MMU Lecture to Public Relations MA students

by Nathan Smith

For those of you following me on Twitter and reading this blog no doubt you are hyperventilating with anticipation to whether or not the cash prize was claimed when I spoke at MMU yesterday to the Public Relations MA class. 

Alas the prize went unclaimed, but this was a small blip on an otherwise great afternoon.  Hats off to the MA students, who really impressed me and a big thank you to Dr. Jane Tonge for asking me to speak in the first place.

Having the chance to talk and listen with the students after the lecture I feel inspired to write a guide to ‘how to get a job in PR when you’re a student!’  Watch this space – I’ll aim to complete this next week.

Comments

[Heather Roberts]

Thanks again for the lecture yesterday Nathan, it was great to hear your thoughts on Online and Digital PR, and I've taken your advice on board and started Twittering and Blogging aready.
I'll look forward to reading your student guide to getting a job in PR.
Heather

[Maryn]

Nathan - thanks again for coming in and speaking to us yesterday. Along with social media being an area of PR that I am really interested and immersed in, it was helpful to understand the implications of social media as a tool for building our personal digital space.

In PR, because students are so often taught to remember that we are in the business of maintaining our client's reputation, we sometimes forget the importance of forging our own personal reputation outside of the company, especially in a 2.0 world, utilizing all the available platforms. Your discussion gave our class some tangible stepping stones that will assist us in creating our digital profile and I know we all really appreciate it, so thank you.