Is she really an undergrad? Lindsay Schnell Guest Speaker for NMC 301 class.

Lindsay Schnell has been known for her work at Sports Illustrated and The Oregonian. She shared many of her experiences taking us throughout the ups and downs of her career. “She has a real tough attitude” said Pamela Cytrynbaum, she goes after what’s she wants and doesn’t let anybody get in her way. Schnell also brings up a point of confidence “don’t be shy to say your kick ass at what you do.” Having that confidence in your work will only make you glow even more, it shows that you really put in the time and effort.

Throughout her speech she continued to reference all her connections. She would go out on a limb and introduce herself to anyone that may benefit her. I can relate to this as I am now trying to build my network and get my name out there as much as possible. I feel this to be very important when trying to get a job in the media especially with how the economy is now. She is a highly motivated person and seems to love what she is doing. I agree with her 100 percent when she says if you don’t like what you’re doing then you need to find a new passion. I used to be engineering major. Which was enjoyable at first then over the course of time I decided it wasn’t what I wanted to do the rest of my life and changed into the New Media Communication field.

I also found the guest post that she did on one of SI’s blogs, Guest Post: Lindsay Schnell. I found it pretty witty as she was just strait up about everything and said that she was the better blogger. It was also nice of her to help us out with our final project. She points out that you need to do a little background reporting to help make it more of a conversation rather than an interrogation. It is also important that you avoid yes or no questions, you really just want a person to talk story with you to get the best content. Thank you Lindsay if you ever read this! She really points out to me that when trying to get in the media world you have to be motivated, confident, and maintain a good social standing with connections.