News Archives: Brooklyn Broaders: Finding Her Voice
Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
NWP Alumni Brooklyn Broaders
It took taking a year off from her studies for Brooklyn Broaders to understand what she wanted to pursue as a career.
Broaders was the 2022 to 2023 President of 蜜桃视频 Students鈥 Association. In 2022, Broaders completed her Business Administration diploma at 蜜桃视频. Her career with the Students鈥 Association began when she was elected for Vice President Internal, which is a position she held for two years before becoming President.
Her academic career started in the education program at NWP, and after a year in the program, she decided it wasn鈥檛 the right place for her and took a year off, gaining a management position in retail.
鈥淚t was during that time I realized that I enjoyed working in management, but maybe not necessarily retail,鈥 said Broaders. 鈥淚 decided to go back to school to explore business administration.鈥
Broaders explained that once she enrolled in her business courses, she began to excel in ways she hadn鈥檛 in her previous studies.
鈥淚 was doing much better in classes I was interested in, emotionally and academically,鈥 said Broaders. 鈥淪o, I knew I was in the right program.鈥
Through her time with the Students鈥 Association, Broaders was been able to expand her personal skillset. The networking she had been able to partake in has opened her eyes to the different opportunities and career paths she can pursue.
鈥淭he best options for me will be at organizations that allow me to stay involved in the community and make many connections, but there鈥檚 room to explore other opportunities within the organization.鈥
For Broaders, being a part of the Students鈥 Association had been easy. It鈥檚 provided her with so much variety, which she values immensely.
As an introverted person, Broaders didn鈥檛 think she would鈥檝e ever gravitated towards a position in the Students鈥 Association because of all the public speaking and having to get our of her comfort zone.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 use to enjoy public speaking and doing speeches,鈥 said Broaders. 鈥淏ut as the President, I had to speak so many times in front of hundreds of students. I had to force myself to talk to people, but it鈥檚 served me well. I am no longer nervous talking to people or giving presentations鈥.
Before regularly practicing public speaking, it was common for Broaders to be told her voice would come across as nervous in class or speeches. Now that has changed.
鈥淚 recently was told after a class presentation that I had one of the best presentations and that I sounded confident speaking in front of everyone,鈥 Broaders said. 鈥淚 thought, wow, really?鈥
When thinking about where she started compared to where she is now, Broaders is most proud of the growth she has seen in herself.
Public speaking and making connections are now skills the she has confidently mastered.
鈥淚t鈥檚 crazy to see that change in myself.鈥
As a student, when she wasn鈥檛 working for the Students鈥 Association or in class, Broaders enjoys attending Campus Recreation and athletics events at NWP and is also volleyball coach for the Velocity Volleyball Club.
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