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Marketable Skillsets Developed
Reflections on a Consecrated Education
Flyers
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Blog & Newsletter Posts
Social Media Marketing
BYU-Idaho Radio
Rich Broadcasting
Senior Project
Professional Presentations
Research Fundamentals
Editing Essentials
Qualitative Research Methods
Professional Writing & Presentations
Resume
Letters of Recommendation
Contact
Ryan E. Brennan
Home
Table of Contents
Marketable Skillsets Developed
Reflections on a Consecrated Education
Flyers
Podcast Transcriptions
Blog & Newsletter Posts
Social Media Marketing
BYU-Idaho Radio
Rich Broadcasting
Senior Project
Professional Presentations
Research Fundamentals
Editing Essentials
Qualitative Research Methods
Professional Writing & Presentations
Resume
Letters of Recommendation
Contact
Ryan E. Brennan
Table of Contents
Why Study Professional Communication?
Professional Communication is extremely versatile.
Home
This portfolio showcases the skills I developed and knowledge I acquired in three situations:
earning degrees from universities,
completing communication internships, and working at BYU Idaho Radio. It contains good projects with quality content. All projects are designed to impress potential employers.
Table of Contents
This section outlines all aspects of my communication portfolio. All visible text contain embedded links so the
viewer
can connect to other interior webpages.
Marketable Skillsets Developed
This section showcases several marketable skills I developed both academically and professionally.
NOTE: All Showcased Skills use the STAR (Situation, Task, Actions, Results) Technique.
Reflections on a Consecrated Education
I reflect on the top five concepts I learned while
working on my undergraduate. The five concepts are simple but powerful. I list them from least to greatest in importance as based on my opinions and observations.
Flyers
Avamere Boise is a transitional care and rehabilitation center located in Boise, Idaho. The administrative assistant position includes coordinating doctor visits, answering phone calls, updating company's websites, screening everyone for the COVID - 19 pandemic, filing paperwork, and retrieving and distributing mail. The Resident Care Manger asked me to create, refine and post fun flyers throughout the facility resulting in better employee to resident relations and increased morale.
Podcast Transcriptions
Founded in 1995 and based in Wilsonville, Oregon, the Avamere Family of Companies provides assisted living, independent living, memory care, rehabilitation, home care, transitional care, and more with a mission to enhance lives. Today Avamere’s diverse companies operate in over 300 locations across 20 states with over 8,800 employees. For more information, visit avamere.com.
The podcast transcriptionist position includes listening, writing, and reporting information to Shaelynn Miller, Content and Media Specialist at Avamere Health Services.
Blog and Newsletter Posts
Founded in 1995 and based in Wilsonville, Oregon, the Avamere Family of Companies provides assisted living, independent living, memory care, rehabilitation, home care, transitional care, and more with a mission to enhance lives. Today Avamere’s diverse companies operate in over 300 locations across 20 states with over 8,800 employees. For more information, visit avamere.com. The blogging position includes news gathering, writing and responding to audiences questions, comments or concerns.
Social Media Marketing
Home Town Drive-In is a small but successful eatery located in Bear Lake Utah. The social media marketing internship included creating, refining and presenting high quality social media posts resulting in better PR and increased sales.
BYU-Idaho Radio
BYU-Idaho Radio Slogan: "Be Informed. Be Inspired. BYU-Idaho Radio." This webpage includes five Radio Advertisements for my podcast, Life Lessons Learned, one News Story I did for BYU-Idaho Radio, and three Voice Trackings.
Rich Broadcasting Internship
In the summer of 2015, I interned at a radio station located on the outskirts of Idaho Falls, Idaho. I found, wrote, recorded, and emailed public service announcements, wrote news stories, and posted the most newsworthy stories to the company's website.
Senior Project - Life Lessons Learned
This project contains several elements (a poster, binder, audio files, and invitations for others to be interviewed). However, the function is simple. Life Lessons Learned is a podcast giving people a chance to tell their story and for their lessons to be heard. It is an in-depth podcast analyzing three carefully selected interviewees. It was presented at the BYU-Idaho April 2016 Senior Showcase in front of professors, students, and community members.
Professional Presentations
I worked hard on this video project. I recorded a poem by Robert Frost, applied music to the background, implemented pictures, and uploaded it to the YouTube website. Although this project is simple, the message is profound. It was created on the Adobe Premier and Adobe Audition programs. Music courtesy of Eva Cassidy.
Research Fundamentals
My group and I held a focus group about successful religious social media sharing. We discovered five interesting yet beneficial findings. In turn, we presented them to other classmates and at the Brigham Young University-Idaho, Research and Creative Works Conference. Further information can be found further in the portfolio.
Editing Essentials
This is a group project designed to help other classmates understand nouns better. The examples found in the presentation are simple yet effective. My group and I confidently presented this information not in a public speaking format but as an interactive class discussion. We did so in a timely manner and also answered questions afterwards. Additionally you will notice the principles of design (proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast) being implemented to clearly communicate the ideas.
Qualitative Research Methods
In this interview assignment, Professor Kevin A. Stein said I did a very nice job identifying lots of interviewing mistakes and referencing the textbook readings. The assignment involved watching a failed interview, identifying the mistakes, providing excerpts, referencing class materials, and the like. The video of the failed interview is also included.
Professional Writing and Presentations
Two fictional yet solid writing pieces were completed including a sample press/media release for Bear Lake Pizza Company and a sample employee meeting memo
.
Resume
An updated version of my resume can be found further in the portfolio.
Letters of Recommendation
Several letters of recommendation can be found further in the portfolio.
Contact
If you are interested in contacting me please kindly leave your name, email, and any comments you feel necessary.
One of the most encouraging
statements
I have ever read.
"We will try to make PR useful to you...it is great that you have a journalism background because it makes for a stronger PR person."
-
Southern
Utah
University
, Professor Jon Smith, Comm. 6010 - Communication Theory.