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News from the Latest Byline Thinking on Your Feet - How to Communicate Clear and Concise Messages on the Spot
PR professionals are expected to be on point at all times - in business meetings, media interviews, press conferences and more. Yet, as some of us know all too well, a brain freeze can hit us at any time, and often occurs at the most inopportune time. During this luncheon, Nora Frost will arm you with tactics to overcome those awkward and wordless moments. As the owner of the boutique public relations agency, Dos Culturas, and a standup comedian in her free time, Nora has extensive experience turning silent moments into golden opportunities to get a message (or joke) across.
DATE: Thursday, February 2
TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: **Take note of our new 2012 meeting location** DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton at San Antonio Airport: 37 NE Loop 410 (at McCullough), San Antonio, TX 78216
PRICE: Members $25; Prospective members $35; Students and retired professionals $15
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, January 30
REGISTER TODAY! |
2012 Del Oro Awards – Call for Entries
It’s time to prepare your entries for the 2012 Del Oro Awards Competition! The 2012 competition’s call for entries and entry packets are only available online at www.prsanantonio.com. Entry deadline for La Plata and El Bronce entries are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2012. Entry fees are $55 for members and $65 for nonmembers.
La Plata (Silver) Award Categories include the following campaigns:
· Community Relations
· Special Events and Observances
· Crisis Communications
· Internal Communications
· Multicultural Communications
· Social Media Campaigns
El Bronce (Bronze) Award Categories include the following tactics:
· Newsletters
· Magazines
· Annual Reports
· Brochures
· Special Purpose Publications
· Media Kits
· Feature Stories
· Editorials/Op-Ed Columns
· B-roll
· Web Sites
· Social Media
· Other Interactive Communications
· Creative Tactics
Del Oro (Gold) Individual Awards are presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the PR profession. Candidates can be nominated in four categories: Lifetime Achievement, Professional of the Year, Community Service and Horizon (rising star). No entry fee required. Nominations are dues by 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Send nominations materials by email to christi.fish@utsa.edu.
Go to www.prsanantonio.com for more details and to view the full list of La Plata and El Bronce categories. This year’s Del Oro Awards Ceremony will be the evening of May 3, 2012. |
Students: Want to Hear First-Hand Experience on Your Field of Interest?
Learn from the pros at the February 23 Meet the Pros event
Communications students – do you want to learn about the various communications fields from professionals working in the industry? The Meet the Pros networking event, sponsored by PRSA and the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) San Antonio chapters, gives you the opportunity to meet with pros from your field of interest with rounds of speed networking. Interested in advertising, graphic/web design, journalism/writing, multimedia, public relations, radio/television, social media, non-profit management and event planning? Then this is the event for you!
DATE: Thursday, February 23
TIME: 6 – 8 p.m.
WHERE: San Antonio College, Visual Arts Center, Room 120
PRICE: Students: $5 at the door
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, February 20
REGISTER TODAY!
Co-sponsored by:
AWC San Antonio
PRSA San Antonio
The Media Communications Department at San Antonio College |
Membership Corner
Membership Corner
Have you gained a new client, changed jobs or earned a promotion? Let us know so we can brag about you here!
There are more than 150 PRSA members in San Antonio and the surrounding area. Whether you’re starting out in the business, you’ve been practicing for a while now or you’re entering PR as a second career, we’d love to get to know you.
We offer engaging luncheon speakers and opportunities for networking and professional development.
Welcome New Chapter Members…
Gina Farrell, MPA
Director of Media Relations and Social Media
St. Mary's University
Christine Patmon
Manager, News Media and Public Relations
CPS Energy
Debbie Rios-Vanskike
Marketing & Public Relations
San Antonio Zoo
Laura A. Waldrum
Community Relations Coordinator
San Antonio River Authority
Jennifer Anne Whitcomb
Communications & Community Outreach Manager
Generation TX San Antonio
To learn more about PRSA-SA membership, contact Christi Fish (christi.fish@utsa.edu or 210-458-5141) or Katie Hornstrom (katieh@medinaec.org or 210-827-3018). |
Chapter Awards First Marilyn Potts Scholarship to Anett Rodriguez, UTSA Communications Junior
By Robert E. Sheldon, APR
The first recipient of the $1,000 Marilyn Potts Scholarship is Anett Rodriguez, of McAllen,
TX, a junior in Communications at UTSA. The scholarship is named in honor of Marilyn Potts, former chapter president, board member and long-time public relations professional in San Antonio. Marilyn was a dedicated public relations mentor and was very active with the PRSSA group at UTSA. She died as the result of an automobile accident in 2005 and the chapter has been working to fund a perpetual scholarship endowment since 2006. This is the first scholarship to be awarded. For full article, click here. |
Chapter’s Ellis Shapiro Scholarship Goes to Raelle Smiley, Senior at Trinity University
By Robert E. Sheldon, APR
This year’s recipient of the $1,000 Ellis Shapiro Scholarship is Raelle Smiley of Austin, TX. She is a senior in Communications at Trinity University and will graduate in May. The scholarship at Trinity was established in 1970 by our chapter to honor the memory of Ellis Shapiro, an active PRSA chapter member and a key figure in the creation of San Antonio’s Hemisfair in 1968. For full article, click here. |
Two Cents: Ditching Warp Speed, or How I Plan to Get Off the Rollercoaster, One Foot at a Time
By Paige Ramsey-Palmer, APR
I have an uncomfortable feeling of not belonging to the present. Unable to identify the reason, I’ve attributed it to too much work and not enough me. I’ve mentioned this to others – that since 2001, events seem to run together. Once I could relate a prior year to a major event or crossroads that happened, but the past decade seems like one hurried finger painting left to dry before it was finished. With another warp-speed year beginning, it seems like a good time to regroup and think about lessons learned in 2011… For full article, click here. |
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