Brown Bag

As students I think it is important that we share knowledge and continue networking with each other. I found that the presentations opened up my perception on other forms of marketing and public health promotion. The scope of technology is so broad and with the advancement of it sometimes it is hard to follow what is new. In order to advance in a public health pop culture it is important to stay in tune with innovative websites, widgets , tweeter accounts and blogs that are successful. Overall the presentations were well done. The only thing I would suggest is that we make them more interactive somehow. For example the youtube videos showed in class were clearly represented by the messages that were being conveyed. Someone mentioned that they had attended a presentation where pictures were used through out the presentation. I think that is a unique way to present and it may work for some but there is a great deal of preparation that goes into a presentation like that from presence to tone of voice.

Overall I enjoyed learning about module 2 "Getting to know your target audience" It is important to sometimes step away from our own audience perceptions and really get to know the taget population who they are and what they like in order to tailor health communication appropriately. I really like the following video because although it is an advertising commercial the logistic of the individuals changing the environment to increase physical activity is absolutely brilliant and extremely simple. They took the time to think about an innovative way to increase the usage of stairs.