Wrapping Up the Semester

So, over all, this semester has been great! It has been super crazy with all my school work and hard exams, but I still had a blast. If you recall from my first blog post, I finished my mission on New Year's Eve last December, so it has been really fun getting back into school. Even though I have had large amounts of work throughout the semester, I have also been able to have a great time! Here is a link that will pretty much sum up my winter semester; skiing :) I love to ski, it is my greatest passion and I was fortunate to be able to go many, many times! All the footage in this video was taken by my GoPro on a family trip to Snowbird.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9kPXNV8FfE&list=LLNu05zssET63ZquMogrqkiQ&index=2 

First Experience with Qualtrics

So this week I decided to try out Qualtrics. I have seen a couple surveys made through their site and they are really cool! I made my own survey two days ago, and to my surprise, 55 people have already completed it! It is way cool to mess around with it and see how it works, and of course the best thing about it is that it is free :)

Here is the link to the survey if anyone else would like to take a look:
https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8CvbXa2tU55yXOd

The cool thing about Qualtrics surveys is that it also shows reports. Here are the links to the report given by Qualtrics and also the report that I exported into a Google Doc
https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/CP/Report.php?RP=RP_9LxR57cYVhSlRHv 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uG0dcEprvRraE-AQM5iDqiX6itbpmwq0jLkJvfNHOic/edit?usp=sharing

I thought that all these things are super cool and I will for sure use this again in the future.

I Guess Blogs Can Work....

I just wanted to write a quick blog post testifying that blogs actually can be successful. I never really understood the importance of learning the basics of blogging because I never really thought that it could make a difference. I was wrong :) One of the topics in the mini conference is about blogging and how it can be used in a business manner and not just recreation.

What really proves this to me is my sister's blog. About 4 years ago she started a very simple blog with just some creative ideas of things that she had made for her home and her infants/toddlers. So many people liked her ideas that she began to sell clothing patters for children and some house decorations. Now, she has professional models she makes tons of sales and makes lots of money because of the simple blog that she had started.  Here is a link to her blog if you would like to check it out!

http://www.peekaboopatternshop.com/

I'm Starting to Feel Professional!

This was a very fun week in MCOM. I got two see two different styles of presentations that I enjoyed very much. Even though they were two very different styles, they both communicate the purpose in a very clear and effective manner.

The first style of presentation that I watched was a very formal consulting presentation. This style of presentation involved a very professional PowerPoint and team participation. Each team analyzed multiple complaints for a company, wrote a formal report with recommendations, and presented this information to the ‘board of directors.’ There was a very professional feeling in the room while each time was presenting.

The second style of presentation was a conference presentation using a flip chart. This presentation was especially interesting to me because I have never used a flip-chart, or even seen one before. A flip-chart presentation, even though without a very organized PowerPoint, is a great way to present information in a very friendly and effective way. I was surprised at how well this style captured my attention and how easy it was to understand and learn the topic that was being presented.

 I have already presented my formal consulting report, but am yet to present at the business convention. I learned a lot about formal presentations and working with PowerPoint and am excited to see how I do working with a flipchart. I am sure that I will learn just as much with this style as I did the former. I am sure that I will be applying the skills that I have learned/will learn about presentations in my future work career.