PUBLIC RELATIONS TRAINING

Overview:

The field of PR involves a variety of programmes designed to promote and/or protect an organisation’s image. Public Relations can also be used to promote people, places, ideas, activities and even nations. Therefore, this course will help its participants understand the principles of public relations, the background knowledge and practical skills to promote and strengthen a public brand image, as well as develop influential relationships with stakeholders and the media, within the context of the changing modern communications landscape.

 

Who to attend:

Employers, PR Managers, PR Officers of the Public and Private sector, Marketers, and Anyone engaged in PR services.

 

Objectives:

At the end of the programme, participants in addition, should be able to:

  1. Understand  the importance of effective  PR in  advertising and sales in an organisation
  2. Apply the basic elements of Planning and Research to strategic PR in Advertising, Sales, Marketing and Business Communications
  3. Identify the Ethical and Legal dimensions of working in the PR sector
  4. Discuss the Nature and Challenges of PR
  5. Apply the Principles of Persuasion and Conflict Management in PR
  6. Adapt Strategies and Tactics of PR  to fit diverse audiences and clients
  7. Use resources to ensure accurate  grammar, spellings, and punctuations are in PR

 

Outline:

  • Introduction to Public Relations (PR)
  • Introduction to PR Tools and Practices
  • PR Strategies and Tactics
  • Internal PR: Strengthening the organization
  • External PR: Building the organization
  • Lobbying: Building Strategic Alliances
  • Online Public Relations (Web PR)
  • PR and Social Media
  • Crisis and Reputation Management
  • Measuring, Tracking and Evaluating PR activities
  • Creating a Public Relations plan (PR Plan)

 

Location and Date:

 

Fee: £ 2,597