Sophie's work experience
Thursday, 26 July 2012
As The Media Group’s newest work experience student, I’m acting as a guest writer on the blog to discuss my time here – however brief – and also what I have learnt from the opportunity to work in such a positive and varied atmosphere.
The first two days of my time with TMG were spent at this year’s FA Disciplinary Conference in Wyboston, which presented the opportunity to act behind the scenes of a conference, as opposed to just being an attendee. Despite not being the biggest football fan, I found the various seminars and workshops incredibly engaging - particularly Jenni Kennedy’s, which discussed The FA’s disciplinary actions regarding social media. Working with members of TMG’s ‘Media and Production’ team, I also contributed to a few aspects of the running of the conference: proof-reading presentation slides, being the ‘microphone girl’ during periods of open questions, and creating a myriad of table plans for the delegates’ dinner.
Through this, I was able to improve my presentation skills, especially in terms of layout, and also how to efficiently solve a problem – both of which will be incredibly useful throughout my remaining time at university. It was certainly a unique experience, and definitely helped me realise the sheer amount of work conducted in preparation for an event such as this one, and also just how much the smaller details make a difference.
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Ten ways to use Twitter at your next conference
Monday, 25 June 2012
Twitter is a fantastic tool you can use to engage an audience and build your network. Used effectively, Twitter will help you to run a successful conference.
Here a few ways you can use Twitter to get the most out of your next conference:
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A visit from China
Monday, 11 June 2012
We hosted a party from China this week, wanting to find out more about the creative industries in this country and the way in which an SME operates.
It was a fascinating experience. The visitors were from Nanjing - which may not be as familiar as Beijing but is actually huge, full of history and will stage the Youth Olympics in 2014. Some stadium too!
We checked out the etiquette with Nottingham Unversity - handed over business cards with two hands and wore a splash of red.
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Dame Kelly Holmes golf day 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
One of our first jobs as a company was to work with the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA). We provided media training for young players, and then were proud to go on and develop a number of other training programmes.
So I was delighted to bump into the current PFA chairman at Dame Kelly Holmes’ charity golf day.
I didn’t get to find out how good a golfer Clarke Carlisle is, but as a representative of his profession and the PFA he conducted himself superbly. Articulate, interesting and attentive. He even seemed interested in me – which, given that I spent far too long talking about Richard Jobson, was quite an achievement.
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