#organizing workshop

Review the Final Assignment Rubrics and use them to guide your revision.  Take note of your deadlines and continue to revise your biographies and profiles. Review your bio-analysis notes to recall persuasive characteristics about profiles that influence your perception of “professionalism” in your field.  You should also consult the Fertik text for tips that could assist you during the profile construction process, as necessary.  

Sign-up for a role(s) in your creative consulting session.  The Photographer is responsible for using Doodle to organize the event, in advance.  This activity will test your professional communication on multiple levels!  Include Dr. Lockett on all of your communications--be sure to forward your emails to the class, Doodle poll links, etc.  It will also give you the opportunity to describe a specific project that you accomplished during this course via LinkedIn.

1.  Photographer/Creative Director:  Communicates with everyone, in advance, to let the writer know how she wants to organize the shoot and its schedule. Discusses wardrobe options, and encourages the writer to experiment with a few different styles. Takes a spread of photos that could serve as your LinkedIn Profile and/or Alternative Professional Social Media Profile.  Consults with the Style Consultant to select the “best” photos for each platform.

2.  Style Consultant/Lighting/Set-Designer:  Communicates with the Photographer about the shoot and its schedule.  Discusses each “client” with the photographer and follows-up with the writer about the specific wardrobe she should be wearing and/or bringing to the shoot.  Assists the Photographer, Ensures that wardrobe, hair, and make-up are ‘on point.’  Consults with the Photographer about the ‘best setting’ for the shoot, as well as ‘best photo’ for each social networking platform.  

3.  Make-Up Artist/Profile Proofreader:  Communicates with each woman about her relationship to make-up, especially about any brands or ingredient allergies. Asks the writer to bring her own make-up to the shoot, but feels free to borrow from Dr. Lockett’s palettes.  (Note:  Dr. Lockett will provide brush cleaner and face cleaner, as well).  Researchers make-up techniques via Instagram and YouTube.  Documents each specific site that she visits to learn.  Selects and applies make-up.  

4.  Copyeditor for Biography/Proofreader:  Communicates with each author, in advance, for her to submit the latest version of her biography via a Google Document entitled, “Review Copy for CC Copyediting.”  Using the “suggestion” feature, reviews the biography and provides critical feedback about content, style (e.g. word choice), grammar (e.g. syntax), and mechanics (e.g. punctuation).  Probes the writer for even more information about her background and experience.  Provides specific strategies for improvement. 

5.  Copyeditor for LinkedIn/Proofreader:  Reviews each of the LinkedIn profiles and provides critical feedback about content, style, grammar, and mechanics. Advises the writer about LinkedIn’s plethora of features.  Provides specific strategies for improvement.  Proofreads each biography for grammatical errors that will compromise the writer’s credibility (e.g. misspelled words, fragments/run-on’s, punctuation errors, incorrect formatting, etc.).   

6.  Copyeditor for the Alternative Social Networking Platform/Proofreader: Reviews the About.me/Flavors.Me/Sumry.me profiles and provides critical feedback about content, style, grammar, and mechanics.  Consults the writer about the medium’s plethora of features.  Provides specific strategies for improvement.  Proofreads LinkedIn profiles for grammatical errors that will compromise the writer’s credibility (e.g. misspelled words, fragments/run-on’s, punctuation errors, incorrect formatting, etc.).