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
Source:google.com
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
Agree. It is essential for PR people to know how to blog and what to blog about. These tips will help many people interested in blogging.
ReplyDeleteYes it is clear guidelines on what is needed for one to even consider studying public relations for instance fresh high school finishers or the grade 11's may learn a lot from the blog
DeleteAs a fellow PR student I must say that it is true, the steps are helpful to me and I'm they will be to others because this is our field and we want to be one of the best PR practitioners in the future. I'm very happy that I took PR as career and seeing this blog makes it even more better.
ReplyDeleteI am really glad this tips could be of service to you and a public relations student myself who first knew nothing about public relations can be assured that by this blog upcoming practitioners will be knowledgeable
Deletewow ,this is really great Tshepiso ,you telling us about you real experience about PR and also giving us guidelines of what we need to know when we want to study PR .much appreciated
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rhulani, this is what this blog is about to inform and help decision making
DeleteVery informing blog indeed, insightful as swell. I love your blog cause it emphasizes the power of research.
ReplyDeleteResearch is very important in order for one to be able to know what is it that they are getting themselves into and to avoid dropouts
ReplyDeleteWow Tshepi this is so motivating. Like you're just putting it out there for those who are about to take on the challenges you're were/are going through, preparing them for the long walk ahead in PR. It should be their stepping stones 'cause these guidlines are right on point.. But what I'd like to know is, is it the same with PR and Communications 'cause that's what I applied for and I've already been accepted. Would these guidlines be the same in that course?
ReplyDeleteYes Dikeledi these guidelines apply to public relations and communications and I am hoping they will be of use to you since you applied for the course
DeleteGreat motivation indeed... students who want to study PR got the guidelines now thanks to you Tshepiso
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Mape Amanda I am hoping they will use these guidelines to evaluate themselves
DeleteI too enrolled on a course I thought was good for me. I thought since I studied Maths and Science it would be best I study architecture and when I went to shadow architectures I found out it wasn't great for me. So your steps are really helpful since theory and practical are two different things.
ReplyDeleteIndeed Ntombi being good in something does not mean that's were your passion lies and I am very glad you got to shadow Architects so you would not later crush and burn
DeleteThis is so relevant for upcoming generations i.e. pupils who still haven't decided what to do next year. And this is an eye opener for people in different fields, there are a lot of students who are still not sure of their career paths. After reading this I for one am introspecting already, well written must say!
ReplyDeleteKeabetswe I am confident that this blog will educate a lot of upcoming students
DeleteTruly inspiring information for an individual who would like to venture into Public Relations as a study. This is why we find many of us doing public relations as study or career to pursue.
ReplyDeleteWith no background information people tend to take career paths that do not match with them,simply because they never took time to introspect themselves
ReplyDeletethis is well thought of and researched information that will help potential pr students
ReplyDeleteProper reserach helps idetify all the necessary information needed Relebogile
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