Well, I will admit that I preferred last week's class as opposed to this week's, but that doesn't mean that this week's session was any less interesting. Maybe because the speakers we listened to tonight discussed networking, and on Saturday, I volunteered at the Women's Conference - where I sat in on a session purely about networking. So, I think this week I was less riveted just because I'd already heard a lot of the similar concepts and ideas on the practice of networking itself.
Dr. Krendl introduced a panel of three women who all own or work for prestigious institutions or businesses, and they are all in top positions in those businesses. The three of them (one of whom was the mediator for the session I observed on Saturday) all spoke about how they network, how they made personal connections with the new people they meet, and how they suggested we start out (the mention of finding a mentor has been severely stressed the passed two weeks). All the advice they gave us was helpful and very informative, and I plan on putting it to good use in the very near future.
The activity I really enjoyed, was following the speakers, when we broke up into smaller groups to discuss the case studies that were included in our readings. I was able to sit with Katie and Bailey and talk with them about what ended up being the most acceptable leadership scenario in our chapter. It was a great conversation, and I always love being able to discuss with my classmates, and listen to their justified opinions on the matters that the class is revolving around as a whole. I can relate to everybody, as I've stated in other posts. However, I just keep remembering that it's such a good feeling to be in this class. So rewarding!
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