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8:11	Tonight Leslie Thornton is speaking. She will be speaking about her day-to-day duties and her experiences as a PR professional.

8:12	Leslie Thornton (LT): Tonight's topic is "Thoughts on Starting Out in PR"

8:13	LT: Overview - PR often includes the unexpected. PR in a large organization. The most important skills for working in PR.

8:14	LT is a PR professor here at Clemson, she is the Public Information Director for development within the Advancement Division here at Clemson

8:15	LT: Unexpected PR - PR is in many places, including volunteering and internships (even if it is not always called PR).

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LT: example - As an undergrad she worked at a rape crisis center. Some of what she did included going to the hospital with victims for examinations, and going to the police stations to help in filing reports. These two things involve PR because she had to build strong relationships with clients (sexual assault victims) , police, and hospital personnel.

8:18	LT: Although LT never thought of these as PR - they are. Be thinking about how you are doing PR in volunteer experiences.

8:22	LT: In her first job she did research for an organization that got grants to create tobacco cessation programs for teenagers who live in tobacco-growing communities. -In this role she had to build relationships with principals and parents. Good PR was crucial to research and survey 15-year olds.

8:24	LT: While doing job searches, look for jobs that don't always say "PR" in the description that will allow you to use some of your PR skills as well as some of your other skills.

8:27	LT: LT works in the CU Creative Services office - mostly writers, editors, and graphic design artists work in this office

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