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Beyond the curtain: Navigating the tapestry of Cabaret Performance
Setting the stage: In this blog post, I will evaluate my experiences in my work-based learning experience and explore how they have developed using reflective practices. At the beginning of this experience, I tried to explore multiple avenues of crafting professional emails to potential employment providers and then realised that I wanted to experience theatre…
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Placement Blog 1
My placement experience has been a trialing yet rewarding experience. Currently I am taking my placement through the Lyric Theatre Belfast, within the costume department. This blog will explore the initial experience in acquiring the placement as well as my attendance in my very first technical rehearsal, in which I attended the rehearsal of Burnt…
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A Reel Adventure
My First Day In PR Approaching the door of the office I was more scared and nervous than I ever had been before, here I was meeting Conor the Videographer for the PR company Lighthouse Communications. I had faced job interviews many times, events where I spoke to complete strangers, even first dates, and yet…
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The Ups, The Downs and the Loops: Navigating the Rollercoaster of Teaching in a Secondary School.
Will this Student Teacher thrive or dive as he delves into the unknown of an all-female secondary school?
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AEL. 3001. 2023. BLOGS
AEL. 3001. 2023. BLOGS Encountering my initial experiences: A ‘Blast 106’ and ‘Cinemagic’ story Wouldn’t you like to know… BY Erin Dudgeon Following a catch up with my best friend Rachel in the summer, she brought up so casually the dreaded question about our 3rd year of university “Have you got anywhere sorted for work…
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“Those who can, do: those who can’t, teach”; Listen here, George Bernard Shaw…
When I tell people of my dream vocation, a secondary school teacher, they often scoff the stereotypical George Bernard Shaw quote, “Those who can, do: those who can’t, teach”[1]. I wish Shaw, and all those who scoff at my career aspirations had stood beside me in my fifth week of placement in St. Malachy’s College,…
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Mock Interviews… The Scariest thing know to man!
We’ve all done it, Stood at the top of a diving board or a tall ledge and been petrified of the abyss below. Your legs feel like jelly, your stomach feels like its in your throat and your heart may as well be outside your chest with how hard it’s beating. Mock Interviews are that…
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In The Thick of It
The return of the Executive and the mad scramble of Journalism. There are certainly times when one must consider the nature of coincidences. It can be so immensely mind-boggling how on occasion things seem to line up simply too perfectly. After two years without a government, it just so happens that during my time at…
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Could I be your next Blue Peter Presenter? Stimulated Interviews.
To be a Blue Peter presenter there are a few niche skills you must have; Firstly, you need to be a thrill seeker who is brave enough to face any challenge. You must be energetic and cool as a cucumber around extraordinary guests. But more importantly, you need to be someone that children can look…
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Finding my creative passions within the theater industry
Since beginning placement, I have unlocked a wealth of knowledge within the arts industry, not just in my home turf of Northern Ireland but also worldwide. My placement with Northern Irish theater company C21 has been a rewarding journey in which I have learnt so many new skills and qualities within myself. I went in…
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From Panic to Productivity: Starting a Placement with Bruiser
Breaking Down Barriers to Begin a Placement… It was quite daunting to hear that most of my peers had completed their placement by Christmas when I was yet to start mine. After the Christmas break, I contacted my boss to see when we would begin. I heard nothing back so a week later I contacted…
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All the World’s a Stage…Even in Interviews By Orla Dunne INTRODUCTION My first ever interview scenario happened at the age of 8 when I auditioned for the local production of Oliver. While this was just a quick chat before I wowed them with an off-key version of ‘Consider Yourself’, it was the first time I’d…
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Module AEL 3001: Work-Based Learning 2nd Blog post:
Behind the Soundboard: A Journey Through My Recording Studio Internship Introduction: Through the latter half of my final year in university, I have extensively increased the number of hours spent at my work placement. After the Christmas break, I was very eager to get more time and experience in the professional studio setting and work…
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Lights, Camera, Interview
Simulated Interview Today is a pivotal moment in my path toward a career in videography, a simulated interview conducted by my classmates. I have previously boasted that I have a 100% success rate when interviewing for jobs (5 interviews and 5 part-time jobs secured). Usually with interviews I rely on my charm and some well-timed…
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The Art of the Self-Brag
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Tell Us About Yourself
The dreaded words. Everything that you are summarised in one paragraph. Your entire being, all your experiences wrapped up, neatly, in a little bow. “Tell us about yourself.” As soon as you hear this everything goes through your mind. Should I talk about my hobbies? My academic achievements? My work experience? How can I express…