Hello everyone!! It’s just amazing how much I have learnt throughout this
wonderful journey, doing my Diploma in Public Relations. Now that I’m doing my
2nd year and almost at the finishing line I thought to myself “why
not share my knowledge to the aspiring Public Relations Practitioners like me”
Hence, I have compiled five basic tips to consider when studying Public Relations. Now dive in, enjoy and share:
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1. Be sure about what you want to study
It is truly shocking how students will
decide to study Public Relations for four or three years, only to find out that
it is not what they have hoped for . Therefore it is very important to do a career assessment where you
compare your personalities, strengths with a career that would be suitable for
you
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I urge you to start reading any articles, speeches, blog post this will not only help you to improve your thinking capabilities but it will also help you to better understand the context or a phenomenon within the PR field....so are you up for a challenge? then try this link http://goo.gl/tNku
3. Keep up-to-date with news
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Well, I know I know some of you don’t even
attempt to watch or even listen to the news because you find them boring,
uninteresting or whatever the reason might be. Being familiar or aware with what’s
happening in the world will help you to connect with your studies and practice.
4.Get involved in PR communities
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This is the easiest to implement. So basically you need to be active on social media such as Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn and so forth.In that way you will be able to find and follow PR professionals and other students. Your opinion and thoughts count so don’t be shy to start a conversation or participate.
5.
Look
for experience
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Having an experience is very important within any course of study
or field, therefore you really need to be aware that experience counts a lot in
Public Relations. Try to find part time jobs or volunteer at any PR related
organisation or company. If you already volunteer, that’s the way to go!!! But
try to find PR professional’s contacts so that you can ask favours in
the near future.
Hope you find these tips useful. Oh! And you are more than welcome to share your thoughts (winks). For more information regarding Public Relations you can click on this link http://goo.gl/uO7Mxg
thank you for taking your time to blog this info..based on point 3, as you have mentioned that news are sometimes boring to watch, how can one be able to find them interesting?
ReplyDeletehelo encient thank you for going through my blog....well, to answer your question.try to give yourself time to watch news and listen attentively you will find that they are not that boring after all, not everything is newsworthy but you will definitely find something interesting .So basically you need to change your mindset,watch them as if you are watching your favorite TV show. Again, thank you for raising a question
DeleteI never thought of in rolling in the study of public relation but after reading the blog it made me think otherwise. It is interesting of how you laid out the steps of in rolling in this course. Thank you and keep on giving us more.
ReplyDeletehello SHIELLA, thank you for an insightful comment, i believe public relations is continuing to grow offering skills such as writing, speaking and establishing relationships. so what are you waiting for? enroll now!! so that you can put these tips to the use
Deleteyeaah! so proud of you. So i was told that this is your first blog/post yet it looks so professional, and thank you for the BRILLIANT tips. oh! i hope this is not the first and last post. i would looove to see more.
ReplyDeleteyes, yes, yes,i'm very proud to say this is my very first post and thank you for the complement. I'm still working on my second post and i'm sure i'll publish it very soon, you will definitely see more
ReplyDeleteToday's student didn't really know that same applies to me but with the knowledge that you have shared with us, it is really interesting and helpful. Thank you
ReplyDeleteso true Michael, most of the students don't have much techniques to use when studying PR, that's why I've compiled this list. please share with others!
Deletethis tips are very important since I am a public relations student, i think this will help me now and in future
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you find them useful and helpful. I can ensure you that implementing these tips will definitely result in progress towards your studies....and good luck with your PR studies.
DeleteWow as a fellow PR student I think you made me to be more interested in furthering my studies in PR and I hope prospectus students who don't know what to study will simply enroll in PR.
ReplyDeletehi Howard, i'm also hoping prospectus students will find the tips educational and informative, we want more PR professionals after all. if i may ask how did you find these tips? have you used them or are you planning to? and all the best with your studies
DeleteNtombifikile, if you yourself would follow this steps, you will make it so big in this industry. I like the steps so much.
ReplyDeletehello Mussay,yes i'am definitely following these steps, hence i have recommended them to others because they've worked wonders for me. They have groomed me to understand PR even better
ReplyDeleteThey truly inspiring steps for PR industry and i bet that many upcoming public relations students who want to follow your career can go far with this steps...
ReplyDeletei hope so too Zanele. When i compiled these tips, i was not aiming only to help PR students but also prospectus students to kind of give them an idea on what PR is about.
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