Faculty Advisor

Ed Weber

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2024

Keywords

Internship

Abstract

One of my main goals for this internship was to refine my communication skills for educating the public on environmental information. The main way I did this was through explaining Mt. Rainier’s new reservation system to people. This summer Mt. Rainier started requiring a reservation for entry into the park. Many people were not expecting this and therefore have not planned around it. What this has led to is people coming into the shop everyday and telling me they didn’t know about the system and saying they don’t know what to do next. My next step in this situation is to take the time to explain how to navigate the system and the reasons why it is in place. I have gotten better at doing this as time goes on because I now have a decent understanding of how people tend to react when they get this information. This has allowed me to shape my explanations in a format that people are most likely to listen to.

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Text

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Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

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