PR Professional Skills
Communication Skills
It is important for a PR person to be a good communicator. PR professional not only need to be a confident speaker, but an excellent listener too. Besides a knack for explaining complex concepts also comes handy.
A PR professional has to be sensitive to subtle nuances in language and culture because the job will involve communicating with a range of people across different mediums (social media, in person, on the telephone and in writing) across different territories. He need to be able to appreciate other people\’s priorities and point of view as well.
Research Skills
A PR person need to be a good researcher in order to communicate accurately and authoritatively on a subject. PR person has to keep track of current affairs, fast-paced markets, enjoy learning about evolving dynamics and be knowledgeable about the clients and their needs.
Writing Skills
PR professional is expected to write engaging content for clients, whether that\’s a guest article in a magazine, a case study or a press release.
A good attention to detail is also required, which not only comes in handy when writing, but also proofing other people\’s work.
Liaisoning Skills
PR professional used to being the liaison to manage and facilitate communication, whether it’s with the media, community groups, employees, analysts or investors. Their skills are tested on number of platforms, from building a cross-functional team to work on social strategy and policies to communicating to other employees about internal collaborative platforms, the aim is to bring various groups of employees together. Sometimes it is beyond the marketing communications department, to include other areas of the company, including sales, IT, legal, HR, R&D, etc., to share, collaborate and innovate together.
Creativity
A career in PR offers countless opportunities to be creative, not only in terms of writing, but also in coming up with new ways to promote businesses and approaching new clients. PR is a profession which constantly calls for fresh ideas and lateral thinking, so having a creative bend of mind can be a crucial skill to career success.
Techno Savvy
Social media enables public relations professionals to be content publishers and to participate in collaborative platforms. It is crucial for PR practitioner to be perfectly skilled in technology; using platforms, tools and resources. Relying on digital creatives and IT for fulfilling the tasks, working in content management systems (CMS), creating videos and distributing them, and to use collaborative platforms makes PR work more productive and efficient.