Easter Break

So what does a PR Girl do when she is not nose to the grindstone studying??? We have broken up from Uni for a 3 week Easter break - whoop whoop!!! This also explains the lack of posting, we've been slacking I'm sorry.

BUT.... What exciting adventures have we been having... last week we trooped down to the Victoria and Albert Museum, I love living in London! The best thing is that the museum is free, so we had a gander at the art work, most of the exhibitions were closed though due to a strike that was taking place that day, this is the disadvantages of living in London!!!!! Then we walked around South Kensington and Hana took me to the treasure trove that is TK MAX!!! WOW The bags, oh the beautiful bags and so cheap!!! I was in heaven!!! The TK Max in Bristol is not very good which is why I was so surprised at the amazing bargains we found!!!! Handbags are a girls best friend and shoes of course.

Hana has managed to get us tickets to see Enron which is showing at the Noel Coward Theatre. The play is a must see for all you PR enthusiasts and Practitioners to be. The reviews have been great but the best bit is that Hana has pulled a few strings and called in a favour and Wham Bam we will be going back stage after the performance to meet the cast!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited, hob nobbing with the celebrities!!! She happens to know one of the cast and arranged the tickets through him so it should be a really good day. We are watching the matinee performance and then will be partaking in the obligatory cocktails and vino after of course....

Anyhowz Hana is currently cooking me lunch it is so nice I am being spoilt!!! It smells amazing... so Dobru Chut my darlings!!!!

FIT BALL EXERCISE REALLY WORKS!!

I am in pain!! My body is aching today but you know what they say.... no pain, no gain!!! The Fitball Fundraiser was great fun and really glad we got involved and got up at the crack of dawn!! Oh yes 5am wake up call and on the tube by 6 - I have never been on the tube at that time in the morning before. One extremely strong coffee and we were helping the PR Team unpack boxes of T.shirts and balls and getting people to sign disclaimers. Thanks goodness for strong coffee it was my saviour!!! It was such a great atmosphere though and so well organised by the PR Team from Pegasus. Oh and the perk is that I got to keep my ball so I can keep fit at home..... I'll keep you updated on whether that actually ever happens!!!

Simplyhealth Fitball Breast Cancer Campaign

An evening with the Drama Society - presenting Closer

It was a PR Class outing, we met on campus and headed to Area 51, the student bar, where the Drama Society are putting on their latest production, Closer by Patrick Marber. Closer is a powerful portrayal of sex, relationships and the concept of love and WOW they were truly fabulous!! Particularly the ladies, really strong performances and some really hot talent!!! I love going to the theatre it is one of the perks of studying in London as there is always so much going on and so many new shows popping up all the time. Being a student its quite handy because we do get discounted tickets as well - another perk that I love taking full advantage of.

Going back to our evening at the theatre I was so impressed with the work that had been put into creating the performance considering as well that all of the cast and crew are full time students and no doubt have deadlines looming as we are nearing the Easter Break. Andre Walker created some stunning visual effects I particularly liked the scene when the two male characters, Dan and Larry, were talking online and they recreated the effect using two laptops and a projector so you could see the conversation appearing in real time!!! FANTASTIC!!!

So over to you Hana.... what did you think? Very erotic as well......

I am a big theatre fan and could not miss this show. It is fantastic to see new talents doing what they love and giving them the support they need and also deserve. Live performance has got such a magic in it and I love the possibility to become one of the characters for just a short time... I get very drawn into every story and CLOSER was no exception. One minute I was a stripper (Alice) and the other I was the broken - hearted Anna. It must be great but also very exhausting to be an actress and act as another character, feeling their emotions and Closer is such an intimate and challenging play...but that is the art of acting and maybe I should learn it so I can be a successful PR practitioner... hahaha the art of deception!!!!

It's that time again....

It has been a busy weekend!! Deadlines, Deadlines and more deadlines - its a juggling act!!! Had to work this weekend as well and today is mothers day - not to be forgotten!! My mum is in Bristol though and I did get a card to her in the post!! My brother is cooking for her which will be nice and I have promised her that next time she comes up to London to visit I'm going to treat her to a theatre show. That is one of the wonderful thing about living in the Big Smoke there is so much to see and do that you can never get bored. There is always a new show to see, a new band, a different restaurant to try - the world is indeed your oyster here and I have fallen in love with the city!! Studying PR here at the University of Westminster I am based on the Harrow Campus which is actually in North Harrow, Middlesex, so people do argue that I am not aloud to say I live in London (but its certainly closer than Bristol and only 20 mins on the Met line to Baker Street) I actually really like it here. It's not too crazy, I can walk to my campus and Harrow-on-the-hill is nearby and that is a really cute, posh area of London with the private boys school, very affluent!!! Sometimes Central London can get quite crazy so I like the peace and quiet of living slightly further away. I went shopping on Oxford Street on Thursday with a friend and the place was heaving!! Late night Shopping but it was great to be able to shop and then head for some sushi and a few G&T's before jumping on the tube home!!

But I have once again gone off on a tangent, I was actually on here to inform you all that I will once more be live on air tomorrow on smoke radio and this week I am interviewing The Universities Dance Society!!!! I wish I could dance, maybe I need to take it up. I like watching all the street dancers and movies like Step Up, now that would make for a very cool PR Stunt indeed!!!

So hopefully you will be listening and please do get in touch if you have any questions....

Take it easy B xx

A day at the University of Westminster

Is it a blog? or a website? or something else?

What is this Digital PR actually about???

This module was designed to help us to explore how on-line media can be used to further PR goals. It teaches us how we can produce high quality digital public communications.

We know that the most essential skill is creativity.

This blog, that we have started as a part of our University project, is our creative way of understanding digital PR and whilst we are still learning from it. It is a lot of fun to write about what we do and what we learn but the main point is to raise our profile to the public. That is a task that will not be easily done but Bex and I will try our best!

Yesterday Darika Ahrens ( http://www.grapevine-consulting.com/ ) came to talk to us about Advanced Social Media Tactics and I have really enjoyed her presentation.

For us, as a first year students, is very important to know which blogs are worth looking at, what websites may have the right content that can help us to understand the media better.

Darika went straight to the point and had our full attention. We have learnt how important it is to have a linkedin profile, if not right now, definitely for the future when we graduate. She showed us some useful blogs and gave us ideas how to improve our own blogs and websites that we work on.

The importance of Facebook and Twitter is also something to consider and pay attention to.

There is so much to learn and so little time.. don't get me wrong I d enjoy it .... I am just trying to say that I would be happy to learn more and know more, spend more time with people who know what they are talking about. I would prefer more lectures and more talks...but as I said...there is not enough time... so if you know about an interesting website or blog please let us know! ...we will definitely look at it and comment.

Off to blog a little on the Guardian website and Tweet a bit more ..... I am really getting into this Hana xx