MANKATO, Minn.- Minnesota State University, Mankato will be hosting the 28th annual Women and Spirituality conference, October 31. The keynote speaker this year will be Dr. Vandana Shiva, physicist, author and international leader.
Dr. Shiva combines sharp intellectual enquiry with courageous activism. She founded Navdanya, a national Indian-based movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources.
Time Magazine identified Dr. Shiva as an "environmental hero" in 2003. She is scheduled to speak on Saturday, October 31 at 11 a.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom.
The conference does not advocate or exclude any view and continues to foster an understanding and celebration of similarities and differences. The conference has more than 100 workshops to attend.
For more information you can visit the gender and women's studies website.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Social Media Releases
In Chapter 8 of Putting the Public Back in Public Relations by Brian Solis there is information all about the old, the new and the brand new worlds of social media releases. I found the list of ten principles for good, well-written news releases very important for anyone going into public relations. The ten principles that serve the foundation are:
1. Elevate the message.
2. Inform, don't persuade.
3. Write with balance.
4. Include traditional and New Media.
5. Be informative.
6. Provide resources and add links.
7. Use available Social Media channels to open up and distribute
dialogue.
8. Listen.
9. Converse.
10. Learn.
The last three on the list will be the most important to us as young PR professionals just starting out. It will be important to listen to our superiors and see the different styles of how they are writing social media releases. The conversations we have between the people we work with will allow us to learn from ourselves and also others.
1. Elevate the message.
2. Inform, don't persuade.
3. Write with balance.
4. Include traditional and New Media.
5. Be informative.
6. Provide resources and add links.
7. Use available Social Media channels to open up and distribute
dialogue.
8. Listen.
9. Converse.
10. Learn.
The last three on the list will be the most important to us as young PR professionals just starting out. It will be important to listen to our superiors and see the different styles of how they are writing social media releases. The conversations we have between the people we work with will allow us to learn from ourselves and also others.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Dave Fleet
I found Dave Fleet's post on a list of key attributes to have for both traditional and new public relations skills very informative. In all of our classes we have always been drilled to know that writing is always an important skill for public relations; writing being one on Fleet's list.
I liked what Fleet said about work ethic. Professors have said that a job in PR is not always going to be 9 to 5 but it is also important to help others out even though it means you will have to stay an extra hour. Putting a little more effort into your work will pay off in the end.
Two attributes on the list that I thought could compliment each other well were, being proactive and blogging. I am new to the blogging crowd but there are many different websites, blogs and also classes that I can be proactive in to learn the basic skills. We can start being proactive with our assignments in class or when we are researching. First try and find the answer to your question and then seek others for help to find your answer.
I really found all of Dave Fleet's information very useful. I will be adding him on Twitter because I feel like he will bring more information to the table that I will be able to use for the future.
I liked what Fleet said about work ethic. Professors have said that a job in PR is not always going to be 9 to 5 but it is also important to help others out even though it means you will have to stay an extra hour. Putting a little more effort into your work will pay off in the end.
Two attributes on the list that I thought could compliment each other well were, being proactive and blogging. I am new to the blogging crowd but there are many different websites, blogs and also classes that I can be proactive in to learn the basic skills. We can start being proactive with our assignments in class or when we are researching. First try and find the answer to your question and then seek others for help to find your answer.
I really found all of Dave Fleet's information very useful. I will be adding him on Twitter because I feel like he will bring more information to the table that I will be able to use for the future.
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