{"id":97,"date":"2008-01-10T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prssa.org\/test175\/?p=97"},"modified":"2018-08-16T13:09:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T17:09:40","slug":"tools-for-our-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2008\/01\/10\/tools-for-our-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Our Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"blog-entry-content\"><span id=\"rptPosts__ctl2_lblContent\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\">We are members of the Public Relations Student Society of America. Not only do we value a sense of camaraderie amongst each other, but we also believe in scholarship in the industry. And our end goal: to advance the profession and be successful practitioners. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\">But in order for that to happen, we need more knowledge than what we gain in the classroom and even the internships we serve. We got to take the initiative and research some tools that many professionals use today. Below are some of the many tools one may use:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myragan.com\/\">MyRagan<\/a>: A social networking site just for communications professionals and students. Every week it has a free white paper download on subjects like copywriting, speechwriting, crisis communications and the like. You can also find professionals in the area you live or want to live and connect.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>: Like MyRagan, however it is open to all.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweek.com\/\">PRWeek Online<\/a>: Latest news in the public relations industry, as well as a job bank and many useful resources (it also gives subscriptiondiscounts to students and PRSSA members).<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adage.com\/\">Adage <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/\">AdWeek<\/a>: Online magazines that cover issues of advertising, branding and other forms of controlled communications. Also has pages of funny and successful TV and print ads. Job banks and latest agency news are available on these sites as well.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/\">BusinessWeek Online<\/a>: Recently it has posted articles on The Perfect Business Plan and other tips about business communications.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/\">PR Newswire<\/a>: A wire company that organizations use to send press releases (and who also recently bought <span style=\"color: black;\">Hispanic PR Wire, LatinClips and Hispanic Digital Network (HDN)).<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/\">BusinessWire<\/a>: Just about the same as PR Newswire.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dna13.com\/\">Dna13<\/a>: One of the newest kinds of software that Andy Church, the vice president of marketing says helps stakeholder networking. Check it out and tell me what you think. More about it will be presented soon.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/email.about.com\/od\/rssreaderswin\/tp\/top_rss_windows.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">RSS Feed Aggregators\/Readers<\/span><\/a>:<span> <\/span>About.com came out with a list of the top ten RSS feed readers one can use. Some you have to pay for, some you do not. But knowing how to set up and use a RSS feed reader really helps monitoring.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Calisto MT; font-size: small;\">Please add to the list! New professionals, what tools are you using now that you wish you had previous exposure to? 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