By Bailey Timmers
Top Dog Communication was first introduced to me when creating my schedule for the
second semester of my freshman year here at the University of Indianapolis. I began my college
journey as a Communication major who had yet to choose an emphasis until a few weeks before
the closing of my first semester. After much deliberation and FaceTime chitchats with my Mom,
I finally declared Public Relations as my emphasis and was immersed into Applied PR only a
few weeks later. After the first class period I felt overwhelmed to say the least, but equally as
excited to build upon my skills and get my first taste of what working in PR is actually like. As
the weeks went on I was creating more and more tactics for our client and began feeling
comfortable and enthusiastic about what was being assigned to me. The feedback I was receiving
and the expectations I set for myself kept me focused on what I was trying to achieve throughout
the course.
Fast forward to the night of March 6 th , almost two months into the semester. I was sitting
in class just as I do every week, but this time something special and out of the ordinary
happened. Our firm director, Reagan, stood in the front of the classroom and started introducing
the student who was chosen to be Associate of the Month for February. She explained the
reasoning behind the selection also and what was said by their account executive in regards to
this student’s work ethic. Keep in mind, up until this point I had never turned something in that I
was not 100% satisfied with, but in no way did I think my efforts would be recognized in front of
the entire class. The students in Top Dog Communication are incredibly talented and I was
somewhat insecure about my lack of experience in comparison to them. However, Reagan began
dropping hints that it was in fact me who earned this award and I could feel myself about to burst
with excitement. When she said my name, I tried to play it cool and graciously accept the award
without completely going crazy. Don’t worry though, I called my Mom immediately after class
ended and celebrated.
Fast forwarding again to present day, two weeks before I will be leaving campus for the
summer. I am reflecting on my first semester in Applied PR and can without a doubt say that
being Associate of the Month was the highlight. It gave me the confidence I needed to think
outside of the box and push myself even farther than I knew I could. It has motivated me to keep
improving and producing the best work possible because I don’t want to disappoint myself or
those who believe in me. This course has had an incredibly positive impact on my life thus far
and I am beyond excited to continue challenging myself and learning new things through it.
Discovering your strengths and putting them towards a career you are passionate about is advice
everyone has probably heard, but I feel incredibly lucky to be putting those words into action
because of Top Dog Communication.
second semester of my freshman year here at the University of Indianapolis. I began my college
journey as a Communication major who had yet to choose an emphasis until a few weeks before
the closing of my first semester. After much deliberation and FaceTime chitchats with my Mom,
I finally declared Public Relations as my emphasis and was immersed into Applied PR only a
few weeks later. After the first class period I felt overwhelmed to say the least, but equally as
excited to build upon my skills and get my first taste of what working in PR is actually like. As
the weeks went on I was creating more and more tactics for our client and began feeling
comfortable and enthusiastic about what was being assigned to me. The feedback I was receiving
and the expectations I set for myself kept me focused on what I was trying to achieve throughout
the course.
Fast forward to the night of March 6 th , almost two months into the semester. I was sitting
in class just as I do every week, but this time something special and out of the ordinary
happened. Our firm director, Reagan, stood in the front of the classroom and started introducing
the student who was chosen to be Associate of the Month for February. She explained the
reasoning behind the selection also and what was said by their account executive in regards to
this student’s work ethic. Keep in mind, up until this point I had never turned something in that I
was not 100% satisfied with, but in no way did I think my efforts would be recognized in front of
the entire class. The students in Top Dog Communication are incredibly talented and I was
somewhat insecure about my lack of experience in comparison to them. However, Reagan began
dropping hints that it was in fact me who earned this award and I could feel myself about to burst
with excitement. When she said my name, I tried to play it cool and graciously accept the award
without completely going crazy. Don’t worry though, I called my Mom immediately after class
ended and celebrated.
Fast forwarding again to present day, two weeks before I will be leaving campus for the
summer. I am reflecting on my first semester in Applied PR and can without a doubt say that
being Associate of the Month was the highlight. It gave me the confidence I needed to think
outside of the box and push myself even farther than I knew I could. It has motivated me to keep
improving and producing the best work possible because I don’t want to disappoint myself or
those who believe in me. This course has had an incredibly positive impact on my life thus far
and I am beyond excited to continue challenging myself and learning new things through it.
Discovering your strengths and putting them towards a career you are passionate about is advice
everyone has probably heard, but I feel incredibly lucky to be putting those words into action
because of Top Dog Communication.
RSS Feed