寧語藍實習日誌16: 如何回饋實習組織

 如何回饋實習組織

         今天，我再次在辦公室與何秘書長會面，繼續討論我的實習計畫。我最初提議創建一個LinkedIn個人資料，以幫助他們提升公共宣傳效果，但何先生擔心我回美國後該頁面的維護問題。因此，我重新思考，還能如何做出貢獻。我最初的目標是幫助台灣公民參與協會提升其英文公共關係知名度，以便國際受眾能夠與他們建立聯繫；於是，我開始思考實現這一目標的其他方法。經過一番思考，我想到了兩個方案。第一個方案是撰寫一篇關於該組織和我實習經驗的評論文章，並投稿給《台北時報》，這是目前台灣唯一一份英文報紙。第二個方案是製作一個英文的宣傳短片，並配上PPT幻燈片，供他們面向國際受眾使用。

         在我向何先生提出我的想法後，他建議我準備一份關於實習經歷以及我對台灣動物保護問題的了解的演講，在台灣動物保護監督網絡成立十五週年紀念活動上發表。除此之外，我還可以向《台北時報》投稿，並用中文做一個關於實習經驗的最終演講。雖然這些想法聽起來不錯，但我現在很緊張，因為要用中文做這麼長的演講。我擔心自己的聲調和發音，因為這些方面我一直不太擅長，所以我需要多加練習，確保演講流暢自然。不過，我很高興我們最終敲定了一個雙方都認可的計劃。我很期待最終的結果！

How to Give Back to the Internship Organization

Today, I met with Secretary-General Ho again in the office to continue discussing my internship project plan. I initially suggested creating a LinkedIn profile to help them improve their public relations efforts, but Mr. Ho was concerned about the page's maintenance after I returned to the US. Therefore, I reconsidered how else I could contribute. My initial goal was to help the Taiwan Citizen Participation Association raise its English public relations profile so that an international audience could connect with them; so I started thinking about other ways to achieve this goal. After some thought, I came up with two options. The first option was to write a review article about the organization and my internship experience and submit it to the Taipei Times, currently the only English-language newspaper in Taiwan. The second option was to produce an English promotional video with accompanying PowerPoint slides for their international audience.

After I presented my ideas to Mr. Ho, he suggested that I prepare a presentation about my internship experience and my understanding of animal protection issues in Taiwan to give at the 15th anniversary celebration of the Taiwan Animal Protection Monitoring Network. In addition, I could submit an article to the Taipei Times and give a final presentation about my internship experience in Chinese. While these ideas sound good, I'm quite nervous about giving such a long speech in Chinese. I'm worried about my intonation and pronunciation, as these are areas I've never been very good at, so I need to practice a lot to ensure my speech flows smoothly and naturally. However, I'm glad we finally settled on a plan that we both agree on. I'm really looking forward to the final result!