There are so many ways to define public relations. I read numerous blogs lately trying to ask the question that never dies, what exactly does pr mean? Today, I get the privilege to talk about what is public relations with my pr writing students. It made me start thinking about what I love about the industry. Then I realized I define public relations by what I love.
I love public relations because it is about people. The phrase “the publics it serves” melts my heart. PR is a servant job that deals with an organizations internal and external publics. No matter what your role is within the industry, you represent people’s needs, wants, desires, and dreams. My clients depend on me to help them achieve a vision for their organizations. In turn, I serve them by counseling them, building relationships, and implementing plans to achieve organizational goals.
I love that public relations is about community. I am reminded daily, that without those around me I am not successful. I need input from my peers. I crave the approval of my colleagues. I learn more from my “students” then they learn from me because I well aware that without them I become stagnant. I recently read a blog by Chris Brogan on community. These words made by Brogan made me shake, “But oh, the people who live for community, the ones who know that the human-shaped web is much more powerful in the longer run than any technology out there today, those are the ones to watch. If you run across someone who feels that strongly about community, and who knows what to do with those feelings (because remember: execution is everything), make friends, build a relationship at once, and work forward into what you can do together.” This is who I want to be! I hope that I inspire those around me to be the same.
I love public relations because it is about two-way communication. I hate to hear myself talk, but I love people’s input and ideas. I love that I can bring a thought, or an inspiration, to the table and those around me can take off with it. I like having the confidence within myself to let others talk. Public relations allows respect. Something which others outside of pr might find arguable.
I think you can not define what you do until you know what you love about it. How about you, what do you love about what you do? If you work in public relations, what do you love about it?
I love public relations because it is about people. The phrase “the publics it serves” melts my heart. PR is a servant job that deals with an organizations internal and external publics. No matter what your role is within the industry, you represent people’s needs, wants, desires, and dreams. My clients depend on me to help them achieve a vision for their organizations. In turn, I serve them by counseling them, building relationships, and implementing plans to achieve organizational goals.
I love that public relations is about community. I am reminded daily, that without those around me I am not successful. I need input from my peers. I crave the approval of my colleagues. I learn more from my “students” then they learn from me because I well aware that without them I become stagnant. I recently read a blog by Chris Brogan on community. These words made by Brogan made me shake, “But oh, the people who live for community, the ones who know that the human-shaped web is much more powerful in the longer run than any technology out there today, those are the ones to watch. If you run across someone who feels that strongly about community, and who knows what to do with those feelings (because remember: execution is everything), make friends, build a relationship at once, and work forward into what you can do together.” This is who I want to be! I hope that I inspire those around me to be the same.
I love public relations because it is about two-way communication. I hate to hear myself talk, but I love people’s input and ideas. I love that I can bring a thought, or an inspiration, to the table and those around me can take off with it. I like having the confidence within myself to let others talk. Public relations allows respect. Something which others outside of pr might find arguable.
I think you can not define what you do until you know what you love about it. How about you, what do you love about what you do? If you work in public relations, what do you love about it?
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