INTRO
Being in college as an “in between” time
- Having uncertainty
Warning underclassroom & sharing my experience
Not considering a professional identity during college
- Not knowing what it meant
- Not knowing how it would help me
- Entering the workplace
Going into life as a senior in college
- Feeling better after finding out connection between student and professional
My goal for the speech
BODY
Treat every interaction as a learning opportunity
- Testing the waters
- Using interactions with professors and higher ups
- Picture your future self
- Using your role as a student to your advantage
Take yourself seriously and others will too
- Fake it till you make it
- My experience getting thrown into things
- Trust yourself
- Push through the uncomfortable
Mimic your coworkers
- Using it for small details
- Insight about how to dress, interact, and perform
- Building connections
CONCLUSION
This is only the beginning of understanding how to be a better professional but something worth considering
Don’t overthink it
Remember that who you are as a student is the foundation of who you will be as a professional
