CDM Progress Report
Hi CDM Trainees,
This thread serves as progress reports for CDM Program.
We would love to hear how you are doing!
Each week, we would like you to reply to this thread answering the following three questions:
- Which discussion was the last you completed?
- What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around?
- What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others.
If you require support, please let us know and we'll reach out to you.
@ouicherie
Which discussion was the last you completed?
- Discussion 10
What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around?
- I am behind! Today is the day to hand in Coursework completion and I'm trying to finish the last three assignments outstanding. 10, 12, and 13.
What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others.
- I read through everything. Go to the CDM message board at least once a week. Also, the notion is very motivating. I love the google classroom.
@ouiCherie
Weekly Progress:
1. Which discussion was the last you completed?
Being my first week in the CDM Program, I did managed to complete up to Discussion 4: Social Media Copywriting Exercise.
2. What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around?
The second task took some time to digest the requirement and give out the needed answer, it was not difficult to execute but to understand the requirement took some time. I had a great time working on it.
3. What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others.
Discussion 3: Social media graphic was smooth, and I enjoyed designing it. Plan the content you are going to present, keep it simple and short. Keep your logos or attachments ready. Select a template that can catch your eyes, edit and post it.
1. I completed various discussion and learn many things such as using the keywords for content writing, using Canva for design posters and many more.
2. Content writing was hard as I have to think creatively. But as I view more and more examples, I am able to get better at it.
3. The guiding instructions are pretty useful and helped me to learn better.
@ouiCherie
=> Which discussion was the last you completed?
I last completed Discussion 3. I have been working on Discussion 4 but I feel I might have done wrong in discussion 3 so I would love to have feedback on it :)
=> What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around?
I have a tendency to overdo creative content (I've produced a lot of them for myself/my company and forums I was administrator/moderator on) and I've noticed it was part of my style, and I had in mind to create a series of inspirational quotes coming from songs so that would have a playlist/cover style but which might just not be fitting 7cups branding overall.
=> What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others.
I found it satisfying and very interesting to write the optimised Q&A. I'm looking forward to writing more articles.
I'm not sure I have any good tips at this time, I would say when writing take your time to let the keywords form a story in your head, that's at least how I do it :)
@ouiCherie
Which discussion was the last you completed?
Hi. It's my first week. I'm on discussion 10, completed my trial and writing my first article.
What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around?
I was just struggling with finding the right wording for the headline for my article
What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others.
All discussions were very useful even if sometimes required a bit more of work. If you are a bit stuck look at what the discussions later are about they may be of help. Also the other answers are a great help.
Hi everyone,
I'll be on a break from Sept 1st to 10th.
If you require any assistance in the program, please reach out to mentors available here according to their tasks, or if the mentor is not available or can't be reached due to age group, please reach out to Clarisse click here to chat Clarisse or Jersey click here to chat Jersey
All the best! 🤍
@ouiCherie
- Which discussion was the last you completed? This is my first week and I just submitted the Trial Completion Form! I’m currently on discussion 6.
- What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around? I struggled a bit with discussion 3 because I had trouble keeping it succinct
- What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others. I enjoyed writing the optimised Q&A. I found it helpful to read over people’s responses for inspiration.
Nice progress @Ayamii 👏
Understand about keeping the graphic succinct or concise. It gets easier as we continue put into practice.
If you want, you are very welcome to join Team Lightship to introduce 7 Cups to the wider world on Twitter and exercise social media graphic design and social media copywriting.
Great tip there! Check out previous examples can trigger our own unique ideas 👍
Which discussion was the last you completed?
- I have started to read up on Writing Fresh Content for 7 Cups: Guidelines and Ensuring Best Writing Practices.
- Had started to work on writing a short write-up for the activity under Best Practices.
What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around?
- I struggled with writing the short write-up as i have to think about the content, language and style of writing. Any help is much appreciated, for example where are some case study i can refer to, to learn about the style of writing etc.
What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others.
- I stayed on track with the program and did not procrastinate as much as this is a self-paced learning course.
@ouiCherie
Hi @optimisticLand3199
Great progress and tip 👍
As for writing style, you can check out 7 Cups' article section here https://www.7cups.com/experts/
And you can use free version of paraphrasing tool like Wordtune here https://www.wordtune.com/ to check alternative sentences that fit best.
Hope it helps a bit 🤍
@ouiCherie
Which discussion was the last you completed?
The last one I completed is number 5.
What are some things you struggled with or didn't quite get right the first time around?
I struggled a little bit with using plagiarism tools.
What went well? Share some tips you find helpful to help others.
I enjoyed writing an answer for Q&A as well as making an illustration for it. I struggle finding any tip really, I think the best is to be passionate about what you do and follow the steps :)
@WhenTheTimeComes
Great going! 💫 what did you find hard in using plagiarism tool, if you don’t mind me asking?
A simple yet solid tip there. Passion and follow the provided steps are best! Thanks for sharing 😊🤍
@ouiCherie
My first issue has been that I actually forgot to check for plagiarism. The second was that the tool indicated that one sentence I wrote was found somewhere, yet when checking the page of the website it was not appearing anywhere 😅 It felt a little bit like damn, this plagiarism thing is playing with me ahah 😝
❤️ Thank you for this post! This is my report for the first week ❤️
❤️ The last discussion I completed was "Reviewing and Promoting Current Articles"! I got very enthusiastic haha ❤️
❤️ I struggled with a bit of nervousness, but I think I'm managing it quite well ❤️
❤️ I think the Program is going well in general! Since I already completed all the discussions, I'm focusing on the Practical Components knowing I have a lot of time. ❤️
❤️ My first and most important tip is: avoid the worries as much as you possibly can. If you are stressed, you won't enjoy the Program or be able to properly focus. You can always re-apply or ask for an extension if needed, so calm your awesome self down and enjoy the experience ❤️
❤️ Thank you for being so wonderful! ❤️
@Daf8
Superb! I hear you and proud of you for pushed through the nervousness, Daf! ⭐️
Daf shared great points there! Avoid worries and enjoy the learning journey. Trials and errors are the path to master any skills 💙
Thanks for pointed that out, Daf!
