Category Archives: Professional Development

• The Importance of Being a Cultural Guide

  Posted on February 22, 2011 by jaywalk1 in Diversity, Professional Development, Thoughts

  When I discuss diversity and diversity outreach in practice, I encourage PR professionals to first take a look at themselves. It is so important to understand the cultures that we represent and see how they may connect to the cultures of others. It is on this level (culture), that we will be able to really [...]

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• Renewing the Intern Coordinator Vows

  Posted on January 10, 2011 by jaywalk1 in Professional Development, Public Relations, Work

  The day is upon us. The day that a new class of interns join us for a semester of work, learning and (hopefully) growing in the Public Relations industry. I created a set of vows some time ago when I started managing interns and I think they have served me (and those who have worked [...]

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  What is Your Quora Strategy?

  Posted on January 4, 2011 by jaywalk1 in Professional Development, Social Media

  This post is brought to you by the letter Q for Quora. Let me start by saying that I neither have nor propose that you develop a “Quora strategy.” I always see posts that ask “What is your (Insert Site here) Strategy” questions and sometimes it just makes me laugh. I guess you could get [...]

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  Socially Diverse in 140 Characters or Less

  Posted on October 30, 2010 by jaywalk1 in PR, Professional Development, Public Relations, Socially Diverse

    Some of the best tweets from the Socially Diverse  (#socdiv) hashtag were featured on the PRSA Diversity Today blog and the Hispanic PR blog. Click here to see how people captured thoughts from the session in 140 characters or less.

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