My intention is to provide advice to all the students who
have decided to study Public Relations and communication and also the ones who
are already in the field of P.R.
These are the 5 steps to consider when studying Public
Relations http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Successful-Public-Relations-Student
1.Know
what you are studying
Most of first years signed up to three or even four years
of the course, without even knowing what is the course about. They don’t even have a clear idea of the
subjects they will be doing for those years. So tell me do you know what is
Public Relations? When you are studying Public Relations it includes theories,
models, opinions, public speaking and writing skills.
2 .You
will need Experience
You need to be able to market yourself, ask questions and
the ones who are already in the field to help you gain some experience. For you
to be proactive in Public Relations it is very important as you will open new
opportunities for yourself. You can even be a volunteer at a certain company or
organisation without getting paid but you will have experience and reference
for future purposes.
3 .Watching News and Media
How many of us watch news? Most University students don’t
follow the news. But with P.R you always need to be alert on what is going on.
Being familiar what happens around you will help you with your studies as well.
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4 .P.R
social networks
Be active on all types of networks such as Face book,
Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Blogging. Don’t be shy to share your thoughts,
you can even ask questions and participate on conversations. E.g. Start a group
for students to join a leader is always needed so why can’t it be you?
5. Reading
is Important
You need to be frequent in English
and be able to pronounce words in a proper way. When you know how to read you
will be able to have good writing skills and be able to interact and
communicate with people.
These are very good tips. I must say I was one of those students who thought that news is only for "adults" until I decided to join the ever growing world of PR, with Social Media being part of our lives one needs to participate in most of these Social Networks. In order to understand the trends that are out there!
ReplyDeleteThat is true Nomfundo I was also one of those students. Didn't know what Public Relations is but I don't regret anything about taking the course. It will teach you to be disciplined
DeleteAs a public relation student this tips are helpful and will consider use them, as it will help me be better at what I do. thank you for this blog
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed great tips for us who are studying public relations they will be able to guide us into the right path.
DeleteI really love the way you are so effective with your points and the way you are so straight forward, I think if also you could publish this to other mediums as well because this is not the type of message that is limited to blogging , basically your work is out standing
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Valentine, I shall consider this and post this on other mediums. This is what we need as Public Relations to guide us and lead us into our destination
Deletethese are very good tip that i shall follow as a PRP and what i love about them is that they guide us on how to become great and successful Public Relations Practitioners thank you so much Nobantu
ReplyDeleteThank you Mathapelo, I am glad you also agree with my point as soon we will be successful Practitioners and with these steps they will guide us to be do good in our course as well.
ReplyDeleteive never been one to like watching the news but until I studied pr that's when I got to know the importance of knowing what is happening around you. love the tips girl well done
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lebo I also thought that this steps will be vaild for us P.R students and am glad if you love the tips.
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