From Journalism to PR: Episode #3 – What is in a PR title?

Young PR Pros host, Julia Kent, is a popular girl on the University of Carleton campus. For the fourth year in a row she has been invited to speak as part of a three-person panel at the School of Journalism Continue reading From Journalism to PR: Episode #3 – What is in a PR title?

Young PR Pros: Episode #80 – Regretting Tweets

As our listeners heard a few weeks ago, host Kristine D’Arbelles got to attend the CPRS student event in Ottawa called Behind the PR Scenes – an evening with Jim Watson. She was lucky enough to get a few moments Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #80 – Regretting Tweets

From Journalism to PR: Episode #2 – The Skills Journalists Bring to a PR role

For the eighth semester in a row, Young PR Pros host, Julia Kent, was invited to speak as part of a three-person panel at the University of Carleton School of Journalism alongside Lauren More, vice-president of communications with Ford Canada Continue reading From Journalism to PR: Episode #2 – The Skills Journalists Bring to a PR role

Recap of CPRS Behind the PR Scenes – an Evening with Mayor Jim Watson

Young PR Pros host, Kristine D’Arbelles, gives listeners a recap of the CPRS student event in Ottawa called Behind the PR Scenes – an evening with Jim Watson. Strong community leaders, businesses, and associations need talented support teams who work Continue reading Recap of CPRS Behind the PR Scenes – an Evening with Mayor Jim Watson

Yes I am Bossy, and Proud of it!

Ban bossy! Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, the Girls Scouts of USA, and even Beyoncé want the b-word gone from our vocabulary. And although I see the noble cause of this campaign, I for one do not want to ban Continue reading Yes I am Bossy, and Proud of it!

From Journalism to PR: Episode #1 – The Transition from Young Journalist to Young PR Pro

For the eighth semester in a row, Young PR Pros host, Julia Kent, was invited to speak as part of a three-person panel at the University of Carleton School of Journalism alongside Lauren More, vice-president of communications with Ford Canada Continue reading From Journalism to PR: Episode #1 – The Transition from Young Journalist to Young PR Pro

Young PR Pros: Episode #79 – Talking to Director Level Communicators, Good or Bad?

This week, hosts Kristine D’Arbelles and Julia Kent expand on a recent Spin Sucks article titled Kelly Blazek Proves Communicators Have One Chance to Get it Right by Gini Dietrich. The articles talks about how a senior communicator sent a Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #79 – Talking to Director Level Communicators, Good or Bad?

Young PR Pros: Episode #78 – Julia’s Lessons Learned from Making a Big Mistake

It will happen to the best of us, eventually we will all make mistakes in our career, be it a typo, a misinterpreted quote, etc. But we can all rise up from our mistakes by learning from them. Host, Julia Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #78 – Julia’s Lessons Learned from Making a Big Mistake

Interviews with speakers at #LetsGrowTogether2014

Young PR Pros attended Let’s Grow Together 2014, hosted by the University of Ottawa Public Relations Association (uOPRA). The event encouraged students to learn about different industries within public relations and communications. Roving reporter Kristine D’Arbelles caught up with key Continue reading Interviews with speakers at #LetsGrowTogether2014