PR and Hype- What does it take to achieve this?

Elvis is alive, I swear. I have the picture to prove it!

Writing for the web vs. writing for print

Returning to Work just got Easier

by Justin Messner

SaskPower’s Return to Work program is in place to help employees who have suffered illness or injury to return successfully to safe and productive work. The key to a successful return to work is communication.

“That’s where we come in,” says Kathy Potts, coordinator, Return to Work. “We’re here to help employees through a process that can be quite confusing, depending on the case.”

A successful return to work after injury or illness requires early and constant communication between many parities;

• The injured or ill employee
• The employee’s supervisor
• The employee’s physician
• Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) (in the case of a work–related injury)

The Return to Work program is there to facilitate this communication from the start, providing support through every step of the process–from regular sick leave to extended sick leave (Plan B), as well as WCB and Disability Income Plan (DIP) claims.

Another primary role of the Return to Work program is to fulfill SaskPower’s duty to accommodate, ensuring that every effort is made to support employees who are unable to return to their positions due to illness or disability.
Employee Testimonials on The Return to Work program

“Despite everything that had happened to me, I knew that I still had something to give. Kathy really kept my best interests in mind. She helped me find a position that I love coming in to every day.”

“It was a pretty big blow when my doctor told me my old job was no longer an option for me. It helped a great deal that the company was willing o work with me to find a position that makes use of my training and experience–one that’s meaningful both to me and to the company.”

Remember: the Return to work program is there to help.

More information found at http://www.wordpress.returntowork.com

What is PR? A man behind a curtain perhaps?

As I reexamine the concerns surrounding the “earliest grandfathers” of Public Relations, I begin to think back to my film history back ground. It was stated in one of our classes that the notion of “hyping” came out of the emerging competition for audience attention within politics and entertainment acts such as carnivals.

Often using primitive tools of manipulation, I can understand why the fore fathers gave little credit to their audiences. I believe that in class it was defined as, “any means necessary to craft, shape and mold public opinion.” During this period, external forces such as the depression, war and industrialization began to shape our the true meaning of globalization, therefore it is evident that the business of translating a message from person x to person y would inevitably become a legitimate and valuable profession.

Me with Marshal McLuhan

Is PR is like Photoshop?

Paranoia will Destroy Ya

I had a good friend who always lived life as if she might die tomorrow. She always would say, “Miranda, Paranoia will Destroy ya if you are not careful.”

I thought this would be a good little tag line to lead with my first official blog posting. This blog is constructed for school purposes and will discuss my take on “public relation-esque” subject matter.

One of my professors, Gary Schlee, couldn’t stress enough that, “a good rule of thumb with blogs is only post what you would want your mother or potential employer to see.”   Yike–I thought.

So posting a link to 2 girls—ok I get it, I get it. I guess this is more of a disclaimer to readers, if any, of my blog. My humour is harmless and usually sneaks in unconsciously. I guess blogging about PR instead of something more personal will be a challenge to my alter ego/humour side I call, “Helvetica”. (yes the font and my cat’s name)

For what it is worth, I just read my first line and realized it seems as though my friend died due to her hardcore life style. Negative, she is alive, has three or four kids and is living in Orillia. There’s irony for you!

—-Miranda—-