Public Relations Reflection

In my essay about critical communication reflections with a family member, I will be writing about the event that took place when I had this communication with second cousin at the funeral of his mother three years ago. I present a balanced paper that will discuss the effectiveness and breakdown of the communication that took place. I will specifically write about the cultural boundaries and societies norms that influenced and the lead to the breakdown of our communication, primary our extended family structure and lines of communication will be my main focus. The scope of this essay will highlight the different ways and approaches of adult communication in an extended family set up in times

Working for 1800-GOT-JUNK? this summer was an awesome experience. I really believe that I found the perfect internship for anyone who has never had one before. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Has never had an intern until this summer. So both the company and I were fairly new to the intern and company relationship. I think it worked out well the first person I met was the former vice president of operations Michael fink. I met mike at the career fair that was held in the lane university center. He told me they were looking for guys to do summer work and that they also had a mass communication internship opportunity. A few weeks later I met with vice president of development Gregory frank. Gregory is very upbeat guy who is seems passionate about growing the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Brand. Before I became the intern he produced his own welcome video for the Washington D.C franchise. He asked me if I could help in his mission to grow the brand and to keep wowing customers. I knew i was up to the task. My first week of work was basic I learned how to make “Welcome calls”. A welcome call is just a way to confirm that the client is aware that will be coming out to haul away their miscellaneous items. During the welcome calls we also let customers know that our truck team members will call them thirty minutes prior to their appointment window to reconfirm and they can process payment on site with the truck team using either cash or credit card. During this first week of training I met the managers of

I started my internship with the De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce in the first week of June. Beginning my internship I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had ideas about what I was going to be doing, but wasn’t sure. Whether the task was big or small I knew I wanted to contribute.

When I was 16 years old, I spent a summer at a Christian camp as a server. Although I was excited at first, I was nervous because while at the camp, you were not allowed to have your phone. The first couple days were hard, I struggled with the idea that I couldn’t talk to my friends all the time, but by the time the camp was over, I lost my desire to use my phone. Even after I left the camp, I began to use my phone less and less. I was able to put my phone down for hours at a time without having the desire or need to check on it. It wasn’t until college that I started to be on my phone all the time again. The fact that I was once again away from my friends and family created a constant desire to be on my phone to keep tabs on them. When I joined a sorority freshman year, all of our announcements and information about events were posted on facebook which made me redownload facebook and become addicted like I was in middle school. I am constantly checking all forms of social media several times a day because in my mind I am “in the know” and have a firm grasp of what is going on with my life. On Tuesday, November 14th I decided to download the app and have it track my media use for a few days before I did the social media fast. I found that I was on my phone for about 4 hours a day and had about 115 pickups. I wish I could say I was shocked, but because I am constantly checking facebook for sorority updates and talking to my friends via text and snapchat, I am not surprised

My first day, I arrived early and was greeted by the office secretary, Anna, a recent college graduate and former intern from the same company. She gave me a tour of the office (making sure to point out both of the bar carts for the office parties, fully stocked with alcohol, she only briefly checked that I was 21), showed me where I would be working, and gave me a basic run down of what I would be helping out with. The development team yet to come in, so she sat to chat with me until I was given something to do. While chatting, she told me that at some point during the day, I should expect to be pulled aside by the company’s owner, Kevin. According to Anna, Kevin sits down to talk to every intern on their first day to discuss their internship and to

In my opinion, my first week at my coop placement at Deverett Law Offices was a good week. On Monday, I was really nervous because it was my first day and I didn’t know what to expect, but I was also very excited because I knew that this placement would be a great learning experience for me. On my first day, I arrived about 10 minutes early because I wanted to make sure that I wasn't late. However, the doors to the law office was locked and I didn't know what to do. This made me feel extremely anxious and I felt like I was the “new kid on the block”. I thought that all the other employees at the law firm somehow knew how to bypass this uncomfortable situation and unlock the door. I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer. As a result, I

