Ninth Post- 19 July 2024

 This week my fellow interns and I got together to work on our final presentation for all the history department internships. They were very helpful and we were all quite pleased with the results of our work. We also had a practice run of the presentation to ensure that we would not go over or under time on the occasion of the actual presentation day. We made sure to answer the two questions accorded to each slide subject as outlined by the rubric. Public speaking (or speaking over zoom for that matter, which will be the format of the final presentation) is not my strong suit, but I am not too worried about the upcoming presentation, since I know the subject matter well and I will have a team with me. I just need to take care not to speak too fast or take too much time looking for the proper word to say.

As the internship is drawing to a close, I feel I can begin to look back on my work leading up to this point. I have certainly encountered many fascinating subjects I would not have otherwise found and for that I am very grateful. Any experience I can get in actual editing at this stage of my career should be taken advantage of in full, and I am glad I have done so and was given the opportunity in the first place.

I am ready to receive my final assignment. I believe it is meant to be another article of some kind to review. I intend to double check with Dr. Lester to be given this last article. I also need to return my book on Stetson Kennedy to Dr. Lester which I recommended reviewers for in my previous assignment. I was not able to go in person today because I have been feeling sick. Thankfully, my group members were accommodating enough to meet me remotely.

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