Journal Entry #7 Logos, ethos, pathos exercise

•   Who are you, and what authority do you have on the topic of your project?

•   How clear and consistent is your reasoning for why you want to make this project?

•   What are you communicating with this project that the audience you are targeting doesn't already know?

•   How will people remember your project?

•   What are you motivating people to do in your project?

How will you bring your project to life in the minds of the audience?

ANSWERS

1.     I am a woman, a professional, and a dreamer with an innovative imagination.

I believe that I am fully capable of doing my project because my project is about innovation and imagination. My project is my vision and who better to create it than myself.

2.     My reason for this project is simply self-discovery. I think that people or organizations need to figure out what it is they are capable of doing when it comes to creating an idea and turning it into something more.

3.     What I am trying to communicate with this project is that it is okay to take a risk, to think outside of the box, to take something to the next level. When you discover something new, whether that is knowledge or an idea, you have the opportunity to enhance anything with it.

4.     People will remember my project by the message. My project will be conveyed with passion.

5.     I am motivating people to discover, to be inspired, innovative, and to reach their full potential when it comes to implementing an idea.

6.     Unanswered.

This activity was pretty difficult for me to answer because I had such a difficult time figuring out what route I would like to take in my project choice. For this reason, I left out a lot of important information that would have helped to articulate my plan and engage my audience more. I am still in the beginning phases of my project idea so I was very unclear in what exactly my project would be. My project idea that I had came up with was to create a magazine and a website to inspire nonprofits on how to use digital technology to creatively and innovatively support their mission in the digital future.  When I shared my answers to these questions with the class, it was very unclear what I wanted my project to be so it was very confusing to the class and not communicated very well.

After I received my feedback I realized that first and for most I need to actually communicate my project plan to my audience. I need to have a specific, solid plan that is clear and concise, and easy to understand. Once I have a better understanding of my project, I also need to be more confident when I am articulating my project plan to an audience. I was very nervous while answering these questions because I was not thoroughly confident in my answers. Once I have a clear plan to share, I need to make my plan engaging to the audience, if I want them to value what it is I want to accomplish.