Assembly Required: Lessons from Creating a Guest Relations Role
What I’ve discovered so far is that not having a manual has been the best leadership training I could ask for.
Advancing the Profession and the Future Professional
What I’ve discovered so far is that not having a manual has been the best leadership training I could ask for.
There are a lot of ways you can gain leadership experience, however, for public relations and communication/media studies majors out there, PRSSA happens to be one of the best organizations for procuring those vital leadership skills.
Students talk about being “on track” in college as if everyone is running the same race on the same timeline, just trying to reach the finish line.
Once I started approaching networking the way I approach connecting online, it no longer felt intimidating. Coffee chats with team members, reaching out to executives, complimenting journalists’ work — it’s just another way to engage and build relationships, something I’d been practicing since the day I got my first phone.
Versión en español En un mundo donde todo se mueve rápidamente y las primeras impresiones son cruciales, los términos “imagen personal” y “marca personal” suelen confundirse. En el área de las relaciones públicas es común escuchar acerca de ambos conceptos, pero ¿sabes realmente cuál es la diferencia? En este artículo hablaremos un poco de los conceptos, diferencias y cómo fortalecer […]
I remember the first time my therapist told me I was a perfectionist. I thought to myself, “There’s no way I could be a perfectionist; I’m not good enough at anything.” Little did I know that was exactly the kind of thinking that makes me the type of perfectionist I am. Perfectionism seems to be a hot topic in our […]
It is important for every individual to feel empowered in a community. Being an ally is essential in fostering an inclusive environment for everyone, including the LGBTQIA+ community. But the real question is: how do we become good allies in this society? Being a good ally is an ongoing process that requires continuous learning, self-reflection, and action. These are a […]
Public relations is a field where you have to do your best to manage a company’s image. Whether it be through corporate social responsibility, organizing events, or social media management, you have a really important job. This job can be much more complicated if you have autism. Autism can make you incredibly intelligent and talented. But it can also hinder […]
You’re a senior in college, months away from graduating and entering the real world. What do you do now? This feeling is not foreign to any of us. I’m sure we’ve all had these internal questions and worries in the back of our minds. As college flies by and graduation seems to creep up in the blink of an eye, […]
Okay, not really. But there are a lot of missed opportunities when public relations pre-professionals and professionals ignore other disciplines. Diversifying your worldview. Communication and PR-focused education and resources give professionals and pre-professionals the outlets and technical skills to effectively communicate and organize messages. But other disciplines can help with understanding audiences that PR professionals are trying to reach. One […]
