For me project three was definitely the most
difficult to complete out of all of the projects we were assigned this
semester. I had a lot of trouble finding people who were willing to be
interviewed because some were intimidated by the fact that their voice would be
recorded and heard by others. Additionally, I had a hard time figuring
which interview quotes would go where. Every time I would ask a person a
question regarding the topic, they would either give really unintelligent
answers or would not have enough to say.
However
even though there were a few speed bumps along the way, I am pretty sure that I
did a few things right. Overall writing the essay was by far the easiest part.
I found it east writing about ASU’s Circle K International community service
club because I am part of the club and I already knew what the club was about
and what they actually did. Additionally, I have done a lot of community
service with the club so I had firsthand experience coming into writing this
project.
Through
this project I learned that time management is crucial when completing an
assignment like this. I will admit that all my interviews took place on a
single day and that I did editing on the audio clips on one day as well and I
feel as if it would have been a lot easier if I did the recording and editing
in increments. In the future I will make sure to spread out the work over
several days so that it doesn’t seem too overwhelming. I will take the time to
make sure the interview also seems a lot more cohesive and for future audio
essays, I will make sure I practice putting together and editing the audio
clips.
As
far as the argument goes, I think that I did craft a convincing argument.
Personally, I think it was very easy to create the argument for this community
service club because it is a no brainer that community service is a crucial
part in every setting. I also think that every interview I got gave each of my
explanation paragraphs validity. I also think that I gave enough background
information about the club and what the members do for people to understand why
this club is important to the ASU community. However, I do know there is room
for improvement and for my next project I will make an argument and try to rebut
and shoot that rebuttal down to strengthen my paper.
I plan to implement what I have
learned in this project in the future by practicing my editing skills. I know
in the future I will have to work with audio files again for other projects in
various classes. I also plan to find a way to get better at interviewing people
because this is also a very important skill I will need to know for future
classes and jobs. Even though this project was very difficult for me, I think
that I will do better on my next audio essay thanks to this essay.
