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January 30, 2023

District Conference Preview: PR Beyond Zoom: Expanding Your Professional Network (University of Georgia & Kennesaw State University 2023)

Join the University of Georgia and Kennesaw State University’s PRSSA Chapters as we host the 2023 Southeast District Conference, “PR Beyond Zoom: Expanding Your Professional Network,” on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The theme for this year’s conference focuses on networking, the most crucial skill in today’s job market. Forming and maintaining relationships with professionals in the industry is often key […]

January 18, 2023

Bringing Professional Networking to Life

Unexpectedly on a Tuesday morning, recent BYU graduate Courtney Nelson got a text from a friend, “There’s an email from Weber Shandwick in your inbox right now, when’s the soonest you can talk?” That email led to an interview the same day where Nelson was offered her dream position working for Weber Shandwick. Months before, Nelson had connected with several […]

December 14, 2022

Reaching For the Stars: A Look into PR Relationships with Celebrities

Hosted by “Celebrity Whisperer” Rita Tateel, the PRSSA 2022 ICON session “Reaching For the Stars” focused on how public relations professionals maintain healthy relationships with high profile celebrities. This session broke down the key factors necessary to properly market celebrities and build clients’ trust. Tateel serves as the founder and president of The Celebrity Source, an organization that has been […]

December 9, 2022

How Studying Abroad Made Me a Better PR Professional

Several years ago, I found myself standing in the middle of Westminster Abbey wondering how I was lucky enough to get there and why I had not taken all my classes abroad. During high school, I was given the opportunity to join my fellow honor students in taking a British literature course in England. I jumped at the opportunity but […]

November 17, 2022

7 Sports Lessons to Apply to Your Public Relations Career

Sports and a career in public relations may have more in common than you might initially think. Being an athlete provides many valuable lessons in life: focus, discipline, risk, and reward. I’ve found that many of these sports lessons can also be applied to a public relations career Practice is the key to success. Have you ever heard the saying […]

November 3, 2022

What’s in my Conference bag?

Picture this: you’ve registered to attend your first PRSSA ICON and already decided which business professional outfit you’re going to wear. Now all that’s left to do is to learn as much as you can from your peers, guest speakers, and future colleagues. You get to Texas, and you’re ready to learn, but then you realize you forgot a notepad. […]

September 28, 2022

A Professional’s Advice for College Students

There are hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of pieces of advice for students and soon-to-be graduates about what works best or what path to take. The thing is, however, no one’s path is the same and what works for one might not work for another. Still, through a couple of jobs, internships, hiring interns, and talking to colleagues, I’ve noted […]

August 17, 2022

The Importance of Body Language in Interviews: 3 Tips to Give a Good Impression

Have you ever read a text from a friend and struggled to understand the meaning behind it? Or have you fought with someone through social media because you misinterpreted the intention behind their messages? Miscommunication through various forms of media occurs often because a big part of the communication process is missing: body language. Communication is understood as a process […]

July 28, 2022

National Intern Day: Why Internships are Beneficial to Students

Everyone always says internships are “good experience,” but what does that even mean? Today — July 28, 2022 — is National Intern Day, so naturally, I wanted to share a blog post about internships. With this being what seems like Progression’s most published topic, I looked back on our previous articles to see what could possibly be left to say […]

June 10, 2022

Career Advice from Industry Pros

This past semester, the University of Mississippi PRSSA hosted a Chapter meeting in conjunction with the IMC Connect! conference at the School of Journalism and New Media. Dr. Amanda Bradshaw, co-chair of IMC Connect!, stated that “The purpose of this event is to foster connections and collaborations among multiple stakeholders, including integrated marketing communications practitioners, academic researchers, faculty members, and […]