As president of the PRSSA chapter at Central Michigan University, I often answer various types of questions from members. Not too long ago one member came to me with the following question: "I'm still not sure public relations is the right field for me, how can I find out?" Aside from making a few recommendations, I decided to dig a little deeper. I came up with some questions that I thought would help shed light on this issue and began asking some PR pros for their responses. Before I knew it, a five-part interview series called "Is PR Right For Me?" was born.
To make a long story short, the series caught the attention of Deirdre Breakenridge and Valerie Simon, who came up with the idea of expanding it into a Twitter chat for PR students, educators and professionals. To date, we've held three successful sessions of #PRStudChat, and even made it as a Twitter trending topic last month!
I am honored to have been invited to serve as a guest student moderator for the next #PRStudChat session, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17 at noon EST. My role as guest moderator will be to facilitate discussion by introducing a series of questions for participants to respond to. This month #PRStudChat will have a special Career Day focus, with an exciting list of guest experts on hand to give their input. Be sure to check out Deirdre's recent post for more details on our guests and what kind of questions to expect this time around.
For those of you who have not participated in a Twitter chat before, have no worries. Check out some of Valerie's tips for more information on how to prepare and what to expect. Also, be sure to join the LinkedIn group to connect with other #PRStudChat participants and provide feedback for future sessions.
I personally have found #PRStudChat to be a great way to learn from PR people that I might not have otherwise connected with. For those of you who have participated in past sessions, I would like to thank you for making it such a valuable resource. If you haven't had a chance to join us yet, I hope to "see you" Nov. 17 at noon for #PRStudChat Career Day and for my debut as guest student moderator!
What's your #PRStudChat story? How has it helped you? What have you learned? Do you find it to be a valuable resource? What can be done to keep sessions creative and exciting?
Congrats! I love to see students succeed. I look forward to more great things to come. I have tried to keep up participate in #PRStudChat, but sometimes it's hard to keep up. I love reading the transcripts and the community it has formed. I encourage my students to participate and believe it is a highly valuable source.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support Cherisse! I definitely know how you feel about keeping up--the conversation can be fast paced. I hope it continues to be a good resource for students!
ReplyDeleteHi Angela, you have such a great story and we're thrilled to have you as the guest moderator for the #PRStudChat Career Day on November 17th. I'm really looking forward to a dynamic discussion. I think you will do a fantastic job guiding the conversations and asking those pressing PR questions :) Thanks so much for accepting the guest moderator position and participating in #PRStudChat!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deirdre! I can't wait for Tuesday. :) Thanks again for the opportunity.
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