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President’s Letter: Building on a Legacy of Leadership in 2025

Jan 27, 2025 | Membership, President's Note
Dear WWPR Community, Happy New Year! (Can we still say that the last week of January?!) It’s an honor to kick off 2025 as your President, especially during this milestone year as we celebrate 45 years of Washington Women in Public Relations. For over four decades, WWPR has been a cornerstone for female communicators in […]
Technically Speaking
May 7, 2012 | News & Updates
Technology is amazing! Thanks to tools such as iChat, Skype and GoToMeeting, we can talk face-to-face with colleagues in various time zones around the world. We extend our beach vacations by a day and still access the office via VPN. We keep up with email traffic while taking the afternoon “off” or while surfing the […]
How to Speak with Presence
Apr 23, 2012 | Professional Development
April 19 – National Education Association How to you connect with your audience? How to you get people to remember your message? Is stage presence something you’re born with or something you can learn? These questions and others were the focus of WWPR’s recent EntrPReneur professional development brown bag, “How to Speak with Presence.” What […]
NEWSLETTER: April 2012
Apr 17, 2012 | News & Updates
In this issue: WWPR entrePReneur Series Joining WWPR WWPR Blog Call for Volunteers Upcoming Events Member Spotlight Articles of Interest Membership News Sponsor Spotlight Introducing the WWPR entrePReneur Series Hi all – Hope you’re enjoying the spring weather and had a chance to catch the Cherry Blossoms before they disappeared! We have been busy working […]
Features That Define the Facebook Timeline for Business
Apr 4, 2012 | News & Updates
On March 30th, every Facebook page was converted to the timeline layout. Is your brand and/or organization prepared? Here are the five most exciting changes to take advantage of to make sure your page gains distinction right off the bat. 1. Friend interaction with brand pages Facebook has always shown you which of your friends […]
Social Media and Keeping an Ear to the Ground
Mar 19, 2012 | News & Updates
Communications manifest themselves in different forms. No smoke signals or the telegraph anymore but email is still a prevalent part of our lives. In addition over the past few years content has found other ways to seep into our lives. As PR and communication professionals we are on the forefront of the communication revolution. Internally […]
Stay Connected!
Mar 19, 2012 | Professional Development
Networking is about relationships. It’s about reaching out to and staying in touch with people. Networking is broader than just who you know, and crafting healthy relationships is more involved than simply increasing the number of friends you have on Facebook. While it’s important to build new relationships, it’s just as important to maintain your current […]
NEWSLETTER: March 2012
Mar 13, 2012 | News & Updates
In this issue: Staying in Touch with WWPR WWPR Blog Rock Recovery Screening WWPR and Women in Technology Pro Bono Profile: Thrive DC Upcoming Events Get Involved! Member Spotlight Articles of Interest Membership News Sponsor Spotlight Stay in Touch with WWPR and the Industry Digitally Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) is the first and […]
YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL – But Not At The Same Time!
The second of three blog posts providing my recap from Kiki McLean’s WWPR annual meeting keynote. Working women everywhere are asking…“Can I have it all?” A successful career AND a rewarding, full personal and family life. – Kiki’s response was, “Yes, you can. But, not at the same time!” A bit tongue and cheek but […]