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Think and Write Like A Reporter

When you write your press releases and story pitches, it’s essential that you put on your “reporter’s cap” before you write. You must be able to crawl into the mind of a news reporter and understand what elements they are looking for from releases and pitches. There’s nothing worse than a reporter reading a press release that’s filled with marketing adjectives, repetition and a lack of news. It drops all public relations professionals down a notch. Our collective credibility is on the line when a reporter wonders “Why did they even write this press release; where’s the news?”

In this fast and flashy world we live in, reporters and news decision makers want to be grabbed by...

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Communication Quote

“Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.”

-- Jim Rohn

One of My Favorite Quotes

"Those who make the worst use of their time are the ones first to complain of its shortness.”

-- Jean De La Bruyere

Need a guest speaker or keynote address? Did your speaker cancel at the last minute? Susan Young, President of Get in Front Communications, is a member of the National Speakers Association and presents on media/mass communications and interpersonal communications:

	Proactive PR
	Savvy Media Relations for Nonprofits
	Communicating with Confidence-Understanding Verbal & Nonverbal Cues
	Attitude Adjustment 101
	Powerful Presentations & Public Speaking
	Leaderships for Results

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SUSAN YOUNG'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Women’s Council of Realtors
Panelist- “Managing Your Three-Legged Stool”
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Sonterra Country Club
San Antonio, TX
Open to the Public

Friday, March 7, 2008
UTSA
Keynote-Graduate School Mix and Mingle
Private

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Keller Williams
Spring Branch, TX
Private

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
OceanFirst Bank
Toms River, NJ
“Leadership for Results”
Private

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Texas
MAPcon (18th Annual Money and Power Conference)
Workshop- TBA
Hyatt Regency, Austin, TX
Open to the Public

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
OceanFirst Foundation
Workshop on Public Speaking
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Ocean County Library
Toms River, NJ
Open to the Public

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Schering Plough Corp.
Kenilworth, NJ
Keynote for Women’s Professional Development Series
Private

Friday, April 18, 2008
Georgian Court University
Women in Leadership Development (WILD)
Lakewood NJ
Private

Thursday, May 15, 2008
HSMAI-Washington, DC Chapter (Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International)
Dinner presentation “Attitude Adjustment”
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Location TBA

Wednesday, June 17, 2008
Volunteer Center of Bergen County
Workshop-“Savvy Media Relations for Nonprofits”
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Bergen County Community College
Paramus, NJ
Open to the Public

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
NAWBO-Central Jersey
Dinner Presentation-“Communicating with Confidence: Understanding Verbal and Nonverbal Cues”
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Nauvoo Grill, Fair Haven, NJ
Open to the Public

Susan Young and Get In Front Communications successfully helps businesses, non-profits and professional associations to increase their publicity, name recognition and revenues. Call (210) 375-6422, or visit www.getinfrontcommunications.com.

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