Identifying and combating burnout within PR teams
Let’s face it: Life can be hard sometimes, and the challenges of the past few years have been particularly formidable. From the worst public health… Read More
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10 ways you reduce your work stress when you take sufficient breaks
Taking workday breaks is essential for our mental and physical well-being. These breaks bring many benefits that improve our work functioning. Read here about 10… Read More
Gain more soft skills – or your career will stall
As technology rapidly features more in our daily lives, a natural response would be to fit jobs into the gaps that technology can’t handle very… Read More
How to use framing to communicate strong messages
A message frame is a guide. It informs people where to look, but more importantly, helps them interpret what they see. Every message – whether… Read More
George Orwell’s advice on good writing lives with us today
George Orwell (1903-1950) was an influential British novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote the famous books, the allegorical Animal Farm and his dystopian novel, Nineteen eight-four, which… Read More
Developing strong internal stakeholder relationships will benefit your career
Many people hate the idea of playing office/organizational politics. But staying out of such activities may hold back your career because every organization contains workplace… Read More
Great career opportunities in PR for college students
Many students think public relations is only about publicity and parties – glitz and glamor in media relations and event organizing. They tend to be… Read More
How to write stronger article endings
As a professional communicator, you need to use many styles of writing in your work, not just the widespread news writing formula of the 5… Read More
What are transferable job skills, and how to make the most of them?
Your transferable job skills are critical to your success in finding and keeping a job. You have to convince employers of the skills you have,… Read More
How you can achieve stronger impact at the start of your articles
All professional communicators are aware of the pervasive news writing formula, which is based on the first paragraph of any news piece. The first paragraph is… Read More