Alan VanderMolen’s Speech on PR a Fun One

For my Live-Tweeting an Event assignment I chose to go to Alan VanderMolen’s speech about public relations and why he loves his job so much. The event, which was put together by the Ohio State PRSSA, was held in Campbell Hall on Wednesday night.

VanderMolen, a former Ohio State communications student, is currently working with Edelman which is the world’s largest PR firm. VanderMolen is very laid back and looked very confident on the stage. He described how the field of public relations has transformed over the years and how new technology continues to transform the industry.

VanderMolen offered up a lot of advice for those in attendance. From the very beginning he urged students to take business and statistics classes. He also mentioned the liberal arts as an important field to study. At the end of the speech VanderMolen told everyone to engulf themselves in numerous cultures, whether it be popular culture, politics, food, or internationally.

I felt VanderMolen was very inspirational and was very likable. He is someone I would love to work for. He genuinely wants to have fun with his work and that’s what everybody wants in their careers.

The PRSSA did a great job setting up the event and even had some hashtags and handles for us to use as well as a number of tips to prepare for the event that helped me a lot.