WOMEN       OF       VALOR

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                 Powerful women to grace the industry of public relations

There was a time in life where woman were only seen as people who belong in the kitchen, but now we see woman rising up and raising the bar of the many successful woman in South Africa

Woman are now able to do things on their own and take up careers that were only occupied by male figures.

Since it is women’s month the thought of celebrating woman and embracing them came as the topic of finding the top five influencers to follower and the decision to narrow the topic to just discussing the top five women influencers in public relations and on social media. 

 We appreciate the women who are literally leaving a legacy to the generation that is coming after them. They are women of power, women of might and integrity, who value hard work and dedication.

Woman today whom we look up to are able to occupy large positions in the corporate world and still go home to be mothers and wives to their husbands. Who can really describe such people and not have good things to say about them? Woman, you extraordinary being, who has taking life from nothing into something, you who know that living today will be a reflection to your children’s tomorrow-the future generation.

She is strong and walks with her head held high, our mothers the sacrifices they made and who know an opportune time by just looking at it from afar off. The pride I take as a public relations student from knowing and following people who built their profiles from nothing. They are just the top five woman one in public relations should follow in order for them to understand the corporate world better and network.

Now since it is woman’s month let us take a journey in briefly making mention of five influential woman in the public relations sector and be guaranteed growth and knowledge in on what is needed in the professional world.

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Here are the most influential women in the public relations industry which individuals can follow on social networks like twitter.

·         The first one is Roxane Papagiannopoulos- she is the president at RMP media analysis and can be followed on twitter with the handle @rmpapag

·         The second woman is Heather Whaling of PR tini-she is the founder of @Gebencomm and has worked with everyone from fortune 500 companies to start-ups to non-profits and can be followed on twitter @prtini

·         Sarah Evans is another woman one can follow, she is a PR and social media guru and also the founder of twitter industry chat like #journchat and #comment2 ,can be followed @prsarahevans

·         Christine Kirk is the CEO of social muse, a social media and PR firm that deals with, restaurant, technology, luxury travel and lifestyle brands. She is the founder of @luxchat and can be followed on @luxuryPRGal
·         Maria Poveromo she is the senior director of public relations, social media and analyst relations at Adobe and can be followed on @mariapoveromo

I am afraid this blog had to come to an end friend, but we will soon get to talk more about the pressing issues that arise every single day of our lives. Now what are you waiting for start touching that PC and COMMENT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Source: google.com

Drills to learning Public Relations

                                 THINK PUBLIC RELATIONS!

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Public Relations is fun when you know what to expect from the get go.

The saying the grass is always green on the other side is true. I myself as a public relations student got to experience that when all I thought was about public relations was proved to be wrong. It all started when I heard people talking about it and I thought to myself this public relations could be for me. I just loved the sound of public relations and knew from that day I was going to study public relations. Little did I know when all my expectations about public relations were not met which led to a lot of disappointments from my side. If I knew what I know now I would have prepared myself by finding out what is needed for one to take up public relations. From a distance one would swear public relations is a walk in a park, but when you get to take up the course you see things from a different perspective. Not everything about public relations is spotlight there is a behind the scene that requires time and effort.

Looking at these other institutions that do not even provide public relations as a course might make one have doubts about even considering taking public relations. A lot of University drop outs happen due to students who chose courses they know nothing about and do not even love.http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/one-in-six-firstyear-students-quit-college-30428659.html.Now to some of you who have done their research on what public relations is about and what is expected of you as a public relations student what I am about to say will confirm what you already know, but to those of you who are like me in those times when I enrolled the course this will give you insight and make whatever decision you will take more easier.

Now let start unpacking five things one must do before taking public relations as a study

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Know what you want to study-by means of research and finding information about the course.

 Get some experience by volunteering ,interviewing and shadow people in the PR industry.

Monitor the news-be aware of what is happening and get yourself familiar with stockholm accords http://www.stockholmaccords.org/ to             get more news on public relations.

Enter the online PR community and be on the know about what are PR professionals are talking about for instance Twitter,LinkedIn, etc

·Start making reading hobby by developing reading skills early, which will enable you think critically and logically

                                                                                                                                                                Hoping that this these blogs come in handy to all you PR lovers and feel free to comment and ask questions for clarity