putting a bow on it

So we've come to the end of my run of example posts. I'll still post things every so often (let's not lose any sleep over it), but for the most part, I'll be looking to hand over posting duties to other authors. The purpose of the past four posts has been to provide workable examples for future contributions.

This fifth post in the series should be one that reflects on everything that was done for a particular section, and an evaluation of what was learned. I don't necessarily feel like I should evaluate my own work (because it's a bit self-serving), but let me try, at least, to give a basic framework for what other posts might look like when they're written by someone other than me.

Over the past week, we covered the topic of letters of inquiry or direct request letters. Hopefully, we learned a little bit about the format, and a little about the reasons why we send these types of letters. We practiced writing them once or twice before sending real requests out to actual companies. If, for example, you learned something that you didn't know about before, then this would be a good place to mention that. If there are things that you still have questions about, this would also be a good place to elaborate a little bit on that. What did you like or dislike about the process? What might you change about this section if you had the ability?

In addition to our letters, we also had posts that evaluated a corporate blog, discussed a textbook reading, and posted links that gave us a little more information on our topic at hand. Did you find anything in any of those posts helpful? Did you have trouble finding information to fill up your posts? What advice do you have for the group that will take over after you?

In general, this last post should just be something that reflects on how everything went. It gives you the opportunity to think back and examine the work that you did and what you learned. Consider that, and everything that came before, when writing your own reflection!