Think before you act
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Unless you've
been living under a rock or in a cave, you should know that social media has
taken over and its one of the best ways to interact with people from all
corners of the world through social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Linkdln and many more. Technology has changed our perception
towards a lot of things and has made life easier for us to get connected and
exposed or be exposed through our own social network accounts.
A lot of us don’t
know that the past always finds a way to haunt you, what you think is funny
today and post on your account might not be as funny in future.
6 Things that
shouldn't be on Social Media as the future Public Relations Practitioner.
#1. Never post
pictures of yourself showing that you are inebriated or that you’re having a
party and counting how many guests you have and who’s still coming or even
worse naked pictures of yourself.
#2. Never say
anything horrible about the organization you work for unless you have money. Or
say stuff like you wish you could leave etc. (http://goo.gl/rRir
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#3. Don’t share photos or an event that reveals that you
were not sick that day you missed work or school.
#4. Choose your words
wisely towards anything or anyone you posting about. Never swear online or say
things you normally wouldn't say face to face.
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#5. Never post
about your personal problems like relationship problems or family problems,
fact is 80% don’t really care and 20% are actually happy that you have them.
Draw the line.
#6. Last but not
least, NEVER share your passwords with anyone or let someone post on your
behalf. And own up to everything you post never delete anything or else you’ll
look as guilty.
5 Things that
can be on Social Media as the future Public Relations Practitioner.
#1. Follow and
comment polite comments about your favorite brands, build and maintain
relationships with them as this can have a positive impact on your reputation.
#2. Be influential
by posting positive things about anything or comment on a trending topic as this
can attract more followers. Make Social Media interesting
#3. When posting
pictures make sure you post good pictures of yourself, maybe a professional
picture with a very positive background.
#4. Know when to
call it quits, don’t comment on everyone’s accounts as you will start annoying
people. Always keep it short when commenting, its not a blog it’s a simple comment.
#5. Be hands on
and be honest at all times and always stand by what you post at all time.
Always post for yourself and post facts about something, never post something
that you are unsure of as this might backfire.
Hope these tips are
useful
True. As Public Relations Practitioners, being professional on social media its a must reason being that ; by making one minor mistake on social media would damage our reputation and image at which would also affect the organisation whom we represent therefore as Public Relations Practitioners we are forced to be careful on what we post or comment on social media.
ReplyDeleteTrue but we not really forced, its something we doing for ourselves. We should respect social media in order to maintain our professional reputation.
DeleteWe as Public Relations student, should carefully monitor what we say and post on social media sites, as it can only take one post to ruin your own reputation. And no organisation would want to hire a person with a bad reputation.
ReplyDeleteExactly and a lot of things does happen on social media and we all get tempted to say or post something.
DeleteIn my point of view, I would say that a person should never take up on social media if they can't handle themselves meaning: by being professional.
ReplyDeleteThese are really good tips. It is very important that PRP's or students familiarize themselves with these, in order to stay relevant and on top of their game..
ReplyDeleteYes, as a PR student, you must be very careful about what you post online. These tips are very important and I would recommend this blog to students studying PR
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, and I hope other people will also find them useful.
DeleteThank you Rose, but some students see this as a challenge and its hard for them to adapt.
ReplyDeleteWhat you right about on social media its a reflection of yourself, in that case your tips are very helpful and they can help me as a public relations practitioner to avoid problems of such in the near future.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you very much, and I agree it is a reflection of yourself because you writing what you thinking and you the only person who knows what you thinking closed doors.
DeleteGood tips we Public Relations students in the social media space should live by these tips.
ReplyDeleteThank you and hope they find it very useful as well
DeleteSome people they say what ever they like on social media, they don't know that can affect them in future. This will teach them a lot.
ReplyDeleteIts because they have that mentality that social media is a place where anyone can say anything and not be judged. But it wont be as funny when this starts affecting them professionally.
DeleteThese tips are so handy. Especially considering what we say and post on social media seems harmless.
ReplyDeleteTrue, people don't think before posting or commenting. We forget that the social media is a public place and not private. Thanks for the comment.
DeleteWooww these are things to remember for sure. Interesting.
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