By Luke Smith Businesses and professionals worldwide are thankful for Public Relations pros. It’s sometimes seems magical how they can create a favorable public image for their clients and rebuild from situations that harm their clients’ reputations. Much of their success is due in part to their education and skill development. Unfortunately, pursuing post-graduation skills…… Continue reading Self-Education and Skill Development for PR Pros
Category: Advice from a Pro
Rana Komar’s Journey in Leadership
By Zoë Ihaza Rana Komar is the kind of person who never misses major events in her personal life. Komar states, “There are days where there are gives and takes. There are certain things that you hold firm. It’s about communicating responsibility to people in your environment.” Additionally, Komar is an art lover. Her favorite…… Continue reading Rana Komar’s Journey in Leadership
Relearning In-Person Eye Contact
By John Millen As we begin returning to in-person meetings in business and our personal lives, we are making a lot of social and personal adjustments. Having stared at people’s eyes as pixels on video screens for the past 18 months, in-person eye contact may take some getting used to. And in-person meetings and presentations will…… Continue reading Relearning In-Person Eye Contact
To Shake or Not to Shake? That’s the New Question
Declared dead just a year ago by media, health experts and this blog, handshakes are gradually returning as the greeting of choice for business. Thanks Dr. Fauci, Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Purell. None of the alternatives we’ve tried over the past 16 months – elbow bump, head nod, hand wave and peace sign…… Continue reading To Shake or Not to Shake? That’s the New Question
How to Use Public Speaking Anxiety to Your Advantage
By Morgan McCullough Whether you like it or not, there will be a point in your PR career where you’ll have to speak in front of an audience. You probably have already had to do this as part of your coursework. From client pitches to executive briefings, you’ll deliver an uncountable number of presentations during your…… Continue reading How to Use Public Speaking Anxiety to Your Advantage
Career and Life Advice: You Are Enough
By Keala Bilbao Herbert Swope, the first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting in 1917, once said “I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure. Which is try to please everybody.” Another Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Mary Oliver, a poet who won the National Book…… Continue reading Career and Life Advice: You Are Enough
Business Acumen is the New X-Factor for Communication Leaders
“Employment prospects in public relations look downright bullish, but job seekers should know that most employers have raised their expectations for PR talent.” By Ron Culp, Fellow PRSA Demand for business-savvy communicators is expected to continue rising in the post-pandemic era, recruiters and corporate executives say. Unlike in past economic downturns, during the COVID-19 crisis…… Continue reading Business Acumen is the New X-Factor for Communication Leaders
Leadership: How to Get There & Bumps Along the Way
By Julia Zaeske Leaders are people we regularly encounter, whether it’s at a job, an event or in politics. Everyone has a different take, definition and style of leadership. I had the privilege to interview three senior professionals who are leaders themselves and regularly recruit and hire future leaders into open positions. Dane Roth, Global…… Continue reading Leadership: How to Get There & Bumps Along the Way
Plank Center: Shaping Next Generation of Leaders
By Christine Albrecht There’s a fair amount of pressure that comes along with serving as leaders for a center devoted to leadership! Luckily, the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations is led by a dedicated board, volunteers and small staff of dedicated professionals and academics. Karla Gower, Joanne Bischmann and Colleen Dolan sit at…… Continue reading Plank Center: Shaping Next Generation of Leaders
Summer Reading: PR Women with Influence
A downside of writing your own book is that you don’t read many others while you’re crashing on content and deadlines. As soon as colleague Matt Ragas and I completed and launched our third book, I picked up these three books by friends that I wanted to read and consider for possible texts in my…… Continue reading Summer Reading: PR Women with Influence