Week 8 Reflection

This week I met A LOT of important people. Or just people in general for that matter. I realized EVEN MORE how important communication is in this business. When I was at the golf tournament and soccer game I had to suck it up and put my nerves aside because you aren't going to get anywhere sitting in the corner too nervous to introduce yourself. When I met Charles Barkley heck ya I was nervous but you would've never known and I was able to hold multiple conversations with the guy. Some of the reporters were not so good with their communication and it relayed into their interviews...Charles is a very outgoing fun guy so when I lame-o nervous reporter wants to interview him versus a fun energetic good communications person it is quite obvious who he is going to chose. There were so many awkward situations I was put in as well with people asking who I was and why I was there (not always in the nicest way) and I had to be professional and communicate in the write manner. Even when I met David Beckham there was a reporter who was suspicious of me being in the locker room and I was SO MAD because I was clearly not some weirdo who was trying to sneak in but was actually an intern...but i held my cool and responded in a good manner. Both of these events really helped me see how important communications is with people because in all reality if you can't communicate right...you ain't goin anywhere.