As a high school student, I was under the impression that to
have a career in public relations I had to be located in the city to be
successful. Upon coming to school in the city I have learned that while being
in a city is certainly a beneficial choice, public relations can be practiced
almost anywhere. Since many of my classmates are out of the city for the
summer, I have compiled a list of ways to practice your public relations skills
in any type of living environment:
The city: We’ll
start with the easiest and most straightforward. Finding ways to practice PR in
the city is pretty easy if you know where to look! There are internships and
volunteer opportunities coming out on a regular basis. A lot of big companies
have headquarters in cities so you can get experience working in corporate PR
or get internships with both small and large companies. There is also great
opportunity for you to work on street teams and do promotion for your favorite
artists or companies. Check out the websites of your favorite bands, venues, or
companies to see if you can get involved with their promotion teams.
The suburbs: The
suburbs are somewhat of a best of both worlds situation. You can find a lot of
opportunity to get involved with projects that are centered around the city but
not directly in it. For example, many radio stations are located in the suburbs
of major cities. Try contacting your favorite local station to see if you can
help with any of their local promotional events or pass out flyers for them.
Who knows, you might be able to score free tickets to a show for your efforts!
The country: If
you are from an area where there is not much around, there are still ways that
you can practice your PR skills at home! Contact your local high school or
middle school and see if you can work with their public relations director on
campaigns for the school. Also, local business can always use promotional help
so contact owners of local shops to see if they can use your expertise!
Opportunities can be found anywhere, you just
have to know where to look. Have you gotten PR experience outside of the city?
We would love to hear about your experience!
This guest blog post was written by PRowl Staff Member Lexi Drexler.
1 comment:
Very nice post. Public relations can be practiced almost anywhere.
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