As I look back on all that I have learned this semester, I have to say I’m proud of how much I learned despite all the other commitments that I had. I tried to really study these different platforms and get as accustomed to them as I possibly could. Photoshop still remains somewhat challenging for … More PR Pubs: Final Reflections

I have found the use of WordPress to be very helpful in my learning for this course as well as others. I know I will use this platform in the fall for another class that I will be taking. After graduation, I will probably move to a different platform though and design it in a … More PR Pubs: Future Blog Plans

I chose to use Canva to create and infographic that would describe my learning process throughout PR Publications.  I started with a green go light and explained how the class began. Next I used a laptop with the word photoshop and a brain to convey that I was introduced to that program as well as … More PR Pubs: Summary of learning

After reading through all of my blog posts for this class, I realized that I learned a lot of new skills that will aid me in my PR career. I got slightly more comfortable with Photoshop and learned how to use InDesign as well. As this class comes to a close, I have to say … More PR Pubs: Reflection over all blog posts

This week we were given the task of designing a newsletter for a Fortune 500 company of our choice. I chose Amazon because I am a Kindle user and also have an Amazon Prime membership with the company. Designing the newsletter was difficult at first because there were so many options for the layout. I … More PR Pubs: Reflection on week 6

For this week, we were asked to work with designing social media content. I truly enjoyed getting to learn about Canva and it was a nice break from using Adobe. I grasped the concepts of Canva fairly quickly and got right to work designing my media content. I created a Facebook cover, Twitter Cover, Facebook … More PR Pubs: Week 5 reflection

This week I was asked to design two direct mailers for OU Recruitment Services. The first step was to define two specific audiences and create a segmented stakeholder matrix. I chose to do one geared towards males 18-20 who are interested in athletic and then another towards alumni of the university. At the beginning of … More PR Pubs: Reflecting on week 4

Looking back at the beginning of class I am excited at how much I have learned about the different document types as well as the style that coincides with each. I feel like this class has been one of the most essential ones that I have taken regarding  public relations. The work load was overwhelming … More PR Writing: Reflecting on the course

The first major takeaway is to set goals at the beginning when you start planning for your project. This gives you something you can measure the success of your plan as you beginning executing it. Additionally, you have a way to create check points to see if you will reach your goal in the time … More PR Writing: Review of Chapter 14

My first main takeaway came from the advice when writing a memoranda. In the end, you need to end with a call to action and not just a send off. Otherwise, the memo will just sit on the person’s desk or in their inbox and will essentially have accomplished nothing. You need to end asking … More PR Writing: Review of Chapter 10