The first day of my work study was an event called Ivy taking place in the Engelman Recital Hall. From what I remember, there was an inspirational speaker there. Before that happened, another student worker as well as my friend, Alice, was there cleaning the theatre prior to me getting there. I helped her with the sweeping, but since it was too quiet, it was a better idea to get some music while we were cleaning. We were then introduced to another worker as well. After we were done with cleaning, we had a tour with another worker at Baruch’s Performing Arts center. Through this tour, I have learned more of the passages and the necessary routes for people to take if there were the need for it. I have also learned more about the different Halls such as the Engelman Recital Hall, Mason Hall, The Rose Nagelberg Theatre, and The Bernie West Theatre. The halls could be rented for people’s own usage which answered the question of why there was Ivy people there. Our roles for the day were to guide people to the right destination. In this case, it was to bring them down for the reception and then the speech. We had to spot and speak in a certain manner because we had to be professional in our job. It was beneficial to see by example of how it were to look so we can act the same way. My first shift was to guide people downstairs to the location theatre. It was beneficial that I was wearing all black in a somewhat professional attire. By standing near the IVY sign and by having the dressed look. It made it easier for the people to spot me and ask me of the event location. By talking to more people, I became adjusted to changing my speech in a manner that got the directions in a direct and short manner. After this was cleaning up and joining the others. This experience really gave me a small taste of how the events and performances would be held.
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