Career Development Exhibition
Monday, October 28, 2013
Agencies, corporations, and education institutions from around America gathered in one room for over 1,100 PRSSA members to speak to. Walking in there with some ideas of which companies to go...
Session 6: The World of Entertainment PR with Warner Bros. Television
Sunday, October 27, 2013
As if the title of this session didn’t attract a large group of people to attend, there was a cupcake social directly after for all the attendees. The...
Session 5: Spice Up Your Presentation Skills
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Presenting is not a very popular topic to most people; in fact, it is usually a dreaded subject people tend to avoid. When deciding which session to attend during this time, I wasn’t...
Session 4: From Concept to Completion: Event Planning
Saturday, October 26, 2013
This being the last session of the day I was so eager to get to my seat. Event planning is the career I would like to take on in the world; I feel that it describes myself...
Session 3: CEO of You: Creating Your Own Personal Brand
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Jason Mollica is the President of JRMComm, but it didn’t start that way for him. His career began in TV and radio, and it morphed into what it is now: public relations...
Session 2: F.A.M.E. PR
Saturday, October 26, 2013
The second session I attended was the most interactive one of the entire day. The speaker named Nicole Garner who is the CEO of The Garner Circle LLC asked countless questions during her one-hour session....
Session 1: Keynote Address
Saturday, October 26, 2013
This being my first experience at the PRSSA conference I didn’t know what to expect. Surrounded by about 1,100 well-dressed people in one room is intimidating. Students my age along with many...
Opening Night: Ivy Lee Club
Friday, October 25, 2013
The Loews Hotel Ballroom was filled with feathered boas and fedoras Friday night. Sparkling dresses and suits were the attire of the evening. As I walked into the room filled wall-to-wall with attendees,...