#CWS12

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Just remembering my trip to new orelans for the youth gathering still gives me the chills, it was such an amazing experience and i would love to go back.

[cw-s12]

WEEK 5 +6 WRAP UP! (A special double feature because I forgot to put Week 5 up 😂🙃)

Week 5

Tue 4th May

We had a presenting workshop with Ore today. Ore gave us some great tips on how to overcome fear and manage our nerves when doing any public speaking. She also gave us a great structure to use when carrying out any impromptu public speaking. One thing that really stuck with me was what Ore said about seeing public speaking as an opportunity and embracing it.

Wed 5th May

Today we talked to Dan Keefe who is an Executive Producer at Coffee & TV. Dan did a really great job of teaching us about the lessons he learned during his journey to his role now. We then had to think of a new concept for an ad campaign based on the Ugly Duckling story.

In the afternoon we had a talk with Lizzie Rivera of LiveFrankly about sustainability and journalism. LiveFrankly works with brands and businesses that are genuinely trying to be sustainable, and the website is about informing consumers so that they can make an informed choice.

Thu 6th May

We reviewed our 90 sec documentaries, with Matty Groves. It was great to see everyone’s work and get feedback from Matty on what to improve.

Fri 7th May

We had a session with LinkedIn today, which was actually really great. I’ve had LinkedIn for a while but today's masterclass gave me a lot of things to think about that I’d never considered. Like the importance of writing a note to someone before connecting, figuring out your professional brand and how to display that, and making use of all the sections on your profile so that people who view your page get a clear idea of what you do. After this session, I spent some time getting in contact with people from the previous masterclasses and made some really great connections, and started updating my profile.

Week 6

Mon 10th May

Today we talked to journalists from News UK. Because multiple papers exist under News UK and each presenter had a different type of journalism they focused on, the day was really varied. We learned about the roles editors of different departments might play, we talked to a radio journalist, a video journalist, a sports reporter and a travel reporter.

Tue 11th May

Today we had a masterclass with Hearst. First we talked to Isabella Silvers who gave us some great tips on finding your tribe, promoting your work and how to find jobs. Then the rest of the day was spent talking to different editors and journalists who work for different magazines owned by Hearst, about their roles and how we could work with these publications. I actually found out about a magazine I’d never really heard of before, Digital Spy, which focuses primarily on film and tv, and I’m looking forward to pitching to them in the future.

Wed 12th May

Today, we had a session with the Guardian. We talked to people who worked in the commercial and editorial side and who had a range of jobs. I loved this session in particular as it was interactive and you could tell that the presenters really love their jobs. I was particularly interested in Leah’s role, as it focuses on filming and documentary-making - things I’m really passionate about. Everyone in the session gave us some great tips on backing yourself and pursuing your goals, which was just what I needed to hear today.

Thur 13th May

The first half of today was spent carrying out mentee training, in preparation for our 60 second intro session we had with the mentors in the afternoon. I know I was nervous pitching myself to a (virtual) room of potential mentors, but I think we were all nervous - mentees and mentors alike. I also learned some really interesting things about my fellow CWS12 cohorts and was so impressed by what everyone has done and accomplished so far. Looking forward to finding out who my mentor is!

Fri 14th May

I had an appointment today, so I had to miss the session, but I know from the timetable that it was an interview prep session with Searchlight. Hopefully I’ll see the deck soon, as I’m sure it provides a lot of useful information.