Savita Joshi
4811 Telegraph Ave. #511 Oakland, CA 94609
January 29, 13
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Dear Ms. Smith:
I hope you will give me the opportunity to interview you in
order to learn what it is like to write trail guides for teenagers.
I have always loved hiking, backpacking, and going outside
in general. I love your hiking guidebooks
and really admire how you include both facts about each trail but also
illustrations and photos of the different attractions. I love how you make your books accessible to
teens and young adults because most trail guides are more adult oriented. I would love to be able to talk to you in
person about your experiences and job.
During this second semester of my senior year I am
participating in something called “senior project”, which is where I craft an
essential question that interests me and answer it through research and independent
work. I have chosen to create an online
trail guide for teenagers, and specifically for those that attend my
school. I think that talking with you
about your techniques and tips will
really help me create a fun interactive web site that is attractive to teenagers
like myself.
I am very excited to have the change to meet with you and
talk about what you do. If you would
like contact me, please call me at 510-919-3703. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Savita Joshi
Outline Call
Hello my name is Savita and I was wondering if I could talk to you about a possible interview. I go to Drew School in San Francisco and am participating in a senior project, which is a student created project that explores a central question. My question revolves around motivating teens to get outside into nature and since you write teen oriented trail guides I was wondering if we could meet and talk about your work. This would be a great opportunity for me to get some ideas for the online trail guide I am creating at the end of this project.
I think my main weakness in public speaking is that I have the tendency to talk to fast because I am so nervous. My strengths are that I can look people in the eye, not fidget, and usually present everything I planned on (don't forget things).
Things I can do:
1. Remind myself to slow down. Maybe even take a few sips of water or have slides that have pictures and no text to create breaks in my presentation.
2. Practice a lot before hand in front of people I know and people I am not so close with.
3. Ask others for tips that can help me slow down and give a calm presentation.
4. Don't read off a card, memorize most.
5. Don't have too much text on the screen (don't read off screen).
