“Today I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t.”
-Jerry Rice

Welcome to My Professional Portfolio!

About Me

I am a Sports Media student at Arkansas State University. My name is Brayden Parnell and I was born and raised in a small town called Keiser, Arkansas. Since a young age, I have been fascinated with two things: writing and sports. Writing is not a task for me. It’s a pastime. It’s something I want to do. I want to use this passion for these two subjects as a way to become a successful sportswriter or sports analyst. I feel I have the skills, knowledge, and drive to be successful behind the scenes with writing and producing, or right in front of the camera with sports analysis. I am well-spoken and a talented writer. I am comfortable on camera. I’ve spent years working on how to deliver my words well through my diction as well as my vocal delivery. Allow me to show you how I can keep fans entertained and intrigued with great writing and on-camera skills.

Professional Resume

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                      Professional Resume
                        Brayden Parnell
                      403 East Ash Keiser, AR
                           870-919-0259
                   braydenparnell123@gmail.com

Objective:
To obtain an internship in the field of Broadcast Journalism.

Work Experience:
• Fall 2018..Professional Tutor, Arkansas Northeastern College, Blytheville, Arkansas
• Summer 2018..Harry L. Crisp Center Mover, Arkansas Northeastern College, Blytheville, Arkansas

Skills:
 Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Camera-working Skills, Journalism and Editing, Communication Skills, Interview Skills

Courses Highlights
• Intro to Communication, Spring 2018
Learned how to communicate effectively verbally, nonverbally, and in writing
• Experiential Media, Fall 2019
- Attended events such as sports podcasts and TV broadcasts around the campus of Arkansas State University and worked the cameras and audio for the events
• Mass Communications, Fall 2019
Learning the fundamentals of effectively communicating to large audiences
• Sports Reporting, Spring 2020
Interviewed athletes and coaches for sports stories
• Audio Storytelling, Spring 2020
Developed skills in speaking as well as creating and editing various audio projects

Other Work Experience:
• Fall 2016..Soccer Referee, Osceola Parks And Recreation, Osceola, Arkansas
• Summer 2016..Receptionist, Parnell Real Estate, Osceola, Arkansas

Extra-Curricular Activities:
Fall 2019..Gamma Beta Phi Society Member, Arkansas Northeastern College

Academic Honors and Special Awards:
Honor Graduate at Arkansas Northeastern College, 2018
National Honor Society, 2014-2017
Highschool Valedictorian, Rivercrest Highschool, 2017

Community Service:
Food Drive in Appalachian Mountains, Pathway Ministries
Food Drive in Wilson, Arkansas, Rivercrest Highschool 2017
Food Drive in Wilson, Arkansas, Rivercrest Highschool 2016

Education:
• Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, Present
Major: Creative Media Production, Emphasis in Sports Media
Minor: Undeclared
GPA: N/A
Classification: Freshman
• Arkansas Northeastern College, Blytheville AR, 2017-2019
Major: English History Speech
Minor: Undeclared
GPA: 3.68
• Rivercrest Highschool, Wilson, AR, 2014-2017
GPA: 3.84

References
Diane Davis
3316 West State Highway 136 Manila, AR
870-822-1249
Shambrica Coleman
107 South Pearl Street Apartment A Osceola, AR
870-549-7108
Tonya Arquitt
103 Opal Circle Lake City, AR
870-530-1646

Works

With this visualization, I want to show MMA fans that Georges St. Pierre was versatile in finding victories. I feel like pie charts are one of the best charts to truly make data easy to visualize for most people. A pie chart was chosen here because I was dealing with percentages, and the similar sizes of the 3 sections of the pie show how balanced St. Pierre’s wins were. His knockouts and technical knockouts show that he was a great striker and reflect his karate and kickboxing background mostly, as well as some of his wrestling. The decision wins reflect his wrestling and also his ability to mix styles together with a variety of attacks, especially since those are drawn out fights where diversity of attacks is important. The submission wins reflect his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills and his ability to set them up with his wrestling. The chart shows that Georges St. Pierre could win striking battles, submission battles, and long, drawn-out battles.

With this visualization, I want to show Facebook and social media users what some of the most common words associated with the problems of Facebook are so that they can have a grasp on the biggest issues and controversies surrounding the app they use so frequently.