Are you communicator material?

Subject: Are you communicator material? Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:59 am

You are...
1. If you have this burning passion to know and to find out the how and the why of something.
2. To you, information is power, giving you what is needed to make a decision or to take the next step.
3. You love to be heard, either in words or pictures.
4. You are brimming with ideas that you can't wait to share with others
5. You are full of life and enjoy being in the thick of action
6. Your attention to detail, your sense of adventure and your quest to get to the bottom of things usually get you the answers
7. You ask questions and will only stop when you've got all the answers
8. You cannot stop yourself from desiring to be "a part of machine"

In the thick of action: Journalism
An enquiring mind, persistence, curiosity and a flair for language are among the demands of a career in journalism. journalsim encompasses news writing or editing in both print and electronic media with opportunities to be involved in newspaper, magazine and broadcast production on television or radio. Journalists put themselves in the thick of things, bringing diverse viewpoints that make sense to the reader and viewer. And of course, there is always travel

Positioning the organization: Public Relations
In public relations, you are the face of the organization you work for, and your job is to ensure that the views, positions and activities of the organization are communicated positively to enable the business to thrive. You deal with issues ranging from employee concerns to management and financial matters, to business developments and crisis, to image enhancement. You will work with a range of stakeholders, including the communities in which they operate, and the government agencies responsible for regulating their particular industry

Space invaders: Media Planning
Decisions, decisions, decisions - that's what you need to do to ensure that your clients get maximum benefits for their investments through advertising. Your job is to recommend the best spaces for your client's advertising campaigns and to manage this purchase of media space, both in print and broadcast. You will do this through your expertise in minimising media cost and maximising media effectiveness by applying statistical models with relations to the target audience, circulation and cost figures

The future is now: Multimedia
The adventure of technology has made multimedia one of the most challenging careers to date. You will be involved in conceptualising, designing and producing a variety of materials for such multimedia channels as the internet, broadcasting and interactive multimedia. Unlike public relations, multimedia is an indispensable field which is understood as the backstage of the organization you work for. You communicate by your work more than directly do so with others, which means that you must have a strong potential to predict as many consequences as you can when you begin to send a message. There will be a need to work hard, and put in long hours but job satisfaction not only from being able to tackle the challenges of such a career but seeing your work published or broadcasted will be your ultimate reward

Are you communicator material? If you are, which field are you in?

Subject: Re: Are you communicator material? Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:44 pm

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