One of the most useful books I purchased as part of my doctoral program at Capella University is Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (2nd Edition). Though I rely heavily on several of the chapters when embarking on a new research project, the one I come back to most often is Chapter 6: [...]

I tend to use Facebook primarily to connect with people I used to know, while I tend to use Twitter to connect with people I want to know. How do you use these two services differently? (There were more than 30 retweets of the comment I posted on Twitter . . . within 30 minutes.)
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Have you seen this video? It’s simply unbelievable. You need to watch it to the end. Then tell me your thoughts. Please?

What’s the purpose of a resume? It’s not to get you a job. . . instead, it’s to provide a positive first impression that MAY garner an interview for you. The advice below comes from my years of being a hiring leaders – and listening to many more. If you’re lucky, hiring leaders may scan your resume [...]

As part of our discussion of the importance of etiquette in making positive impressions, I’ll be sharing several of my favorite quotations about etiquette in my PR Practicum class today.
Etiquette Quotations
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Though we cannot install fonts onto the computers in the labs in Veazey Hall here at Georgia Southern University, you should be able to install fonts from Dafont or other free font sites on your personal computer. This short YouTube video shows you the steps.

What would an ethical public relations researcher do?
In Monday’s PR Research class, we are discussing ethical concerns in public relations research. These slides will accompany our discussion.
Ethical Concerns In PR Research
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For this semester’s PRCA 4330 (PR Research) class, students will complete the online training offered through Georgia Southern University’s Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs. This training, created by the National Institutes of Health, consists of seven modules, four of which are followed by quizzes. The NIH suggests that this training takes approximately three [...]

In my public relations classes at Georgia Southern University, I am often asked which podcasts I listen to. I was planning on creating a simple list of the podcasts this morning, and then I listened to Marketing Over Coffee on my walk. I learned about a service called Gigadial, where I can create my own [...]