When it comes to writing or, to be more specific, presenting my work, portraying the same message in the same form doesn’t help me cover as much ground as I would like, and it may attract the wrong audience; or as Bitzer would call “mere hearers and readers.” The same way I study and research topics that I am passionate about to convert into my writing, I must also familiarize myself with the audience. This process can be challenging because it’s not like I can change my audience to fit my current writing style perfectly. I can often get so caught up in my train of thought and so focused on flowing through my work that I forget the other perspective I need to take into consideration apart from my own. To keep my audience engaged and digest my work, I need to make sure that I include them by making broad or general statements or ideas more specific to relate to them. Since I’m in college, and I always have to write essays that are tailored to different audiences, it pushes me to be in a constant state of growth. My ability to have more range in my writing is always being stretched. Not only does this affect my writing, but it bleeds into the way I think about approaching different pieces, and it even helps me to relate to more people. Having versatility in my work is extremely important as a film major because I have to make sure that the stories I tell on the screen reach as many people as possible, but that doesn’t happen without providing the right tone, language, and appeal. My writing would fall on deaf ears, and my stories would be lost in translation. There is a certain level of attention that I need to make sure I’m always giving to my work. I have to always keep in mind to remember the perspectives that are encountering my own.

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