mentor logs

I met my mentor at 6:00 on Saturday afternoon. we sat down and discussed the different ways of invoking a certain response from your target audience, for example my product is a pamphlet with the intention of selling me as a parkour teacher, because of this we needed to word everything very carefully to invoke the proper idea. we decided that you shouldn't use the word risk because it invokes negative connotations, instead we used safety. I learned how important it is to express your intentions and goals in an extremely clear and straightforward manner, and to do this one must have an extensive vocabulary that can be used in ways that guide the reader to a certain perception in order to get the job. I often feel a little self righteous when I talk about the positive aspects of my life, I learned that in order to stick out from your career competition you need to make yourself look extraordinary without telling any untruths. for instance on my brochure I say that I am a founding member of the Athens parkour group, which is completely true but the Athens parkour group is made up of 5-7 friends who all practice, but because we are the only group in Athens this is no exaggeration. I also talk about the fact that I have experience teaching people who are unfamiliar with parkour, which is also true but I don't teach them in a formal manner. I get the idea that most things touting experience are like this, I always feel like I am unqualified because everyone else talks about how qualified they are and I am rather humble. This product has taught me a lot about how to interface with institutions without ever giving up any of my morals or principles, and also without ever having to change my attitude to fit others wants and needs, and instead manipulating opinion so people can accept my views of the world and understand where I am coming from.