PR Practicum — Social Media Resume

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Gender Presentation

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1. BB&T Atlanta Open – Player’s Guide: Things to Know
2. USTA Southern – Auction Flyer
3. USTA Southern – Minute to Win It Letter

 

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1. Favorite Vacation Spots

https://sb03182.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/favorite-vacation-spots/

1. Cell Phone Technology

https://sb03182.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/cell-phone-technology/

1. Childhood TV Shows

https://sb03182.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/childhood-tv-shows/

 

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Fundamentals of Multimedia — Political Poll

The topic of education throughout the presidential election and the weeks of debates has been an important aspect of who I will vote for. Personally, I am on the Republican side with Mitt Romney’s view on education. I really like the way in which he will reward the teachers for their positive results within the students. Often times, especially lately, teachers have become teachers because it’s an “easy major” or they “don’t know what else to do”. Teaching is a hard job and they have to be passionate about the students and what they are teaching in order to make a lasting impression on the students.

Mitt Romney’s view on education will directly tie federal funds to the reforms that expand parental choice, invest in innovation and reward teachers for their results in the classroom rather than how long teachers have taught. Romney wants to use federal subsides when necessary to participate in the private sector of teaching. Romney will use public dollars to enroll more children in private school, keep federal aid going for private, profit colleges and pay private banks to take over part of the federal student loan program.

On the opposing side, Barack Obama wants to expand the governments role in education. Obama put billions of dollars in federal funds to states that completely revamped kindergarten through 12th grade curriculum with an emphasis on standardized testing.

According to the poll, most Americans see education as being a high priority with 47%. It appears as though Americans see an important role that education plays on a person’s life, however; this poll also appears that Americans want to focus on other issues as well. Not just 100% focus on education. There is a close second with Americans placing the highest priority on education with 43%. The last amount of data is Americans placing the lowest priority on education with 9%. You can view the poll at: http://edition.cnn.com/POLITICS/pollingcenter/index.html#education

Personally, I would want a teacher who was willing to work with me, to make sure I understood the subject and taught me to give me knowledge about a particular subject rather than just teaching me what is going to be on the standardized test. I like the way Romney is going to let each state decide what they want to do education rather than Obama deciding at the White House what is “best” for all the states and making the decision at the federal level. I think education is such an important aspect of a child’s life growing up, so we need to vote to make a difference from a young age.

 

 

Favorite Vacation Comments

Name: Gigi Gonzalez

Link: http://ggonzalez33.wordpress.com/

Comment:

We go on a trip every year to as a family and usally our family friends will go with us. I love going to new places, experiencing new things and seeing new sights. I have never been to the West Coast but it is definitely on my bucket list of things to do. The beaches look beautiful there and the shopping I’m sure is wonderful!

 

Name: Hallie Hene

Link: http://hhene89.wordpress.com/

Comment:

Wow that sounds awesome! I know one of my teammates, her sister went on that cruise for their honeymoon. I would love to go on that cruise and see all those countries and the culture all at once.

Favorite Vacation Spots

Summer seems to be flying by. Following a week of family vacation in Florida, I thought for this week’s topic I would ask you about your favorite summer vacation(s). What made it so special? Where was it? Would you want to go back to your fave vacation spot again?

Summer really is flying by and it seems to fly by quicker each year that passes. I’ve thought about which vacation destination has been my favorite but then I think why was it my favorit? The conclusion I came up with of why the vacations were so great was because I was with my family and friends that I’ve grown up with. I’ve gone to a lot of places and each one has it’s positives and negatives to the destination but the vacation was still so much fun because of the people I was with. When my family and our family friends go on vacation together we do many things together, but we also respect each others’ time with our own families. The family friends also make it great vacations because there’s so many kids that all hang out that are all different ages and varying interests but we make it work and it’s so much fun.

My absolute favorite destination was the Cayman Islands and Sullivan’s Island in Charleston. When we went to the Caymans it was just my family and it was so nice to just relax. We snorkeled in the beautiful, clear water and went to the famous Turtle Farm. When we went to Sullivan’s Island we went with our very good family friends who I have known since I was a baby and we’ve grown up with them. We decided that each family would cook at least once during the week and the other family would join. It was great and so much more relaxing than having to get dressed to go to a restaurant and be on your best behavior. My favorite kind of vacations is not necessarily where the destination is, but who you go with.

Fining or Banning? Texting while Walking

What are your thoughts? Have you been guilty of this? What are your thoughts about fining those caught texting & walking? What about banning it all together? Is banning it the answer? What public relations tactics can be used to alert the public of this problem?

 

Personally this country is supposed to be a free country. There should be laws, guidelines and regulations, however; people should be able to make the choice of whether they want to do something as minor as texting while walking. If something were to happen to themselves it would have to be a consequence on them. I’m very tired of hearing more and more laws fining and banning certain things that should be common decisions for people to make, not the government to make it for them.

I don’t think people should get fined for texting and walking. People have to have common sense and know their surroundings, but I don’t think it should be banned. I text and walk all the time. Often times I look up to check out my surroundings then I’ll go back to finishing my text message. I don’t think it’s a good idea to ban it all together nor do I think banning is the answer. Some people when they have rules that they have to follow they do it anyways. It’s almost like a rebellion. Take drinking for example. How many of your friends do you know that have taken drinks underage?

