showcase

What are show cases?

*interactive demonstrations of skills, carried out by students and experts

*engage and inspire visitors about skills

*make World Skills UK Competitions, more accessible and relevant to visitors

*provide a point of contact for visitors to find out more information about a skill or competition

Conditions

The focus of showcases is on sill-specific, educational content. They need to represent and promote that skill to visitors.

A showcase, is an introduction to an audience for a new act. It also sometimes serves as an opportunity for an established act or band to present new material.

Ways to showcase your work

*Start with the sites you use every day

Make sure you are leveraging the sites and resources you visit regularly — and turn them into a way to showcase your work, if possible.

*Create a custom hashtag to leverage on social media

When graphic designer David Mas was looking for a job, he wanted to use a social platform to stand out from the crowd — and ultimately decided Instagram would be an appropriate platform that provided the speed, immediacy and creativity he was looking for.

* Use a free website builder

User-friendly online portfolio builders that offer templates and hosting services — some of these are free to use, If coding isn’t your strong suit, you can create a website using services like Wix.com or other and others require a one-time or monthly fee.

* Design your own website

If you’re a rockstar designer and know how to code, show it off. The decision to build your own website from scratch versus using a website builder is based upon several factors: Having the skills to design the site, the overall simplicity or complexity of the design, the time commitment to implement and maintain the site, and cost. It might also be an option to design a portion of the site yourself and contract out other pieces.

 

Media pros are more than just bystanders to history, they are part of the events.

Media careers appear to be full of glamor and prestige. While they definitely have their perks, you'll be faced with many difficult personal choices before you have a shot at making it to the top of the TV, radio, print or online industries. The pros and cons of careers in the media industry will help you decide whether to start or continue working in this challenging field.

Cons of a Career in the Media Industry

A bad reputation: Many surveys show the public doesn't trust people who work in media. They feel as though objectivity in reporting is dead and that the news is full of bias. This mistrust extends beyond the news business. Accepting payola has long been a threat to the integrity of radio and magazine editors are routinely accused of photo manipulation to boost sales.

Personal sacrifices: Unless you're a top TV news anchor or have some other high-profile position, you can expect low pay and long hours when you work in media, especially in the beginning. Because the industry is so competitive, if you're not willing to accept these conditions, then the job will go to someone else. Using radio as an example, the top on-air jobs are usually during the morning drive-time hours, so to get the good paycheck, you have to be willing to be at work in the middle of the night. That lifestyle puts a strain on personal relationships, and because many positions require a media contract, you may have difficulty quitting to take a better job somewhere else. If you're lucky enough to get a higher-paying job, you still aren't immune from media layoffs.

New competition: In days gone by, it was easy to put media careers into neat categories -- broadcast or print.

Today, newspaper reporters are forced to shoot video for websites and TV reporters are required to use Facebook or Twitter to post breaking news. Traditional media companies are having to learn to build their brand on the Internet and even writers have to learn to create web-friendly headlines and make sure their content is designed for SEO. Chances are, those lessons weren't taught back when they were in college.