The EIR is an awesome week of presentations and speeches from thought leaders in the field of advertising. The EIR is funded by generous donations that have come in the form of money and time from beautiful people who love the University of Oregon’s advertising program.
This year I, along with five peers, have been charged with the duty of blogging about all of the events that our guests speak at. So far, it’s been really exciting. I’ve only seen one presentation since they got here, but I’ve already learned a lot from this experience.
1. A blog post is never finished.
Every time I look at what I’ve written I find something that sounds clunky. I’m continually embarrassed by the number of eyes that have crossed my posting. The number keeps rising, and so I feverishly continue revising.
2. My peers fucking rock.
I’m working with some really cool people. Before this project I hadn’t been formally introduced to any of the five other people I’m working with. They’re all very talented and so far we’ve been able to make this project go. I won’t say our execution has been smooth, but we’re learning as we go.
3. Meet all challenges with persistence, and learn as you go.
However amateur our final product may or may not end up looking, this blog has not been particularly easy to make happen. I will definitely take every humiliating mistake I make and store that in my memory so as to not make it again.
If you’re interested in following us throughout the week, you can find our blog at www.uoeir.wordpress.com, and you can follow us on Twitter at #uoeir09
It’s time to get back to it. There’s plenty to think about tonight.
-AP.
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