Deirdre Breakenridge

Our plans are progressing nicely for the #PRStudChat discussion on August 25, 2010 at 8:30 p.m.  In honor of our anniversary celebration, and our special guest, Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales), founder of Wikipedia, our session will focus on great social media collaboration and wiki best practices.  Jimmy will also enlighten us on some of his experiences [...]

It feels like yesterday when Angela Hernandez (@angelahernandez) asked me to contribute to her blog interview series, “Is PR Right for Me.” What blossomed out of a blog post is our dynamic PR community, #PRStudChat.

It that’s time again … #PRStudchat is almost here, and we have a special announcement regarding the July 14th session, which takes place at 8:30 p.m. Because our Twitter chat is a learning experience for students, professionals and educators, we will be focusing on how the PR community can successfully connect with the new era bloggers and how to build stronger relationships with these influencers.

Graduation is over and we’ve had a great time celebrating the class of 2010. Now, it’s time to get back to learning and to focus on the role of the PR professional in the organization. We have a very special guest on June 16th at 12:30 p.m. EDT, who will enlighten us on his experience as a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and how PR interacts with the CMO and different marketing disciplines within a company.

I thought one of the most important questions during the Wednesday night #PRStudchat Celebration of the Class of 2010 was, “What is your advice to the Class of 2010.” The response was overwhelming and advice was offered that touched on everything from how to network and excel in your career to PR accountability and ethics.

As this year comes to a close for the students of the Class of 2010, I wanted to take the time to highlight a few of the seniors who went above and beyond in the #PRStudChat community. Although there are so many bright and talented students in the class, I’d like to share my feelings about working firsthand with Angela Hernandez (@angelahernandez), Mikinzie Stuart (@mikinzie), Brittany James (@bitty_boop) and Lauren Novo (@lmnovo).

On Wednesday, May 12th at 9:00 p.m. EST, #PRStudChat is celebrating the Class of 2010, with a special Twitter chat session that focuses on our graduating seniors, their college experience and what they learned about the field of public relations. Both Valerie Simon (@valeriesimon) and I are very proud of our graduates. We feel especially close to this class because we’ve all learned so much from each other this past year, in our #PRStudChat community.

We’re getting close to our April 14th #PRStudChat discussion. Because it’s almost graduation, our focus for the chat will be JOBS! Yes, it’s that time when our graduating seniors are preparing to make the big transition into the communications work world. It’s exciting and challenging at the same time. To help our seniors, Valerie (@valeriesimon) and I decided to plan a chat session with several special guests who are experts in PR recruiting. And, we ask all of our educators and pros to join in to give their advice too.