lets plan...

     When I first started school I had no idea what major to declare (like many other students), I figured out along the way I thoroughly enjoy Event Management.  In the Summer of 2009 I was hired as a special events coordinator for Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.  I couldn't believe on how much stuff I had accomplished within 1 year.  Needless to say I fell in love with the job I had, and couldn't wait to make it a full time career.

     As an overview for goals and responsibilities in this career I have created a list of what is intended for me in the field:

• Relationship-building with key stakeholders
• Pre-event and on site communicationn with delegates
• Represent and deliver service excellence that is in keeping with the organizations brand
• Work closely with internal and external event planning committeess and client groups to define event goals, objectives and specific implementation plans that mromote the organizations brand
• Work closely with programs managers, commitiees and communications staff to effectivly promote the event

     Along with my job came many responisbilites and sleepless nights, but getting the final project was the greatest success I have ever felt.  As JDCH we planned and coordinatied the Tour de Broward, an event that rasies money for Floridas first free-standing childrens hospital.  The Tour de Broward offers walkers, runners, cyclists and spinning enthusiasts a chance to enjoy beautiful South Florida weather while helping to ensure world-class healthcare is available for families and children for generations to come. The Tour de Broward has four kinds of events for people with different fitness levels, so everyone can participate.  Working with Joe DiMaggio I have the skills to knowing and understanding the ways of event management and how to produce a signifigant outcome to the community.  I plan on taking all that I know from my team at Joe DiMaggio and use it to my full potential wherever needed.  Jerilyn Grimm and Danielle Bogun have given me the expierences that I will cherish the rest of my life.  Thanks to them and all that is possible with the Tour de Broward we can make a difference in the community of south Florida.  I look up to these women and all they have accomplished, and for this reason I want to become an event manager.  



     I would love to invite anyone who would like to take place in the Tour de Broward event to please contact my team at http://www.tourdebroward.com/; here you can register yourself for many of our activites as well as create your own team in support of Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.



Back to the Future

Thinking about Public Relations as your major?

here's a brief history on PR

     Public Relations, or as the Greeks call it sematikos, has the definition to signify, or to mean.  For thousands of years public relations has been with us, in 50 b.c. Julius Caesar wrote the first campaign to publicize his military exploits.  His goal was to convince the Roman people that he would make the best head of state, and through his personal skills and speech skills he was able to make his way to the top.

     When we look into the strategic ways human success in the public relations field we can narrow it down to a few bullet points:

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  Tell the truth
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  Provide accurate facts
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  The public relations director must have access to top management and must be able to influence decisions

     Public relations is all about the relationship with the company and to the people, this involves much communication.  The company will succeed on performing good deeds for the consumers.  When creating a good foundation for human communication in the public relations firm we include:

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  PR is a public service
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  It should promote good ideas and progress
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  PR should build a public conscience

     With these ideas the company can succeed through the process of human communication.  When we look back on the history of PR we can succeed in the future strengths of tomorrow.  The more we know and understand the more we can grow in the company of public relations.

Provided information by Rowan University Communication Institute - 2000