At UT, I have had the privilege of serving on the officer board of the Freshman Business Association for 2 years. My freshman year, I served as the Social Chair, and I am currently serving as the Social Director. This has been a great experience for me because I have been able to hear from students and implement their opinions into this club. As Social Director, I am in charge of planning all outside events and celebrations for members. This involves coordinating with the Financial Director, figuring out what events will have a good turnout, and organizing rides for the members to get to and from the events. I enjoy being able to plan these events and give members a break from campus. Although I am specifically in charge of the social events,

Public Relations in New Zealand is widely useful, practised and builds up an organisation’s relationships with its publics. PR in short, is essentially about communication and relationship building. PRINZ [Public Relations Institute of New Zealand] (2009) defines PR as “The deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organisation and its publics.” This essay will deconstruct and critically examine this definition of public relations in relation to PR theories. These theories being Systems Theory, Relationship Management and Excellence Theory will be examined and applied to campaign examples. This will give a comprehensive understanding of the theory’s meanings as well as relationships with aspects of the PRINZ definition of PR. To understand PR theories however, the term publics must first be addressed.

I was very excited to begin my internship at Paul Hastings, as it was my first real experience in corporate America. I’ve had multiple internships before, but I never felt like I was pushed into a better professional. Upon beginning this internship, I was looking forward to a challenge and that is absolutely what I got.

Throughout my learning experience in this American Government course, a plethora of topics were covered- early American history and contemporary government issues, court cases and amendments. While not every topic was as intriguing and as powerful as others, there were a number of points discussed that fascinated me while I was doing my studying and note taking. One of these more, if not most, important topics I learned in American Government, was the supreme court case of Marbury v. Madison. The final judgement of this case dramatically changed how the American government would rule for the following centuries. Additionally, amendments to the United States’ Constitution, struck me as important because they have changed the future of America as they get introduced. While there are plenty of important issues covered in American Government, there are however, ones that are less important to me. Specifically, the Articles of the Confederation as well as the electoral college. With both of these topics, I do not necessarily think of them as unimportant, but rather, they are used poorly given the context of what they are supposed to be doing. Finally, one of the main topics that I had not known much about before American Government was what the Miranda Rights are. I had only known previously that you were given rights before being arrested, yet did not know what they were called, nor the extent of them. The learning done through out this class has enabled me to better understand

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.

Press agentry, public information, two-way asymmetric public relations, and two-way symmetric public relations are four models of public relations theory devised by Grunig and Hunt (1983). In this essay, the author goes on to identify an example each from current public relations business practices that goes on to show the four public relation models in action. Further stress is provided to ensure that the examples have all been taken place within last twelve months in the Australian media and justification of selection is to be done by comparing it with real world examples that are chosen.

The Research in Human Relations course guided me in the application mindset of my studies. Mindfully being able to break down information, from the statement of the issue to the analysis of data, to even an appropriate outcome that is beneficial to a particular field of study, is what this course promotes. Don Miguel Ruiz states in his novel, The Four Agreements, that we make different types of assumptions simply because we do not have the courage to ask questions (Ruiz & Mills, 1997, p. 68). This course enables students to not only want to ask questions but also build on their incoming knowledge with the tools to support giving back to the field and community. I long to give back through the power of research in my given field, and upon taking this course I feel empowered to do just that. The Research in HR course set a solid foundation for APA style writing, which has not only benefitted me through graduate school but will continue to benefit me into my career path. Today, APA Style sets the bar that is well respected in journals, books, and electronic databases (American Psychological Association, 2012). I found this course beneficial because much like each of my other courses, it further refined my skillsets for my pursuit of clinical administrative work and research on autism and speech in the field of speech-language pathology. Through each assignment, I became even more critical of the research I consumed. Being able to produce solid sources to help push my field of

Today was the first day of internship. I attended a new hire training secession about 8 hours and heard about the history of Novogradac & Company LLP, met the partners of the firm, completed all new hire paperwork and turned in to HR. In addition, I learned about ProSystem Engagement which company has been using for audit and tax preparation software. At the end of the day, all intern received a tour of office and met their own team members.

Promotion is an aspect of the marketing mix that has great importance. In order for our product to be successful, the promotion we use will be very vital. This is because of the fact that the method of promotion we use for the product can help to differentiate our product from other products which makes it unique and outstanding amongst other brands. Moreover, using the right promotion can be used as a way to persuade consumers of our product that they made the right choice.