Alert Expert! Q&A

Background

Not only do I aspire to be a Radio Personality, but I aspire to be an English teacher as well. I had the opportunity to interview a professional by the name of Diane Abdo. Diane Abdo is an English professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and she is the advisor for the university's newspaper. Diane Abdo has experience in professional writing from the Express-News and LaQuinta Inn Inc. Abdo gave me some great tips on how I can gain experience in professional writing, read BELOW↓↓↓↓↓↓ to get the tips she told me. 

Q: How did you become an English teacher?

      A: "I wanted to be a teacher from the time I was a child because I loved to learn, so I got my undergraduate degree in English, then I started to work for a high school. While teaching high school I started my graduate program at UTSA. After I got my Master's degree from UTSA, got an invitation from UTSA to teach for the institution." 

Q: What advice can you give to future English teachers?

     A: "Have a broad base of experience, because you can bring that experience into the classroom that will help you relate to the students. Get experience in other fields that you like to ensure that teaching is the right field for you."

Q: What trends do you see emerging in your career?

    A: "I think the field of Higher Education is moving towards experiential learning, which means taking what we teach in the classroom and applying it to practical examples, giving students real experience." 

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Professional Branding, That's Cool!

What Is a Professional Brand? 

• A professional brand, according to experts is a way to communicate a company or individual's value to the world. A professional brand can help an individual with "personal development, career advancement, and establishing he or she as a leader." 

Why Is Professional Branding Important For A Radio Personality? 

• Professional branding allows employers the capability of seeing how you express yourself to the public. 
• Professional branding gives you the individual the chance to explain what you do and why you do it. 

Examples ↓↓↓↓↓

• The above pictures are examples of a basic personal branding strategy certain individuals chose. These individuals chose to use Twitter, a social media website to sell themselves and promote their brand. Notice how the individual chose to use certain words that highlight certain key factors about he or she.

• Watch the clip of Radio Personality, Veda Loca, from Dallas 97.9 The Beat. This amazing Radio Personality is setting a good example on how to promote your personal brand. 

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It Starts Here!

Hello World ✋

My name is Jaeren Hardin (Jae), and I am graduating from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in May of 2017. I will be receiving my Bachelor's of Arts degree in Communication with a minor in Professional Writing. I have a career interest in becoming a Radio Personality, and owning a party bus company. I decided to start this blog to explore and discuss Radio Personalities.

The Goal!🥅

My goal for this blog is to talk about different radio personalities and discuss how radio personalities have an effect on society. My goal is to talk about the work radio personalities conduct in our communities and converse about the gossip and interviews listeners hear on a daily. My goal is to get readers and viewers to give their opinion on how he or she feels about certain interviews conducted. I plan to give tips on how to become a Radio Personality and resources on how to conduct an interview. I plan to post videos of how I practice for my future career in radio. This is just the beginning, please stay tuned in! 

Topics To expect!🙈🙉🙊

1. How Far Should You Go? (Discussing personal issues, what should you say, and how you should react,,.etc) 

2. Character Relation (Discussing the character and how a Radio Personality should carry his or her self)

3. Professional Branding (Discussing the importance of a professional brand and tips on how to create one) 

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