Section LC05

I really expected this to be an interesting tour since I enjoy art history. However, to be honest, it was a pretty dull tour. Maybe it was because I never took a liking to abstract art or the tour leader was not as enthusiastic as I thought she would be. The tour leader gave some interesting facts about what affected the painter’s art style, but the other information she told us was a bit repetitive to me. I was surprised, though, that Baruch College actually had an art gallery. I never really knew, and it felt good to find out. I did not feel that I gained anything from this workshop, but I always enjoyed browsing art galleries.

This is bound to be a boring lecture! was what I thought once I sat down on the uncomfortable chair of the Multipurpose room for the Career Exploration workshop. However, it was not as unappealing as I thought it would be. The speaker was informative and spoke in a way that made sure you paid attention. The workshop was well planned and organized. I especially liked how the people who organized the workshop passed out a packet that provided all the information that was addressed during the lecture. It was also helpful that the speaker had us, the audience, “greet and introduce” ourselves to the person sitting next to us. That was a good way to practice what the speaker taught us about how to introduce ourselves to the interviewer. The person you did the “greet and introduce” with would provide you with feedback on what you did well and how you can improve on your introductions.

This workshop gave me great advice on how to conduct an interview with a potential employer. I need to be assertive and boastful to grab my interviewer’s attention. The dress code for an interview is strict, but it should be followed to give a good impression. I need to be mindful of my body language because it may give indirect signals to the interviewer. These skills will help me do my best in my future interviews.

I was very surprised by this work shop, unlike most of the others i have gone to this one was very helpful. Most of the students attending were not freshmen but were attending it for because they thought it was helpful. It was held in relatively small room that wasn’t packed. Only about 20 kids were there. There were two presenters, both were very lively and informative. Food was mostly veggies and some chips.

The workshop took a hands on approach to get its point across- helping us learn to have effective small talk. After a short PowerPoint presentation the lead presenter asked us to introduce ourselves to 4 people. I talked to some older students including a senior named Chuck. Chuck was very helpful, gave me some good advice about finding a internships in the future. This actually proved the whole point of the workshop that talking to others can help you. The next activity was a small quiz, everyone got all the questions right. After some lollipops as rewards we were asked to talk to one more person after which it was over.

The workshop I went to was located at VC-2190 and was called “Small Talk, Big Deal.” It was for the Personal Enrichment category. I went on October 27, 2009 and it lasted from 12:30-2:30. This is, by far, the best workshop I attended at Baruch. What I learned from it will help me throughout life. This workshop taught us how valuable small talking is because it establishing networking for you. We went into how important networking is and how to act in front of your future boss, friends, or a random stranger. The goals of this workshop was the make the students understand that making small talks with others could be very useful because the more people you know, the better for your future.

We walked around the room in order to get to know one another. It was practice for when we enter the business world. This workshop was so much better than I expected because it gave me useful lessons that I will carry for the rest of my life. I learned that I have to overcome my shyness and have to be more open to others in order to make new friends, get ahead in my future career, and it will really help me in order aspects of my life. I actually heard about this workshop by accident at the last minute but I am so glad that I did because it was benefit me for the rest of my life.

I went to this workshop yesterday to fulfill my academic enrichment requirement. It was only 30 minutes, but it was rather useful. I learned about some tricks to get better search results on google, like using quotation marks and and’s. I always thought google just ignores common words like “and.” Yeah so, that was a helpful workshop and the best thing is that it barely takes up any time, so I definitely would recommend.

10/20/09    5:30PM – 7:30PM   library building 7th floor

Joseph O’Connor is a very charming and charismatic speaker. He did several readings, including excerpts from his published works and also his unpublished poem. I really enjoyed his new poem because it was about New York City. His poem is very descriptive and the imagery it created was very strong. The poem illustrated the diversity of New York City and talked about many famous places in the city. It reflected Joseph O’Connor’s personal wit and sense of humor. I never read any of Joseph O’Connor’s works before, and I was very glad that I went to this workshop. This workshop introduced me to a great writer and I will be sure to check out some of his works.