Communications HQ at 3 London Wall where we sat down for 2 hours or so and talked. This may sound like a very boring day, but if you were in the room with us you would no that it was far from it. We were introduced to directors Ian Lindsley and David Reilly. Amongst us, we had executive Martha Dalston.
Within the 2 to 3 hours we were there, we went through the setting and layouts of how our final presentation evening would be like. We also had to decide weather or not we wanted to sit on a high table faceing the audience or on a low table standing up to the audience when it is our turn to talk. It may seem that we were dicussing pointless presentation problems that do not make any difference what so ever, however, a wise man once told me "It takes one hour of preparation for each minute of presentation time". The little points make the biggest differences in the long run.
We also tended to stray off topic most of the times into the seriousness of the real world and the tricks that many newspapers/journalists may use to portray you differently. (If I were to tell you, I would have to send a virus to freeze your computer). Overall, it could be said that we were educated in am area where our knowledge was less accurate. David and Martha told us a little bit about themselves and how they came across to get to their positions of high importance in the companies through paid work experience/internship they did after university I think. (Do not quote me on that, (I might be a little bit off)
Anyway, we volunteered nioame to become chair women on the event night, this means that it is her duty to get every one to talk and every one to ask questions. Basically it is to keep everyone talking accordingly and in time, because there is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting. (To me, that spells chaos)
To cut things short, i feel that this day has been one of me best experiences from our whole 10day programm. I have gained alot of information from JC that would help me in the near future. They would be definatly hearing from me soon.
Thanks a lot
Kofi Asiedu