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STEAM FAIR | ENGLISH – THE WORLD’S LANGUAGE – 11.7.19
Emma Watson ACTOR They graduated in English…
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ENGLISH ENGLISH quali qualify me f fy me for? or? They - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
STEAM FAIR | ENGLISH THE WORLDS LANGUAGE 11.7.19 Wha What does t does ENGLISH ENGLISH quali qualify me f fy me for? or? They graduated in English Emma Watson ACTOR They graduated in English John Legend Musician
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John Legend Musician They graduated in English…
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Sue Perkins BROADCASTER They graduated in English…
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Simon Pegg FILM-MAKER They graduated in English…
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Andy Burnham MAYOR OF MANCHESTER They graduated in English…
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Lenny Henry COMEDIAN, ACTOR, ACTIVIST They graduated in English…
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Steven Spielberg DIRECTOR They graduated in English…
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Clare Balding SPORTS PRESNTER They graduated in English…
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Danny Boyle & Richard Curtis DIRECTORS, STORY-TELLERS They graduated in English…
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Stephen Fry NATIONAL TREASURE! They graduated in English…
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ENGLIS ENGLISH
GI GIVES VES Y YOU OU
SKIL SKILLS LS
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Links to….
Broadcasting – BBC, Sky, youtube… Law – solicitor, barrister, advocate… Politics – civil service, government, spokesperson…
1|P 1|PUBLIC SPEA UBLIC SPEAKING KING
EX-STUDENT GREG D, BROADCAST JOURNALIST SLIDE 14
Links to…. Politics – civil service, social policy, MP… Journalism – reporter, reviewer, columnist... Academia – researcher, archivist, librarian…
2|CRI 2|CRITICA TICAL L AN ANAL ALYSIS YSIS
EX-STUDENT CAITLIN D, RESEARCHER SLIDE 15
Links to…. Marketing – PR, business, advertising, sales… Entertainment – film-maker, actor, director, producer… Publishing – editor, writer, creative…
3|CRE 3|CREATIVIT TIVITY
EX-STUDENT ELEANOR S, ACTOR, DANCER, SINGER SLIDE 16
Links to….
Care – health professional, social worker, mediator Education – teacher, coach, trainer, mentor… Voluntary sector – charities, campaigns, awareness…
4|EM 4|EMPATHY THY
EX-STUDENT JACK H, POLITICAL CONSULTANT SLIDE 17
5 |S 5 |STYLE YLE
Links to….
Media – TV, film, sport, social media, internet, comedy… Arts – galleries, libraries, festivals, events… Literature – novelist, playwright, poet, writer…
EX-STUDENT ROBIN G, SPORTS JOURNALIST SLIDE 18
Ok, these careers interest me - how do I prepare?
7 PRACTICAL THINGS TO DO
- 1. Seek internships or work experience eg Media City, Salford…
- 2. Write your own blog eg sports reports, think-pieces, film reviews…
- 3. Use social media wisely eg build networks, follow key people…
- 4. Create a portfolio eg curate your own work, present it professionally...
- 5. Keep up-to-date on current affairs eg news, subscriptions, events…
- 6. Volunteer eg tutor, mentor, back-stage jobs, gopher, tea-maker….
- 7. Read! There is no greater engine to self-improvement than reading…
Remember – no one got to do any of these fantastic jobs without starting out at the bottom: unqualified, unpaid, but KEEN!
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Finally…
“The pleasant problem facing English graduates is not that they aren’t qualified for anything, but that they are qualified for too many things!”
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