You know you’re a PR professional when…
Are you constantly finding typos in magazines and newspapers without even seeking them? Have you ever created a mental media training report card for celebrities or politicians to judge how well they spoke in an interview? Do you triple proof every email you send out…and then proof it one more time before sending it? If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions….you might be a public relations professional.
Last week, PRDaily.com published a story by PR practitioner Lauren Fernandez in which she listed 11 signs that indicate someone works in public relations. Check out the list below.
1. Your day starts and ends with a cup of coffee.
2. You can power-walk in 5-inch heels with your laptop bag while checking your BlackBerry.
3. Inside jokes with your colleagues will get you through the day—especially the insanely stressful ones.
4. You constantly engage in “PR is dead” and “the press release doesn’t have a place in business” arguments.
5. You are so used to putting the client first that you usually forget to eat lunch.
6. It’s detrimental to your health and workday when you forget your headphones.
7. You can toggle among a PowerPoint presentation, a press release, Twitter strategy, and PSA outlines—all in an hour.
8. You recite billing codes in your sleep.
9. You preface Happy Hour with: “Sorry, I need to keep my phone on the table. I have to be connected to email and phone just in case.”
10. You know more about AP style than Microsoft Office. Because of this, you’re a regular in the IT department.
11. You proudly put “PR pro” in your Twitter bio, knowing it’s the one place you don’t have to explain your job.
Well, does the shoe fit? If you are like me and answered “yes,” you’ll probably get a kick out this extended list created by PRDaily viewers who read last week’s blog. Feel free to add to it by leaving a comment below!
Can I be honest with you for a second? I mean blatantly honest? It actually irks me to see double spaces after a period and before the next sentence. There I said it. I mean, when I see two sentences spaced so far apart that I can do back flips in between them, I go through the roof. However, part of my frustration came from the fact that I wasn’t entirely sure of which one was right. One space or two spaces? For the answer, we must look no further than the Associated Press Stylebook. So, what is the correct way?
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