[Originally posted in November 2008]

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Based on the presentation Crisis Management: The Savvy Communicator by Kami Huyse. Used with permission.

PRCA 2330 Students: Thanks so much for completing the Blog Checklist. 
In general, you can find many of your answers in the Blogging Guidelines post from January 21 or at WordPress.tv.
Here are answers to some of the more frequently asked questions:
How many posts are we supposed to have in each category?

See Blogging Guidelines post from January 21.  (To [...]

I simply can’t imagine how I’d stay up to speed in the ever-changing world of public relations without listening to podcasts. My iPod stays filled with a variety of podcasts, and I listen to them on my 100-mile roundtrip commutes to Georgia Southern.
Since we have no class on Wednesday, April 1 (as I will be [...]

In place of class on Monday, you watched a video of Seth Godin discussing his latest book Tribes. Many thanks to Andrew Warner of Mixergy for providing this video. 

Seth Godin on Tribes–via Mixergy.com from Andrew Warner on Vimeo.
 
Based on what you saw and heard in the video, discuss the following in your own blog:

What did [...]

At the request of many students, I’ve created a blog checklist to help you be sure you are on track with what you need to include. Remember that your PRCA 2330 blog counts as nearly 1/3 of your grade in the course. Devote as much time to the care and nurture of your blog as [...]

In Wednesday’s Introduction to Public Relations course, we will discuss communication for PR practitioners. Here are the slides I’ll use:
Public Relations Evaluation 
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For this 50-point assignment, you will choose and interview a public relations professional, and then write about this interview at your blog. This post will be a minimum of 250 words. (It’s likely that it will take ~500 to answer these questions fully.)
Though a face-to-face interview is preferred, a phone or webcam interview is acceptable. 
Include [...]

In my Introduction to Public Relations class, we discussed the basics of public relations program planning this week. Here are the slides I used:
Public Relations Program Planning 
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On Monday, February 16, before class,  your critical analysis of the movie Wag the Dog is due. You will need to answer the following questions as fully as possible. Questions can also be referenced in your book in Chapter 3.
Questions:

Of the three basic value orientations (discussed in Chapter 3 of your textbook), what basic value [...]

In my PRCA 2330 class, students have created their blogs and have started blogging. Here are some tips for them based on  me reading their One Week of Twitter posts.
Things Done Well

You wrote conversationally.
You spoke your minds.
You backed up your assertions with examples.

Things to Watch Out For

Typos: Avoid at all costs. 
Avoid LOL and other acronyms. [...]