How my project was changed

As I mentioned in my previous post, the original structure of my internship project had to change. One of the aspects of my project was to attend bi-monthly “working group” meetings with the Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control to discuss/improve current liquor license processes. However, without any prior warning, the Dept. of Liquor made the decision to postpone all future meetings until further notice.

My supervisors were able to restructure my internship project to include a presentation at the Arizona County Clerks Association (ACCA) annual retreat. The ACCA is comprised of the clerks from all 15 counties in Arizona (including my supervisor). Conveniently, this retreat was being hosted by my supervisor the following week and she was able to add my presentation to the agenda. My supervisor suggested that I inform the other clerks about any upcoming changes or concerns that were discussed at the Dept. of Liquor working group meetings. (I had attended 6 meetings before they were postponed.)

So basically I had just a few days to prepare for this presentation that I would be giving to my supervisor and her peers. I had to gather all of the notes I had from the 6 meetings and decide which information was important enough to share. I also had to figure out how I wanted to present the information – either with handouts, a PowerPoint presentation or with just a regular speech.

I will tell you more about how the presentation went in my next post.