For nearly 5 months now I have been interning at Talk and to put the experience into perspective let me go through some numbers.
-7.5 hrs/week in the classroom on campus.
-20 hrs/week interning with Talk.
This was my schedule this semester and I feel that it would be safe to say that I was more of a student at Talk rather than UNCW. While I won’t be walking away from Talk with a hot pink diploma - I’ll still let UNCW hand that over next month - I will be leaving with experiences that any amount of time in the classroom couldn’t have imitated.
What I am going to miss most is not necessarily anything about the world of communication or advertising but more the sense of family that is throughout the office. Camden always running to the door with a sharp bark; a witty one-liner coming from Shawn’s office; the frantic typing coming from Susan’s office; and sound of clacking heals right before Debbie walks through the door with a smile and friendly greeting. Honestly though, I may just miss Camden the most. I could always count on her to be either starring at me from in front of my desk as if to say, “Those treats aren’t going to do any good just sitting there” or trying to distract me with her squeaking toy sheep. Yes, Camden has my number one girl now for a while now so a heartfelt goodbye will be in order.
The knowledge and insight I have gained from my time here has been far beyond what I was expecting. Being at Talk essentially part-time, gave me a much stronger grasp on what it takes to make an agency run efficiently even when times get a little crazy. I now have a very high standard of what I will be looking for once graduation has passed and it’s time for the real world. An agency like Talk is one in a million and I know that my time here has been one of the most beneficial experiences of my life.
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