I have spent the majority of my college career creating and producing—designs, video, and even photography. Writing was the only thing that was truly missing to fully strengthen my skills as a student of advertising and multimedia. This class was honestly not what I had expected. I assumed that writing skills would be more focused and detailed; but instead, we have been constantly producing pieces as we go to stress the importance that a complete project includes all aspects.

The material shown to us during class for inspiration really helps me grow and better understand the importance of writing in all areas of life. Without this class, I probably would not have learned how to write relevant photo captions and create a strong mini autobiography.

I appreciate the importance stressed on creating and crafting amazing things. Whether that is a photo essay, a multimedia topic video, or even a SWOT analysis, I find myself learning something new every day and overall bettering myself as a designer and a writer.

With that being said, there is still much more I hope to learn from this class. I would be interested in focusing more attention on the raw basics of writing. Something I struggle with is being faithful to my strong voice through my words, but also being sure to stay grammatically correct and professional. I am extremely absorbed in blogging—about music, designs, and anything else that inspires me. Because of this, I am interested in learning more of the elements and strategies to this style of multimedia writing. Also, I am hoping to strengthen my knowledge in the skills of scriptwriting and interviewing. These are both things that I feel extremely rusty and uneasy about.

I am anxious to strengthen my writing skills more with each project in this class.