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class ramblings
Oct. 2nd, 2004 05:37 pmI went to my first publishing class last Monday night. I loved it! Starting from the beginning, I went to the wrong building. Oy. I was across the street from where I needed to be. As I was walking to the correct building, I couldn't help but think, Thank God, I felt so out of place there. So I get to the classroom, look around, and choose a seat. The prof. was sitting sipping an iced coffee and reading the New York Times Book Review. She started class a few minutes late, giving people time to get there on the first day, and then she spoke for about an hour, handing out papers and such. I started to get this sense of security regarding the introductions.
Alas, we had to do that stupid icebreaker thing anyway. I got called first, just because I'd been dreading it, and because at that moment I was writing something down in my notebook and was not paying attention. I said my name then blanked on what to say next. LOL. The professor gently prodded me by asking if I worked in the
business, which got me talking like a normal person again.
My assessment of the class is that I will learn a lot from the class, and a lot of the students work in publishing now, so I'll learn a lot from them, too. The prof. passed around a networking sheet where we all wrote our names and where we work, along with contact info. She'll be making copies of that for the entire class, so I expect to know where to turn when I need a little information on the industry. One girl was actually in the training program at Random House that I look into every time I get extremely fed up with my current job. The training program has different rotations, so you get to experience a bunch of different aspects of the business. It's something I would be interested in. I wish I had thought of this before I graduated from college, as I think that's mainly a recent college grad type of postion, and by the time I am ready to leave NYU to pursue this career move, I will be 5 years out of college and no longer considered "recent."
Either way, I know I'll learn a lot from the class, and I'm looking forward to having guest speakers from the industry nearly every week. I'm really glad I took this step. I also really like the professor, which is always a plus. She has many years of experience, many contacts, and a love of sharing her knowledge. :)
Alas, we had to do that stupid icebreaker thing anyway. I got called first, just because I'd been dreading it, and because at that moment I was writing something down in my notebook and was not paying attention. I said my name then blanked on what to say next. LOL. The professor gently prodded me by asking if I worked in the
business, which got me talking like a normal person again.
My assessment of the class is that I will learn a lot from the class, and a lot of the students work in publishing now, so I'll learn a lot from them, too. The prof. passed around a networking sheet where we all wrote our names and where we work, along with contact info. She'll be making copies of that for the entire class, so I expect to know where to turn when I need a little information on the industry. One girl was actually in the training program at Random House that I look into every time I get extremely fed up with my current job. The training program has different rotations, so you get to experience a bunch of different aspects of the business. It's something I would be interested in. I wish I had thought of this before I graduated from college, as I think that's mainly a recent college grad type of postion, and by the time I am ready to leave NYU to pursue this career move, I will be 5 years out of college and no longer considered "recent."
Either way, I know I'll learn a lot from the class, and I'm looking forward to having guest speakers from the industry nearly every week. I'm really glad I took this step. I also really like the professor, which is always a plus. She has many years of experience, many contacts, and a love of sharing her knowledge. :)
