Planning the Poster

One of the main reasons I was incredibly excited for this semester was because I'd get to put together a poster about my internship experience.  I think that the posters are an excellent way to explain the semester-long process because it forces the students to concisely explain their work to an audience that both understands the writing process and the work required by a professional writer in an organization.  I look forward to being critiqued by my peers and the Masters students because both groups know what being a professional writer takes.  I think that the whole process works well to help the students with their explanations.

For my poster, I want to show the side of the theatre in which I worked.  I was not in an office environment as many of my peers were, but rather I worked freelance from my residence.  Living in a dorm, I soon realized, is not very conducive to writing press releases (or much else, for that matter).  I would like to walk the viewer through my writing process so that he/she can better understand what I did and how.

I greatly appreciate the fact that the syllabus clearly explains the various parts of the poster.  By looking through the syllabus I was able to make a checklist of everything I needed to meet the requirements.

The requirements are as follows:  Title, Brief description of the organization, Brief description of your internship experience where you interned, 2-3 professional writing documents that illustrate your internship experience, Your analysis of each document, Visuals.

I think that each component is vital to the success of the poster because each aspect builds off the previous and helps to connect the dots for the viewer.  I think the hardest part for me will be coming up with a clever title!  Current ideas:  Seven Days 'til Tuesday (which would confuse the viewer because the presentation is on a Thursday...), Six Days 'til Curtain Time (eh...doesn't sound too professional...), Six Days 'til Showtime!!! (I like this one the best because it incorporates the jargon of the theatre into the poster immediately...it also brings to mind the idea that the deadline is incredibly important.)

I'll keep working on each component of the poster...I love putting together posters and haven't had the chance to do so since high school.  Yay posters!