Hi! Welcome back! In this post, I will discuss how my first interview went and the thoughts flooding my mind with the upcoming research speech this Tuesday (October 31st).
The past week of ISM has been quite eventful as I completed my first research interview with Mr.Larry Dong, a Senior Data Analyst at Capital One while being informed that I must give a 10-minute research speech updating the class on what I have learned so far in ISM.
My interview with Mr.Dong was eye-opening; although brief, I gained a wide variety of new knowledge and answers to things I have been pondering for months. I arranged an interview with Mr.Dong to verify the basics and the basis of data analytics and the most essential parts of it. Understanding the fundamentals is crucial in taking it further to understand data-driven marketing, essentially what marketing analysts do. Three main things I learned from this insightful conversation were Data Validation, Data Visualization, and Storytelling.
This leads me to talk about what I will be discussing in my research speech on October 31st. These three things aligned with what I was researching beforehand and provided me with the platform to better understand the different parts of the data analysis process. Giving individual presentations and speeches is not my forte; I have given presentations in front of 200+ people and done elevator pitches to audiences of 130+ people, all with someone else standing next to me. However, a challenge that stares me down every single time is presenting (or making a speech) individually. I took ISM to push myself as personal growth only starts outside your comfort zone; as I have churned out an over 800-word speech, I am sure I know what I will be talking about and hope to provide an update in next week’s post, saying it went great.
The sole idea of presenting has allowed an unwavering feeling of anxiety to arise. However, I feel it will all turn out well in the end, and even if I do not say every detail or forget a line, I can take a breath and pause (not for too long, though).
My journey with ISM has so far pushed me past my boundaries in terms of research, communication, writing, and real-world connection, but this speech will be the most complex challenge I have faced yet in ISM. I am grateful for this opportunity to present my research so far and highlight how I have grown as an individual and professional, leading a life in the near-future enriched with success.
Thank you for reading! I hope to see you back next time.
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