Day in the Life Questionnaire

The day-in-the-life article I submitted for JMC410 delves into a music sector that many people aren’t too familiar with… street teams.

For one night, I followed two Ruins of Tomorrow street teamers and observed their efforts to promote the band’s concert taking place later that night. Initially, I had a fairly basic understanding of what a street team did, but after following Kaleigh Miller and Ryan Yost for several hours, I realized there was more to a street teamer’s job than handing out fliers on the street. For these two teenagers, their ability to promote the band (and themselves) was quite impressive. There are adults who are twice the age of most street teamers but have yet to acquire the confidence necessary to do what Ryan and Kaliegh can do — approach complete strangers and convince them to go to a concert.

Because the two people I chose to follow were far from being shy, getting them to the open up about the specifics of their job was easy. However, what was difficult was fitting detailed information about the night and background information of street teams within the word limit. The latter information was extremely necessary to incorporate because many people do not know what street teams are. But I had to remember that the whole point of the article was to recap the events of the night and make sure I didn’t compromise the night’s details in an effort to come under 700 words.

I think I did a good job of conveying specifics of the job and the specifics of the night within a limited amount of space. Getting information across in an effective and concise manner is something I’ve tried to accomplish in past pieces. And in this piece, I think I achieved it.