Reflections of My Past Semester

I also must of forgot to make my second blog post, so I decided to reflect on what I have learned this semester in class and at my job.

Taking public relations writing has only furthered my understanding of the public relation field. With so much practice, I have become a better writer and am more confident in my public relations writing. Press releases, media advisories, pitch letters etc. can be difficult, however I feel like I am now more consistent. I also learned about things that I didn't know about before including how to write a fund raising letter, feature story, and social media releases. This class will help me prepare for next semester's PR campaigns course.

I also benefited from the abundance of guest speakers Gee had for us in class. Everything from Mr. Branigan's crisis management lecture to the search engine optimization speaker was very helpful and informative. I'm glad I had the opportunity to listen to such successful communication professionals.

As a public relations assistant for Marquette University Student Government(MUSG), I have had more real life experience than ever in public relations. It is one thing to do writing exercises in class, but I really felt like I got useful experience writing press releases, e-lists, newsbriefs, etc working for MUSG. I also enjoyed writing for our monthly publication, The Voice. It was nice to be able to put what I learned in class into action at my job. You can find my work at the MUSG website, http://www.marquette.edu/musg/communications.php.