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COMM 368 - (Pt. 2) Connecting to Career-readiness competencies
How my internship experience at Waters Edge Winery connects to and enhanced my career-readiness competencies. What are the NACE...
Ryan T.
4 days ago8 min read
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COMM 368 - (Pt. 1) Internship archive and reflection
A reflection on my marketing and social media internship with Waters Edge Winery. Networking at Mermaid City Beer and Wine Festival The...
Ryan T.
5 days ago5 min read
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COMM 445 - Newsletter #6
J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive  is more than just a personal album; it’s reflective of numerous industrial shifts that challenged...
Ryan T.
Feb 173 min read
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COMM 445: Newsletter #3
J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive  is one of Cole’s many hip-hop classics, using different styles to make one cohesive album that...
Ryan T.
Jan 273 min read
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COMM 445 - Newsletter 2
In an era dominated by hit singles, algorithm chasing, and oversaturation in the music industry, J. Cole’s album 2014 Forest Hills Drive...
Ryan T.
Jan 213 min read
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COMM 445 - Newsletter 1
I’m Ryan Thatcher, an undergraduate communication major at Old Dominion University. I wouldn’t consider myself a critic by professional...
Ryan T.
Jan 212 min read
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COMM 595 - Reflection Blog 5
Throughout this course, there have been numerous course modules that have taught me about not only communication, but how it pertains to...
Ryan T.
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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COMM 595 - Reflection Blog 2
Link to article: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/06/media-journalism-swagger-00154659 While I didn't intend for this blog...
Ryan T.
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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COMM 595 - Reflection Blog 1
While curating my ePortfolio for this class, there were various tasks that proved to be easy or to be a roadblock. The easy tasks...
Ryan T.
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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COMM 421 - Reflection
Throughout this course, I’ve learned a plethora of valuable information about conflict management. While many lessons stood out to me,...
Ryan T.
Apr 19, 20243 min read
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COMM 305 - Problem Posting (ePortfolio 2)
I. Introduction In today’s society, competition for professional positions is high and job availability is scarce. There is a myriad of...
Ryan T.
Feb 18, 20243 min read
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COMM 421 - Intro Blog
For this assignment, I chose the curation route. However, while the assignment requires the ePortfolio to be edited in some way to fit...
Ryan T.
Jan 27, 20241 min read
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COMM 305 - Building Professional Credibility (Entry 2)
*Please read the first blog post for this section before you continue. *For further context on this topic, click here. Photography is...
Ryan T.
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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COMM 305 - Building Professional Credibility (Entry 1)
*For reference to the article I'm discussing, click here. As somebody who excelled in writing and language arts growing up, journalism...
Ryan T.
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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COMM 305 - Intro Blog
Deciding to curate my ePortfolio for COMM 305 has its benefits, as well as its costs. Having curated this page multiple times for past...
Ryan T.
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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COM333 - Motivational Appeals
For this assignment, I researched and analyzed five advertisements and their respective motivational appeals. I chose Rolex as the...
Ryan T.
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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COM314 - eP5 Reflection Blog
Creating an ePortfolio for myself has drastically improved my professional online presence. Prior to creating an ePortfolio, the best...
Ryan T.
Dec 7, 20233 min read
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COM333 - Artifact Analysis
It is common to see persuasion used not only in day-to-day social experiences, but also in the media and film we watch. The purpose of...
Ryan T.
Nov 14, 20234 min read
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COM333 - Attitude Scale Assessment
Attitude scales are a way for people to convey feelings and attitudes about certain statements and a method of simplifying attitudes into...
Ryan T.
Nov 6, 20233 min read
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COM314 - Blog Post 01
My goal for this ePortfolio is to turn it into something I can use for professional purposes. As of right now, it's just "the thing I did...
Ryan T.
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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