Throughout the course of this term, I became more and more aware of my strengths and weaknesses in editing and writing for professional communication. Although I’ve been communicating with business professionals since high school (over seven years now), I am still learning about new aspects and means of writing.

Before even starting ENGL301, I knew that my strengths lied in grammatical corrections, and my weakness was in content editing. In my letter of application to my group mates, I informed them of my weakness with content editing; however also told them I would try my best to provide them with edits in both aspects. With each peer review, I worked harder towards focusing not only on grammar mistakes, but also the content of each assignment and what was lacking.

In addition, one of my strengths included the job application package. I have been applying for positions throughout the entirety of my university career, and therefore have a lot of experience composing cover letters and resumes. In turn, this specific assignment was one of my best for the course.

Working with WordPress, editing peers’ assignments, and composing various letters, emails, and memos will definitely assist me in the future with my career. Since my career lies in communications, marketing, and public relations, the majority of the assignments completed throughout the course will help me in writing and communicating professionally. I’m incredibly glad that I chose to take this course – I developed a numerous amount of new skills and knowledge that I will carry with me and use for the rest of my career (which personally, I believe is hard to find in many university courses).

Overall, the process of creating my web folio was simple. I have years of experience with WordPress, therefore rearranging and editing my previous website for ENGL301 was quick and easy. I definitely believe that knowledge in WordPress would help everyone in ENGL301 because creating pages and reorganizing a website can be quite tedious.

The biggest struggle I had with composing my web folio would have to be deciding which information to include, how to present it, and in which order. Information on a web folio should be presented in a logical manner, including the most relevant and important links first. In my case, I chose social media, personal website and resume because my primary readers are individuals in communications, marketing, and public relations where social media is an incredibly important aspect.

It was helpful to have all of the information and links necessary already completed from previous assignments in ENGL301. All that was required was a simple reorganization and editing, a few summaries, and two additional blog posts. It was nice to have a final assignment that wasn’t incredibly time consuming or stressful.