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Tips for Professional Video Chat Interviews and Meetings

PRSay

Social distancing, quarantining and an increase in working from home have moved many face-to-face meetings and conferences to video chat platforms. The 24-hour news channels have also increased the number of interviews they are doing through Skype, FaceTime and other services. Make sure your home network can handle a video call.

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Writing For Journalism And Writing For PR: How They Differ

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

I was a journalism major, so most of my writing experience in college had a reporting angle. Whether it was through classes, writing for the school newspaper , or my personal blogs, my writing involved reporting facts, interviewing subjects, and taking down their quotes. What are you writing about?

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The Launch of the Women Worldwide Video Podcast

Deirdre Breakenridge

Today, we’ve launched Women Worldwide as a video podcast on YouTube. Once again, I’m stepping into an “uncomfortable zone” to build a video show with a team of dedicated professionals, and to experience video with my interview guests. Rebekah made my job, as the host, really easy!

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Lights, Camera, Interview

PRSay

Chaloner and PRSA have teamed up to write a series of articles on how candidates and clients can best navigate the recruiting process. After nailing a candidate screen call and building rapport with your recruiter(s) , the interview stage is the next likely step to take place in the recruiting process. Assess your surroundings.

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The Importance of a Briefing Doc and How to Write One

Remote PR Jobs

Now you need to make sure your client is adequately prepared for the interview. While public relations is a creative field, a briefing document requires quite a bit of preparation as it incorporates all the nuts and bolts to make an interview run smoothly. The hard part is over, or is it? Briefing document framework.

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Writing Your First Book: Lessons from The Lean Startup

Deirdre Breakenridge

What is the hardest part about writing a book?”. As I’ve read interviews and talked to writers, their answers range from challenges landing a publishing deal and feeling overwhelmed as a slow writer, to fears around vulnerability and the struggle to shed self-doubt. Will people read the book? Will my ideas resonate with anyone?

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15 Steps To Successful Press Release Writing

Landis PR

Every public relations practitioner has experience writing press releases, but how many fall into the trap of being a bit too formulaic? Here are 15 steps to successful press release writing: Do your research. Use the “inverse pyramid” style of writing: most important news and information at the top of the release.

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