Since social media is increasing, I would recommend alerting the public of texting while walking through Twitter, Blogs, and Facebook. These social media outlets seem to be the most popular so I feel like it would get the word out to the many people. On Twitter, there could be a tweet such as Texting While Walking – Don’t Do It and include a news article to enlighten people.

Ways to Deal with Difficult People – Blog Comments

Name: TJ Jackson

Link: http://twentyoneandup.wordpress.com/

Comment:

I think these two tips are great! I have a couple coworkers who are hard to work with at times and I have to consider that they are under a lot of stress. Although I wish they would hand off some of the work to the interns so they weren’t so stressed, it’s not happening.

 

Name: Taylor Terrell

Link: http://taylordterrell.wordpress.com/

Comment:

I completely agree with what you are saying. Since there are different personalities and characteristics in the workplace, there will be people who are not fond of each other. I think it’s a good idea to have a self evaluation but I also think people are just plain difficult sometimes too.

Ways to Deal with Difficult People

Ragan’s PR Daily recently gave a list of 12 Productive ways to deal with difficult people. Working in public relations (or any field for that matter), you will find yourself working with difficult people – whether it’s co-workers or clients. After reading Ragan’s list, what would you add to it? Have you found yourself using any of the 12 ways Ragan suggests? If so, which ones?

 

After reading Ragan’s list, I think he is spot on with how to deal with difficult people. People within itself are hard to figure out. I think it’s just human nature. There are going to be some people that you get along with great and they could be your best friends or the co-workers that you get along the best with. Or there are going to be people who really get on your nerves, never listen to your ideas, always have a comeback for what you say, and it could be that whatever you say does not really matter to them.

This is where the 12 productive ways to dealing with difficult people comes in. I’ve had bosses before that want to do things their way and their way is the only way. I have to take a deep breathe, have the knowledge that the boss has more experience than I do, look at what the major goal is, and know that the boss hopefully has the best interest of everyone at heart.

For me, it is very difficult to hold my tongue at times because I do think I can bring ideas to the table. They may not be the best and they may not be the worst, I may not be right, but I’m not always wrong. I have learned through experience to right those ideas down that I have. Write them down because if the boss or another person’s ideas don’t come through, there might be mine to fall back on.

I have learned through experience and over time that there will always be difficult people to deal with, but loving the field that you work in and having a positive outlook on life, definitely helps.

Cell Phone Technology – Blog Comments

Name: Gigi Gonzalez

Link: http://ggonzalez33.wordpress.com/

Comment:

It looks like we use our phones in very similar ways! My phone is my entire life also. It wakes me up in the morning and I make phone calls before I go to sleep at night. Throughout the day it has my email, I text, use Facebook and Twitter, and it updates me with my To Do list and what is going on for that day. Althought I don’t have Siri, I’m sure she would help me out a ton also!

Name: Taylor Terrell

Link: http://taylordterrell.wordpress.com/

Comment:

Taylor, I love the quote at the end “if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything”. I think it is a great idea to have a cell phone with news related apps because things can change in an instant. Being a Public Relations major and having social media as such a huge part in people’s lives now, it is necessary to have a phone to keep you updated and in the know.

Cell Phone Technology

How up to date are you with cell phone technology? What type of phone do you have? Do you check your social media accounts on your phone? Do you use your phone to check news, etc.? How often do you check these things (daily, hourly, minute by minute)? What are the pros and cons of having these things at our fingertips?

My cell phone is my life. It is actually usually connected to my hand or in my purse at all times. There have been times when I’ve accidently forgotten my cell phone and I really do feel like a piece of me is missing. I think you could say I’m addicted to my cell phone. Although, addicted is usually a negative word, I use addicted as a word to describe a device that really has everything I need at my fingertips.

Being pretty up-to-date on technology by having an iPhone, I use text, make calls, use the GPS, check my e-mail, and get a weather updates. I use all the social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. With the social media apps, I probably check them every couple of hours, especially Facebook and Twitter.  It definitely varies on the amount of time I check these apps because if I’m bored, I will check it more often, whereas, if I’m busy at work I might only check it once or twice a day.

The pros about having an iPhone would be I have all the information I would need at my fingertips. This country has become a society where if we don’t have things at our fingertips then it’s often times not acceptable. I enjoy being able to look up all different kinds of information with a touch of a button. Although the timing can be a plus, it can also be a con. The cons about having an iPhone would be, what if your phone broke all of a sudden? Would you know where and how to look things up online? Could you do it in a timely manner? All those questions, people don’t want to answer because they are “addicted” to their phones. Often times people complain of not having the social skills necessary to communicate with one another in a social environment.

The increase in cell phone technology is a great thing, but there are also extremes where people take having their increase in technology too far.

The End – Blog Comments

Name: Ali McConnell

Link:  http://alimcconnell.wordpress.com/

Comment:

I find that time management is key to what I’m doing in college too. It was hard this semester with traveling every weekend and practicing every day which I’m sure at the sorority house you always have things going on and things to do!

 

Name: Kayla Tokars

Link:  http://kmtokars.wordpress.com/

Comment:

Just like you, I feel like each experience that I go through it will help me in the long run. It will teach me what to do better, what not to do next time and how to trust that God does have a plan for my life.