Unit #2 reflection

 Unit 2 reflection: 

    The specific audience I chose for these thesis is college students, speaking that we do use the most social media.  Though this may sound like a very generic answer, I believe this may hit them the hardest when stepping out into the real world, or one way that they may be looking at social media.  It gives many an insight about where they may get some of their favorite things, or how billion-dollar brands came to be such a thing. 

    This research piece however was not the easiest thing for me, and I also am not going to lie, I am not that confident in it.  the paper itself is on the right track, I would even say the thesis is very strong, it just may need a little bit more help and constructive criticism.  I took the time to write out a strong thesis statement, as well as took the time when finding my sources, but I struggled with writing the actual piece itself.  I wasn't sure where to put certain things,  or how I wanted to word everything to not only make sense, but also sound educational as well.  I would say my sources are great, they could be better, but they show insight to why the topic of the paper, being that social media is a positive on businesses, and shows the importance, or the stories it creates.  My conversation is how using social media to promote is helpful for businesses, and for people looking to start a business.  With today's use of technology it really is one of the only ways to get people's attention.  

    I believe in I was very successful in my Pitch homework when engaging with my audience.  Between my two friends, and my sister Lily, using the Pitch homework also showed me ideas for this paper that I hadn't thought of.  They all helped me with my answers the best they could with what little information was given, however they all thought it was very interesting and an important topic to cover.  Asking hometown friends, they thought it was interesting because we come from such a small town and community, so to see how small businesses around us could potentially make it big is important to them.  I however did not reach out to any businesses on my pitch because of my demographic being focused on college kids.  

    I can however use this project in my future classes when it comes to the pitch.  I really found that part of this assignment interesting because I haven't made an "official" pitch before.  I also believed the pitch was good for this project because businesses need to make their pitch on social media to hook their audience, just like I need to make my pitch to get my point across.  The pitch, even though it was online, is something I can use for public speaking which will help me in the future, but also will help me with my assignments later so that my audience can understand where I am coming from.  Making a pitch will also help me later in life, as I intend to pursue a career in law, where I will be making several pitches, and creating ideas with evidence and the unknown in trials and cases.  This was one of my favorite things about the whole unit 2 assignment portfolio.