Hello one last time bloggers,
I hope that you are all doing great! This is it….. We have made it, by facing the ups and downs of the PR reality and actually I am quite relieved that the semester is ending. This was surely the heftiest semester that I have had but as a whole I enjoyed it because my internship has really brought me to an upper level where I gained in confidence and experience.
One of the most interesting PR activities in which I was constantly involved was the preparation and coordination of CUT’s second harm reduction conference in September 2011. The conference saw the participation of various stakeholders from the local, regional and international level who would discuss on harm reduction issues through different plenary sessions.
Prior to the conference, I joined the communication team that was set up to act as the conference reporters for the plenary sessions. Training sessions were given to help us to better understand harm reduction and related issues. In the role of conference reporter, it was important for me to understand clearly harm reduction concepts so that I would be able to report effectively. This interesting and unique experience taught me the importance of taking notes rapidly in a systematic way that would facilitate the writing of press releases.
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Congratulations on finishing a successful internship :) Like you I am relieved the semester has come to an end, although the internship was a great experience as it sounds like yours was!
Working on a conference sounds like great experience for communication and organisation and working under stress and pressure. It sounds like the organisation handled everything well though by giving you training to help you better understand the aspects of the conference.
I hope you enjoyed your internship experience!
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